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Big things begin from small
ones. Easy logic but it requires a great amount of patience on your part. So
it is with this world- renowned sport that has captured millions from the
young ones and even the, young once.
The starting point to win
this game is to have an effective tennis serve. A lot have exhaustedly
toiled on improving their tennis serves but still, more assistance is
required. Below are steps that will hopefully remedy usual dilemmas in
developing a powerful tennis serve.
1. Stand near the court
baseline, about 1 foot or 30 centimeters behind the line. Do not stand too
close to the line or you will anxious about stepping over it, which is
considered a foul.
2. When holding a tennis
ball, use only the fingertips of your free hand.
Turn your hand so that the
ball is facing straight up. In practices, hold only one ball in your hand.
3. Stand with your knees
slightly bent. Lift your racquet arm so that your hand is slightly above and
slightly behind your head, with the racquet tilted slightly behind you.
4. Slowly toss the ball
into the air in front of you by fully extending your arm. Don't throw the
ball too high. It only needs to rise a short distance above the height of
your upstretched hand, equal to the distance from your racquet grip to the
middle of the strings. Understanding the importance of this initial toss is
vital, because all other parts of the serve flow from it. Your goal is to
make the throw identical every time.
5. As the ball nears the
top of its rise, bring your racquet arm forward while extending your legs.
Swing the racquet with your wrist as well as your arm. The racquet should be
carving slightly downward when it contacts the ball.
6. If you're having
trouble establishing a rhythmic swing, put down your racquet for a minute
and try the following exercise: stand at the baseline and throw few balls
into the service box. This helps to establish a smooth arm motion.
Another tennis serve tip is
to stand near the middle of the baseline and holding the racquet with a
continental grip. With the racquet and ball, facing slightly between the net
and the ground, bring up the racquet behind in a back scratch position. This
action is also vital to correct a tennis serve.
If the likes of freshettes,
Rafael Nadal or Maria Kirilenko have been predicted to be the future top-
seeded players, especially when Andre Agassi and Martina Hingis will retire,
it is because they have and will continuously, work on to perfect their
tennis serves.
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