The return from a serve is one of the most important shots in tennis as it is one that players will spend half of the game doing.
Players will often dedicate so much time to mastering their serve, often forgetting that although though they will be serving for half of the game, the other half will be spent needing to respond to serves!
That's why this week's session is packed with video drills to help your players work on their reactions as well as the positioning of their returns.
With positioning a key aspect in returning the ball correctly, we teach your players where to hit the return and how, while also using a special drill which could help them surprise their opponent. Take a look inside to find out more!
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Most club players practise the serve on its own and then have no idea what to do with the ball that comes back. Serve plus one is the pattern that turns a good serve into a won point.