| You will have to vary your serve and keep your | | | | time to get your rhythm just right, throwing the ball up in |
| opponent guessing at every service. However, do not | | | | the air directly above your playing side. |
| try to serve an ace with every service you send | | | | Hitting your tennis serve: |
| down. Also, do not fall into a pattern with your service, | | | | With both feet firmly on the ground behind the baseline, |
| e.g. first serve is always towards the outside line and | | | | drop your weight back on your right foot (right-handed |
| second serve straight down the middle. Keep your | | | | player) and swing the racquet freely and easily behind |
| serve accurate, reliable and varied enough to win you | | | | your back. Tossing the ball high enough into the air, |
| points off it. | | | | start to slowly shift your weight forward, while at the |
| In executing your tennis service, remember that a tall | | | | same time increasing the power of your swing |
| person has an advantage over a short one due to his | | | | forward as the racquet starts its upward flight |
| added reach upon delivery of service. Use this to your | | | | towards the ball. Throw your weight forward upon |
| advantage if you are the taller person. Hit the tennis | | | | contact between ball and racquet face, with the full |
| ball at the highest point you can comfortably reach, | | | | power of the swing smashed into the service. Keep |
| without unnecessary strain. Make sure that you are in | | | | your wrist a little flexible during service otherwise you |
| control of the service upon delivering it, otherwise you | | | | might get hurt. The rest of the racquet swing and wrist |
| might be unable to reach the return delivery. Do not try | | | | action depends on the type of delivery you want to |
| to hit balls that go beyond your reach as this will only | | | | send down. |
| cause you discomfort and possible injury. Take your | | | | |