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  1. TheBoom

    Another Serve Advice Request (Video)

    Hey all, just looking for any advice on my serve. I’m generally really happy with it, it’s effective and I win a lot of free points on it and it’s always been a strong part of my game. That said I’ve always felt I take my height (6’ 7”) for granted and I think I can get more juice out of my...
  2. Rovesciarete

    The Locked-Down Serve of Jannik Sinner - by Jeff Sackmann

    Brilliant research about a most remarkable aspect of the tactical serve approach by the number 1: The most valuable part of the article, supported by detailed data follows and the logical conclusion follows: Best to read Jannik Sinner’s Missing First Serve Points by Sackmann, written after...
  3. innoVAShaun

    Lacoste Power Serve

    New lower end shoe from Lacoste.
  4. W

    Learning to pronate

    Hi all, I'm learning to serve properly (pronation, isr) etc. At the moment I am serving ~120ish kmh (i normally serve mid 130s when not serving properly, that's how I am roughly guessing the current speed). My serve is quite accurate at the moment when I pronate which is good. I have had some...
  5. J

    Serve advice (Flat, Slice, Kick)

    Hey, have been trying to incorporate a lot of the advice this community has given me on my serve. Below some videos on recent progress, consistently getting 160-180kmh (100-110mph) on the flat serve now. Would appreciate any feedback on how to get incremental power and spin. Video shows flat...
  6. baselinespinner

    how much does rate of pronation matter ?

    I've recently learned pronation in serving and it's a wonderful feeling! My serves just got more powerful and controlled at the same time! I do wonder if it matters how fast the pronation is done. I've come across some video that say that the twisting of the forearm in adds angular momentum...
  7. Rovesciarete

    Searching for Serves, Calling the Bots.

    Headtip to the other thread, by @nolefam_2024. Updated weekly(ish). Last update: 2024-11-04 Player RallyLen RLen-Serve RLen-Return 1-3 W% 4-6 W% 7-9 W% FH/GS BH Slice% FHP/Match BHP/Match Maxime Cressy 2.6 2.1 3.2 50.5% 50.3% 31.4% 45.5% 38.9% -2.1 -1.4 Ivo Karlovic 2.4 2.1 2.8...
  8. T

    Video serve: Is this still waiter or am i doing it right now?

    29 Oct 2024 update This is an update post following my original post below and comments recieved. Please check if I have fixed my problems already. Main issue is to fix the waiter tray problem and internal shoulder rotation as some of you have described. Please advise next step. Eg what...
  9. J

    Ankle issues from serve landing

    Any sufferers here? How did you resolve it? Ankle guards doesn't help much, and have stopped tossing forward and reduced my serve rotation in the meanwhile... hurts my soul to serve at 1/2 or less speed. Pain does cascade down to other movement like splitstep rotation to backhand and loading up...
  10. D

    Day one of a year of (deliberate) tennis training (looong post)

    So as I said on another post I decided to give myself of a year to improve a lot in tennis. Since I don't have that many people to play with, most of my training will have to be serve training (Don't worry I still play at least once a week with someone else, either practice or matchplay, and in...
  11. S

    My video. I welcome advice and tips

    I welcome any advice on Serve, FH, BH, Volley. I recorded myself last week. I am the player nearest the camera.
  12. Brando

    Khachanov's whistling serve

    Has anyone else noticed the whistling sound on Karen's serve? He uses a dampener in his Blade, and I'm wondering if it's one of those Babolat Sonic dampeners.
  13. K

    Upper Arm / Elbow Pain when Serving (videos)

    Hi all, I would really appreciate some opinions on my serve + this pain I've been battling for a number of years! I've attached links to my serves from behind and the side at 240fps to critique the technique/possible causes. I get a pain that almost feels like shin splints but in the upper...
  14. Rovesciarete

    Jakub Mensik - man czecks sick!

    The teenager is tall and athletic. He moves well and serves better. His strokes are more than solid and he tries to win points in many ways. Looks like a humble guy after beating top players. To me he has a high floor and plenty of room to grow. Arguably his only big weakness seems to me that he...
  15. Rovesciarete

    Why is the serve again becoming increasingly dominant in modern tennis?

