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For the past three years, I've photographed the International Tennis Federation Wheelchair Doubles Masters tournament in Mission Viejo, California. Not many folks follow wheelchair tennis, but it's a sport that truly merits attention of tennis fans. At the highest level, these athletes are incredibly gifted and talented.
Each year I manage to get at least one photograph that is something like this one here: Aniek Van Koot preparing to hit a backhand. Before this day's matches, a local photographer was hosting a sports shooting class at this venue, and I was asked to provide any insights I could to help them shoot this sport. One piece of advice I gave them was to look closely at each of their images, as you never know when you might have a nice shot within what might appear to be something ordinary at first glance. So this is a tight crop of an ordinary, though powerful, backhand. I love that the body of the ball is frozen, while the fuzz still shows rotation.
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