| Tennis tips on serving often are on the technical | | | | whole match. |
| aspects of the serve but what about strategy? Do | | | | Simply make a mental note which side is your |
| you ever get frustrated when your opponent keeps | | | | opponent's weaker return or which return of serve |
| winning easy points on serve because of your own | | | | they mess up most often. (Also remember the side |
| unforced errors on return of serve, but... now it's | | | | they hit well too of course) |
| YOUR turn to win free points off them... | | | | During your match use this information this way: don't |
| One of the keys to reading your opponent fast is to | | | | hit to their weaker return all the time or they'll be ready |
| test their serve early. If your serve is developed to the | | | | for it, serve to their weaker side when you need to |
| point where you can hit it specifically where you want | | | | win the point (30-30 or deuce or game point). |
| it to go then you can do a simple testing routine by | | | | *If you watch Federer closely he does this all the time. |
| serving one serve to each of the main three areas - | | | | Overall it's really important to notice when your |
| their forehand, backhand and body. | | | | opponent makes an unforced error. What I mean is, |
| You can use the first service game to do this (you | | | | instead of just having a little party in your head |
| should do it early so you have this information for the | | | | because you win and easy point, you need to take a |
| whole match) and serve to each of those three spots | | | | few seconds to note what shot they made the error |
| - wide, middle (body serve) and down the middle. | | | | on - then, hit to that place on the court or that side of |
| Remember, you're not trying to ace them, it just about | | | | their body, especially when you need to win a crucial |
| concentration and placement and making mental notes | | | | point. |
| that you have up your sleeve to use in play for the | | | | |