Having The Woman Serve First In Mixed

[tennis tom]

Tennis Tom, what are "Real players?

Someone who is ranked in the top ten in their section or has had a national ranking.

 

[g4driver]

Some who is ranked in the top ten in their section or has had a national ranking.

Is that is the "Tennis Tom" Dictionary? I didn't find it on the USTA website, Webster's or Google.

Maybe you can provide a reference. According to your definition, Bob Bryan qualifies as a "Real Player".

Here my reference. Look at 2 mins 13 sec into the video.

Bob Bryan can easily go into either alley. He doesn't. He goes right at Nestor and takes the point nailing Nestor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C-pEt8d9ts

I will never be a "Real Player" according to the "Tennis Tom Dictionary", but I will keep drilling guys that stand at the net with my forehand, especially when they are the weaker player.

 

[tennis tom]

I will never be a "Real Player" according to the "Tennis Tom Dictionary"...

I don't know if I would write a tennis dictionary, but maybe a book someday.

Don't underestimate yourself, if you just show-up and try hard, you will be surprised how far you can get in this game.



Cheers

 

[li0scc0]

Really? A team will have their woman serve first just because the opposing woman serves first?

Man, that would never occur to me. When the opposing woman steps up to serve first, I figure either the man's serve is erratic or he is a terror at the net. I think there can also be times when the woman is so hapless at the net that it is better to have her back hitting groundies as much as possible, so that's another reason she might serve first.

We have played a few dozen tournament and league matches together, and we always use this strategy if we serve first. Every single time, our opponents had the woman serve first, if we did. Interesting psychological aspect, perhaps, at work? or maybe luck? No clue.

 

[Fuji]

Really? A team will have their woman serve first just because the opposing woman serves first?

Man, that would never occur to me. When the opposing woman steps up to serve first, I figure either the man's serve is erratic or he is a terror at the net. I think there can also be times when the woman is so hapless at the net that it is better to have her back hitting groundies as much as possible, so that's another reason she might serve first.

That is why my partner in mixed serves first. Partly because her serve is super scary, and partly because I am quite a decent net player. I have no problem letting her serve first, because it is quite a lot better then mine to be honest LOL! She serves better, so it only plays to our strengths if she serves first. She isn't much of a net player so it all works out in the end! It's all about playing to your teams strengths.

-Fuji

 

[Cindysphinx]

Well, we played together again, and it was a Full-On Disaster.

We lost the match -- got crushed, actually. My partner again served first, both sets. That seems to be what he wants to do. He did not hold all night. I held all of my service games, I believe.

It was hopeless. I really couldn't get him on board with the only strategy that seemed to be working -- have one person stay at the baseline, the other at the net and keep it in play long enough for net player to do something. So we lost.

Definitely a bad marriage . . .

 

[mctennis]

I always let the woman serve first when I play mixed doubles. That is unless she sort of refuses or just flat out asks me to serve first.

 

[mctennis]

Well, we played together again, and it was a Full-On Disaster.
Definitely a bad marriage . . .

Divorce is imminent. Seek a lawyer right away.