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As a general rule, when the shuttle is lifted in mixed doubles, the woman should stand on the diagonal to cover the cross court smash.

By standing on the diagonal, the woman is in a better position to see the line of the smash and look to counterattack.

There will also be times in a rally where a lift does not give the woman time to cover the diagonal and on these occasions she will need to step back far enough to defend straight attacking shots.