My Natalija Senic Practice Session Breakdown
Alright, so this morning I stumbled across this Natalija Senic tennis training video title popping up everywhere. Figured, why not? Supposed to be easy routines I could try right away. Needed something simple but useful since my old drills were getting boring. Grabbed my racket, a couple balls, and headed straight to the local court before the noon sun got too crazy.
What I Actually Did
Started simple, just like she probably meant it. Focused on two main things she talked about a lot:
- First, footwork shuffle near the net. Just planted myself about 5 feet from the net. Made myself bend my knees like she showed – felt awkward at first, like I was doing a weird crab walk. Then practiced shuffling side to side, keeping low, and just tapping the ball gently over the net with my forehand. Goal wasn’t power, just keeping the ball in play without popping it up high. My calves burned after like two minutes. Forgot how tiring staying low is!
- Second, the one-bounce wall rally drill. Found a decent brick wall behind court 3. Marked a rough net height line with chalk (left some white dust on my shorts, naturally). Stood maybe 12 feet back. Hit the ball against the wall, let it bounce ONCE, then hit again. Sounds dumb easy, right? Nope. Kept messing up the timing. Hit too early, sent it flying over the imaginary net. Hit too late, ended up scooping it awkwardly. Focused hard on watching the bounce and swinging smooth, not whacking it. Finally got a rhythm going after maybe 15 minutes of frustration. Managed 12 consistent hits at one point! Felt stupidly proud.
Surprises and Sweat
Couple things caught me off guard.
- How much focus that wall drill needed. My brain felt tired afterward just from concentrating on the bounce and timing. Definitely not just physical.
- The shuffle drill wrecked my thighs way more than expected. Little bursts of movement sideways from that low stance is no joke. Felt it when I walked back to my car.
- Seriously underestimated how much I’d sweat just doing these “easy” moves for 30-ish minutes. T-shirt was stuck to me.
Quick Verdict
Okay, gotta say, these Natalija Senic tips? Solid for a quick session. The footwork shuffle makes you feel stable near the net, way less rushed. The wall drill? Pure gold for anyone rusty like me. Forces you to watch the ball and control it, not just blast away. Simple? Yes. Effective? Also yes. Felt like I actually practiced something useful, not just messed around hitting balls. Legs are definitely feeling it now though. Gonna try adding another drill or two from her video tomorrow, maybe try doing the wall rally with my weaker backhand. Worth the sweaty shirt.
