first serve

Crazy who well the tour serves these days. On fast HC returning has become increasingly difficult, as servers win an ever higher proportion of points. Much of tennis pivots around this serve-return dynamic and the big follow-ups... Updated weekly(ish). Last update: 2025-03-03 Player...

Please head over to this excellent article, which offers deep insight into this beautiful sport and comes up with a great way to frame Sinner's special serve stats. Do not spoil yourself, I will at first just post the opening nugget:

I feel like I am not transferring energy into my serves properly: -I am curled up at the point of extension -Follow through is broken -idk if I am jumping too early -it is prone to breaking down when matches get tight (both 1st and 2nd serves) I would be interested in feedback based on these...

Below is a link to a Youtube I uploaded of myself earlier today hitting some serves. I apologize for the lone camera angle, if people think i should take a different angle for better critiquing, please let me know and I will. I'm happy to have your help. In the video, I describe how the serve...