Biggest changes in service motions?

[MichaelNadal]

Curious who you guys have noticed changed their whole service motion the most? For me personally it‘s so weird seeing Nadal serve circa 2007/2008 his entire motion from the moment he started his routine was so different than now anytime I watch his classic matches it’s funny how different it used to be.

 

[Vincent-C]

Edberg changed his a lot, but that's going back a ways.

 

[Jonesy]

Sinner bolt serve now looks a lot more fluid than the potato serve he had before.

He can now take advantage of his height to become a servebot with a great baseline game, something that is basically impossible for Alcaraz with his limited height.

 

[Nuclear Warhead Sinner]

Jannik for sure.
Tighter motion, less racquet head turbulence, which results in improved control. Tokamak serve.

 

[Kralingen]

Andre Agassi used to have a really weird motion. Raised his right arm independently, hands never touched. Then he changed it as he aged.

 

[Devin]

Novak's serve in 2009-2010 was something...

 

[bluetrain4]

Graf didn't change the upper part that much (maybe a little from her early years) but she dramatically changed the footwork - getting rid of that huge step she used to take

 

[Vincent-C]

Andre Agassi used to have a really weird motion. Raised his right arm independently, hands never touched. Then he changed it as he aged.

I think that was only for a short time, after an injury. Bill Talbert did a similar thing back in the day.
So did I- it worked quite well, lessening some synchronization issues for me.

Adding: Jay Berger was the first one I saw using that abbreviated motion. What a wildman!

 

[Vincent-C]

Graf didn't change the upper part that much (maybe a little from her early years) but she dramatically changed the footwork - getting rid of that huge step she used to take

Who had the higher ball toss: Graf, or Lendl?

wacky.

 

[bluetrain4]

Who had the higher ball toss: Graf, or Lendl?

wacky.

I'd definitely say Graf, allowing for, of course, the fact that she's shorter - so "higher" in relation to the servers height. Graf also let the ball drop more from what I can remember and see (I just looked at youtube clips of their serves).

 

[Vincent-C]

I'd definitely say Graf, allowing for, of course, the fact that she's shorter - so "higher" in relation to the servers height. Graf also let the ball drop more from what I can remember and see (I just looked at youtube clips of their serves).

I'm pretty sure it was Graf, as well. The ball was moving downward *quickly* by the time she struck it..