Talk Tennis - View Single Post - Why doesn't every pro serve and volley on their first serve?

Say Chi Sin Lo · 01-04-2013, 01:16 AM

Few reasons off the top of my head:

- Slower courts are giving the returner more time to make contact with the ball after the bounce.

- Racquet and strings technology makes it easy for players to rip passing shots, even off of returns.

- Add all of those points together, the server is still in no-man's and the return is either zipping past him/her, or dropping in front of him/her with some absurd angle.

01-04-2013, 01:16 AM	#2
Say Chi Sin Lo Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,593	Few reasons off the top of my head: - Slower courts are giving the returner more time to make contact with the ball after the bounce. - Racquet and strings technology makes it easy for players to rip passing shots, even off of returns. - Add all of those points together, the server is still in no-man's and the return is either zipping past him/her, or dropping in front of him/her with some absurd angle. __________________ Wilson BLX Six.One Tour 90. 374g, 8pts HL, SW=355 (according to TW's calculator)