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How Can You Return A Kick Serve?

May 19, 2020January 7, 2020

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

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What Is A Kick Serve? | Ultimate Guide

May 19, 2020January 31, 2019

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

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Flat Serve vs Kick Serve

May 19, 2020January 27, 2019

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

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Kick Serve vs Slice Serve – Which Is Better?

August 10, 2020January 13, 2019

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

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Kick Serve vs Top Spin Serve

May 19, 2020December 20, 2018

Recently, I’ve been learning about the kick serve as I was interested in finding a way to improve my second serve, and give myself a better chance of winning the point. My general approach has been to hit a flat (sometimes slice) first serve and always a slice second serve. Depending on the opponent, sometimes … Read more

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