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Points to look for:
- The server has completed his serve, and the ball is on its way to the receiver, who is in his basic ready position. He is hoping for a long serve that he can attack with a loop, but is also ready to move in case his opponent serves a short serve.
- The player was expecting the ball to come to his backhand from the original positioning of the server, so he is in a wide stance, with his right foot slightly in front of his left (i.e. a backhand stance). His bat is held above and behind the playing surface, and is slightly to the backhand side of a neutral position .
- His opponent is serving from the backhand corner, so the player is standing a little further towards his backhand side. Also, since the player has a longer reach on his forehand side, that will also make the player stand a little to the left of the center of the line of play.