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Thank you! That's a "wow" of a tennis site! I "googled" underhanded serves and spent so much time searching --and coming up empty-handed--but never found that one on Google. Thank you--and thanks to all the others who came to my rescue. It never occurred to me to put some body weight behind...

Thanks to each of you about the side spin. Now, I can visualize (as a right-hander) a slight toss out to my right, but I cannot visualize coming into the ball with both a side and an underspin. Would the racquet face be at a 45 degree angle at impact? Would I also be able to keep from...

Just last week, I returned to play even as I continue therapy for my rotator cuff injury. My physician, a tennis player, advised me to serve underhanded and avoid overhead shots. Now, I need a technique that prevents the receiver from killing the return. I tried a high ball with lots of...

Berdych is a top-notch, classy player I watched Nadal say something to Berdych at the net after shaking hands, and Berdych did a double-take. Could Nadal's obviously unsettling--maybe even insulting--remark at the net be that this is Nadal's third loss to Berdych? Could it be that Nadal...

Good for you! Thank you for letting me know. Now, I'll feel better as I head back to work. Best regards . . .

The commercial is offensive on many levels, not the least being that its message unkindly sends a message about other female tennis players. Besides, it's boring. Then, too, attitude and demeanor make a woman pretty, not some superficial measuring stick of appearance only (not that I think...

The publicity and commercials surrounding this player grow thinner with each tournament she's in. I'm with the others on this board who have to turn off the commercial, which not only points to a certain superficiality about her but also must make the other female players feel the comparison...

Kim, you are without a doubt one of the classiest, most talented, and personable players on today's tour. I hope you inspire Lindsay and all others who mope (or yell obscenities) after losing points that talent wins out in the end. Thank you for avenging Elena's loss, however unwitting your...

When I first watched Pierce many years ago, I vowed not to watch her again given her time-consuming mannerisms (always touching her nose, her hair, her thighs, etc., in preparation for her serve). Besides, her hawkish face was just too hard to look at. Today, I watched Pierce only because I...

Tennissavy, you wrote: "Who would want their kids to emulate them in showing disrespect for their opponents on and off the court? I knew how bad Venus was when she first emerged on the wta. She was known to barely acknowledge her opponents at the net after matches. She would aim at opponents...

I wonder if the match started to turn when Kim figured out her sloppy wrist action in hitting so many shots in the net (at one point, her coach illustrated the shot to Kim's lovely mother). I also wonder if Kim's mental attitude toughened when Ms. Williams, having the entire court to slam the...