| Flat Serve / Canon Ball Serve: Used mainly to serve | | | | proper shifting of weight from back foot to forward, |
| an ace or a good first serve to induce a fault in the | | | | while rotating the hips and shoulders at the time of |
| opponent's return. Aim is to use maximum power and | | | | impact in one action is also critical to impart spin to the |
| skill to force the opponent in to a defensive position. | | | | ball and for maintaining the looped trajectory, on the |
| Maximum Speed reached 200 Kmph/ 120 MPh. Use a | | | | follow through the non hitting arm should not be |
| continental grip for this serve. Hitting the ace down the | | | | dropped suddenly and kept pointed up as far as |
| center line is most favourable option which provides | | | | possible to avoid hitting the ball to the net. |
| good percentage points when practiced and mastered. | | | | Twist Serve: One of the complex serves to master |
| You need to stand very near to center line for this | | | | wherein the ball changes direction from the original |
| serve and bit farther from the center line for the wide | | | | trajectory and moves away with a high bounce wrong |
| serve. | | | | footing the opponent if he is not careful. That is when |
| Key is to keep the arm fully extended while serving. | | | | a right hander opponent is returning a serve the serve |
| To have effective clearance over the net the timing of | | | | first lands on his right and then moves to his left after |
| the jump should not be too early or too high, just right | | | | hitting the turf. Initial position of the racquet should be |
| which comes through regular practice. Its easier for 6 | | | | from behind the back with elbows pointed up, then to |
| footers to serve aces effectively but for not so gifted | | | | get the necessary swerve in the air, the rotation of the |
| tall people it is better to just clear the net with the ace | | | | shoulders and arms should be much greater than the |
| otherwise the ball will be long and land outside the | | | | normal flat serve followed by brushing the back of the |
| service box. Key is to meet the ball at a high point of | | | | tennis ball imparting spin with arm movement across |
| contact and keep the head balanced following the | | | | and should be followed by a follow through with |
| serve. | | | | sufficient gap between the other arm and the body |
| Topspin Serve: Typically used as a second serve with | | | | when compared to a flat serve. |
| high looped and with high trajectory spinning away | | | | Slice Serve: It is not served alone but served with top |
| after hitting the service box turf with a high kicking | | | | spin as it makes it easier for opponent to return a |
| bounce forcing errors on the return. Typically served to | | | | normal slice serve. As with the other top spin serve |
| make it difficult for the opponent to return while | | | | the speed is much less when compared to flat serve. |
| ensuring avoidance of double fault. Instead of hitting the | | | | Point of contact is across the outer face of the ball |
| ball at the central point of contact, the back of the ball | | | | making the ball swerve in the direction of the original |
| is brushed with the racquet imparting forward spin to | | | | trajectory after pitching on the service box. Top spin |
| the ball and making it swerve away after hitting the | | | | serve kicks high after pitching above the shoulder of |
| ground. Speed of this serve is much lower than the | | | | the opponent making it difficult to return whereas slice |
| basic flat serve. | | | | serve make the ball swerve more and move away at |
| Key is to make the ball move out of the opponent's | | | | lower heights. |
| returnable comfort zone and induce errors. It helps to | | | | - Passionate about Tennis. Guide for Tennis Players to |
| keep the grip positioning slightly counter clockwise than | | | | Improve their Tennis Skills. |
| normal flat serve grip, and the stance maintained and | | | | |