Best Kick Serve On Tour
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dropshot winner
Hall of Fame
I asked myself the same question recently.
Federer has hit a few unreal 2nd serve kickers, but I don't think that he has the best. I can't think of anyone hitting a kicker as frequent and as well as Rafter.
tennisdad65
Hall of Fame
^^ Rafter is still playing?
gotta be Roddick or Karlovic. Their second serves are at 100 mph, sometimes 110 mph, and kick up way above the opponents shoulders/heads.
Fed's second serve is around 85-95 mph. Fed's second serve seems to have lost a lot of bite/kick/speed since 2006-2007 (probably due to age and bad back). Roddick's has not lost anything on his second serve over the years.
gotta be Roddick or Karlovic. Their second serves are at 100 mph, sometimes 110 mph, and kick up way above the opponents shoulders/heads.
Fed's second serve is around 85-95 mph. Fed's second serve seems to have lost a lot of bite/kick/speed since 2006-2007 (probably due to age and bad back). Roddick's has not lost anything on his second serve over the years.
Richie Rich
Legend
roddick, ljubicic of players still playing. becker had a great one too
Changmaster
Rookie
federer and roddick come to mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3XUFahFmJg
^one of the best kickers I've ever seen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3XUFahFmJg
^one of the best kickers I've ever seen
AndyArodRoddick
Professional
Roddick fo sho..
But have you seen Carsten Balls kicker? its huuuuuugee.
But have you seen Carsten Balls kicker? its huuuuuugee.
President of Serve/Volley
Semi-Pro
Greatest Kick Serve of all time is: Stefan Edberg....
smack that
Semi-Pro
Isner and stoser both have nasty kickers
Skabeast121
Banned
I'm surprised no1 has mentioned djokovic his kick serve is amazing with how flexible his back is.
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TheMagicianOfPrecision
Guest
Present- Federer
Former- Edberg/Rafter
Former- Edberg/Rafter
JRProstaf9
Rookie
Roddick probably hs one of the better kickers at the moment. Devon Britton has a decent one but needs to develop it more if he wants to stick with his serve and volley strategy.
Can't think of a good kicker on the womens side right now...
Can't think of a good kicker on the womens side right now...
IvanAndreevich
Legend
Add my vote to Cilic, as far as kick serve is concerned.
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Deleted member 25923
Guest
Isner???????
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
QFT. I saw him hit a very high kicking ace with it once.
Roddick, Fed, Lube and Isner are all strong contenders for best kick.
whoopinstick
Rookie
michael stich?
akv89
Hall of Fame
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Deleted member 21996
Guest
Hey.... what is that bs of you using logic?
ps: i see even you are getting annoyed at this non-sense...
supineAnimation
Hall of Fame
Currently?... gotta be Roddick. Or Karlovic, but his has more to do with trajectory than spin. I don't think anybody gets as much force up and into the bottom of the ball to produce the top the way Roddick does.
OliverSimon
Hall of Fame
Here is a cool vid showing a kick serve.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07bChPw5Pq8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07bChPw5Pq8
Fate Archer
Hall of Fame
Carsten Ball, Thomaz Bellucci, these guyz have some nasty lefty kick serves... a lot of action on their serves.
Kick meaning topspin serve? Or twist serve?
Either way, I think Roddick and Karlovic have great kickers. The best kicker though... goes to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfxPsXw1PhA
Cilic!
Either way, I think Roddick and Karlovic have great kickers. The best kicker though... goes to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfxPsXw1PhA
Cilic!
this one is not too shabby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8PIXXGoq24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8PIXXGoq24
cucio
Legend
As always with these threads... define "best" first. Most spectacular? Most effective? Most reliable?
In terms of peak shot quality, Roddick's, says I, hands down. Unreal how high that thing bounces and the amount of junk it carries, embodies the full concept of "nasty."
Federer's good, great percentage and placement, but nothing jaw-dropping. It probably wins him more points, on average.
In terms of peak shot quality, Roddick's, says I, hands down. Unreal how high that thing bounces and the amount of junk it carries, embodies the full concept of "nasty."
Federer's good, great percentage and placement, but nothing jaw-dropping. It probably wins him more points, on average.
dropshot winner
Hall of Fame
Obviously not.
My point was that today there really isn't anyone using the kick serve as much and as effective as Rafter did.
halalula1234
Professional
sam stosur.
carlos djackal
Professional
used to Patrick Rafter..........now I don't know...
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nikdom
Guest
Anybody got a link to a video of Roddick's kick serve? I can't find one. The only good ones I've seen are Roger's. How come there are none of Roddick or Cilic if theirs are better?
35ft6
Legend
Sick! Good kick serves land short.Kick meaning topspin serve? Or twist serve?
Either way, I think Roddick and Karlovic have great kickers. The best kicker though... goes to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfxPsXw1PhA
Cilic!
