For example, say you’re a right-handed
player trying to hit the ball down the T in the deuce court. If you hit a
serve with some slice (which curves from right to left), the ball may
land near the T, but it will curve toward your opponent. It may still be
a good shot, but a flatter serve that lands in the same spot will stay
farther away from your opponent and potentially be a more difficult
return.
My serve was starting to take all the fun out of tennis for me. It was both embarrassing and frustrating (as I gave away points) and not to forget expensive (getting personal coaches and new racquets) and I decided if I couldn't fix my serve then I would just get up and quit tennis all-together. Read and re-live some of the things I went through and maybe you too could become a threat from the service line!
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Tennis Serve Exercises - Control The Returner
One of the tennis serve exercises that you should try is controlling the returner. When you serve there are two things to look out for, where the ball lands and then where the the opponent returns it, if you can control the opponent then you can control the game.
On
the other hand, if you’re a righty and serving from the deuce side,
that same slice serve placed out wide will curve away from your opponent
more than a flat serve hit to the same location will. So you have to
experiment with your serves and spins to figure out the spots you need
to hit to stretch or jam your opponents. Depending on the flight path of
your serve you may have to start the ball directly at the target or
slightly to one side to achieve the desired effect. That’s why placement
and spin are just as important as pace when it comes to the success of
your serve.
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