Gaby Dabrowski: Closing the net to win more doubles matches

Gaby Dabrowski is our guest for the 59th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Gaby is the 2023 US Open Women's Doubles Champion and has been ranked as high as 4th in the WTA rankings. She also won the 2017 French Open and the 2018 Australian Open in Mixed Doubles. We talk: 1:35 Mixed vs. women's doubles 2:42 Returning a faster serve 4:10 Where to stand on a kick serve 5:00 Lobbing 6:24 Return targets 8:08 Players with weaker backhand volleys 10:12 Getting comfortable at the net 13:53 When to close the net 16:08 The close-lag structure 17:20 How to hit a better overhead 18:54 Communicating with your partner 21:28 Don't be a dickhead 25:10 What she wishes she knew at the beginning of her career 27:27 Best coaching advice she's ever received 29:02 What amateurs don't know about pro doubles 31:32 Best advice for the 4.0 player Click here to subscribe to my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@StokkeTennis?si=4RLwRvnRepGZZyXl