The Del Potro serve

[zill]

Much is talked about his forehand but what about his serve? Seems good. Is that his second best shot? What are the pros and cons of his serve?

Also there seems some similarities with Wawrinka’s serve.

 

[mbm0912]

good serve not a great serve, high ball toss

 

[zill]

good serve not a great serve, high ball toss

That’s why he seems to pause at the trophy position.

 

[Red Rick]

Good serve.

Average serve for a man his height.

In fact, given his ace% and how ridiculous his forehand is, you really expect him to win more behind his 1st serve. But he's slow to react to good returns.

 

[NatF]

Considering his size his serve is a bit underwhelming, it's good though relative to everyone else.

 

[blablavla]

Much is talked about his forehand but what about his serve? Seems good. Is that his second best shot? What are the pros and cons of his serve?

Also there seems some similarities with Wawrinka’s serve.

according to some TTW posters, it is not even a top 200 serve

 

[Pantera]

Great flat serve out wide on ad court and down T on deuce court, a very good but not great slice serve which means he can be predictable against the best returners, reminds me a bit of Becker serve.

 

[Third Serve]

Good serve compared with the tour, but slightly below average for a guy his height.

 

[skaj]

Maybe not among the very best serves but definitely a dangerous one, and an integral part of his game. It's one of his 3 great weapons, first being his forehand and the second his mental toughness.

 

[mental midget]

Considering his size his serve is a bit underwhelming, it's good though relative to everyone else.

yeah no question, hardly a liability though. seems to 'arm' it a bit rather than really uncurling and pronating through, kind of a high-five thing going on that doesn't seem to generate crazy racket head speed like a groth for example. but again...he's doing ok with it.

 

[Shangri La]

Is he going to play USO?

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Where would Delpo be now without the wrist injuries... Probably part of the Big 5.

 

[zill]

yeah no question, hardly a liability though. seems to 'arm' it a bit rather than really uncurling and pronating through, kind of a high-five thing going on that doesn't seem to generate crazy racket head speed like a groth for example. but again...he's doing ok with it.

His fastest serve is 240km/hr. Is that arming?

Fastest recorded tennis serves - Wikipedia

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[mental midget]

His fastest serve is 240km/hr. Is that arming?

Fastest recorded tennis serves - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

not saying he can’t hit it hard but on a consistent basis he doesn’t have the biggest serve for a guy his height. milos is an inch or two shorter for example.

 

[Russeljones]

Good serve.

Average serve for a man his height.

In fact, given his ace% and how ridiculous his forehand is, you really expect him to win more behind his 1st serve. But he's slow to react to good returns.

This. He could have worked more on it and gotten more free points from it.

 

[Bukowski]

Del pos serve when he first came on the tour in 2007ish was a lot worse. He definitely serves a lot bigger and hits more aces. I think that improvement was a big part of him making major strides after 2007 and being more competitive against RF. But he still doesn’t fully utilize his height. Might have something to do with growing up on outdoor clay courts. Jarry-esque