Maria Sharapova - 004

Maria Sharapova is not known for being among the strongest of defensive players. She can lose precision on her groundstrokes when she is put on the run herself, a weakness that the best all-around players will exploit.

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Sharapova is also not a natural volleyer. Instead she typically uses a powerful "swinging" volley for net approaches. Sharapova usually serves for placement but uses enough power on her first and second serve that attacking that stroke is very difficult for her opponents. Sharapova has been trying to developing her "all power" game however, adding in slice as well as drop shots and drop volleys.