    'Vestige du jour', physics Phd and tennis analyst, has recently updated on of the most interesting threads on tennis trends. Over the last two decades the percentage of service games won has been increasing across the top 10, top 2ß and top 50. This begs of course the question: why?
  16. Rovesciarete

    What Is Going Wrong For Novak Djokovic?- from Jeff Sackmann

    A deep dive on the Top Spin blog into some aspects of Djokovic's troubles during Aussie summer - in which was able to get into the semis! Djokovic has masterfully transformed his game to prolong his career and his success. He has become on of the greatest serve plus players of the modern game...
  17. Rovesciarete

    Is Sinner a new kind of the older Djokovic?

    I have analysed over the last years a lot of matches and players with a focus on the very best. When I was shifting through the data something strange happened time and time again. The top 50 player closest to Novak seems to be right now Sinner. First tactics, here I have sorted after...
  18. Pronovo

    Looking for tips for my serve.

    Hi everyone, I hope you guys are doing great! I am currently working on my serve. I started some time ago and at that point I had nothing, I mean I started from zero. I got used to work myself on it, watching a lot of videos etc but now I felt like there is no more progress and I am not able to...
  19. Rovesciarete

    The Big 3 and the Young 3: Comparing the way to play

    The big 3+1 are just a magnificent benchmark for anybody out there. Brilliant players with a very long career and a huge amount of data. I was recently looking at the tactic section of the Tennis Abstract homepage and I think there is a lot of interesting basic stuff to discover. I sorted first...
  20. D

    What's wrong with my serve?

    I am welcoming criticism, I really want to improve. I was trying to go for more speed than simply passing the ball, so I hit with a bit more power that I would use in a regular match. I think the main mistake on my serve is my toss, I hit the ball way on top of my head, sometimes I make contact...
  21. Rovesciarete

    How did Federer become a much better returner in 2003?

    I was shifting a bit through old data and was surprised by the big jump between 2002 and 2003. Does anybody have a clue how that happened? Note also the impact on his overall win percentage, from 72.6% to 82.8%. One year later he would be transform his overall in improvement into his >90 win...
  22. M

    Serve (pronation?) struggles

    *I am a lefty so keep that in mind when I am talking about direction here* I am a relatively new player having some serious struggles with my serve. I try to use the continental grip, do a racquet drop, and get the face rotated to the ball as late as possible - but when I do that, I end up...
  23. tennis doggo

    Serve Help for NTRP 4.0 player

    my team mate is trying to improve his serve. I think his serve is real good already. any tips to improve?
  24. M

    [HELP] Should I use the platform stance or the pinpoint stance for serving?

    So welcome to this thread and welcome to my journey of becoming better at the game. I would like your input on what stance I should use. The weather has been terrible the last weeks so I haven’t been able to practice both stances and see what goes better. That’s why I’m aksing for your help...
  25. S

    My serve story

    I remember the first time I was able to command myself to hit a backhand into play, directing the ball with pace and accuracy toward the baseline. The moment was empowering and I remember it like it was yesterday. It was about 18 years ago, about as long as I've been hitting regularly. Like most...
  26. Tennis Aloha

    League Set PRACTICE Fast Conditions?

    We played at our local university's courts and they are fast. Ball picks up speed off the ground sometimes even skips. The court of the club we usually play are slow courts so it was great for us to get some practice in faster courts. I tried to use more of a split step on the return of serve...
  27. tennisandtennis

    My serve, 18 months apart

    A posted in another thread asked me for examples of how I progressed without professional instruction. Here are two videos that show my progression from beginner to intermediate play. My serve, 18 months apart: I am accepting of criticism here, but it is not the point of this thread and it...
  28. pico

    Serving monster - Andy Roddick Babolat Pure Drive? others?

    I never got to try one of these but I keep reading abt how it is a serving monster (in the hands of the right user of course). Is it this model in particular or is it just the Pure Drive line in general? I am looking for more free power on serves and considering the Pure Drive as an option.
  29. Tennis Aloha

    Played a Traditional 12 pt TIE BREAKER (switch every 6 pts)

    I played a bad tie breaker to be honest. Double faulted once. Missed a short ball at the net, and did not win the point after hitting an overhead. My opponent on the other hand, did not double fault, hit a few winners, and took advantage at the net. Enjoy
  30. 1

    Tips on Improving my Serve

    Hi all, I'd like to improve my serve and would appreciate any suggestions! Thanks!
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