Want to know how to get those pesky kick serves back into your opponent’s court? In order to do this, I believe you should have a fundamental understanding of how kick serves work, and ideally possess a good one yourself, as this will help you face them when you’re returning serve. Why should you learn … Read more
What’s the most important shot in tennis? Hopefully, you said the serve. This is because it’s the only shot where you can choose where to place the ball without having to react to your opponent. Think about it. If you want to hit a forehand winner down the line during a rally and move in … Read more
Tennis Serve Overview “Life is like a game of tennis; the player who serves well seldom loses” Ok so this quote is a bit philosophical, but having a good serve is crucial to becoming a successful tennis player. In fact, it really is the most important shot in tennis. As the server, you get to … Read more
Next week I enter my first doubles tournament. After playing for a couple of years now, I thought it was time I made the step up and started playing some more competitive tennis. I also have a bit more time in July and August as I can play in the evenings and weekends, so now’s … Read more
Browse any tennis forum and you will often see a whole range of opinions on who are the best tennis servers of all time. It’s easy to forget how important the second serve is too, as there’s no point having a killer first serve if the second serve is a sitting duck for the opponent … Read more
I always find it one of the more amusing moments in tennis when players try to determine who should serve first. I’ve seen everything from tossing a coin to asking someone to call out the shape of a logo on a racket after it’s been spun several times. Believe it or not, I’ve even seen … Read more
I got a funny look from my wife the other day. I was practicing the motion for a kick serve in front of the mirror in our living room (only a few times) but enough for her to think my tennis hobby is becoming a bit of an addiction 🙂 No tennis player developed a … Read more
Wow. I can only dream of hitting a kick serve like this. In the past couple of months I’ve been really interested in learning how this is done. I can use the slice and flat serves reasonably well, but I’d like to add some more variety to my game, and improve my serve overall. The … Read more
When I started playing tennis again just over a year ago, all I could manage was a flat serve. Like most beginners, I would hit a flat first serve as hard as I could and watch it sail out of the court.. …or slide into the net 🙂 But occasionally I would hit a screamer … Read more
Up until recently, I’ve used the slice serve a lot on both first and second serves. I’ve found it can be quite effective as a first serve if you serve into the body or out wide from the deuce side (as I’m a righty) But if I don’t get my first serve in, I hate … Read more
