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Understanding the Four Serves of Tennis

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Gigi Cowan-Bondick

Through GMCB Photography, Gigi Cowan-Bondick serves as a wildlife, outdoor, and brand development photographer. Beyond her professional activities and various nonprofit work, Gigi Bondick enjoys staying active by playing tennis weekly.

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UNDERSTANDING THE FOUR SERVES OFTENNIS Gigi Bondick
Introduction • ThroughGMCB Photography,Gigi Cowan-Bondick serves as a wildlife, outdoor, and brand development photographer. Beyond her professional activities and various nonprofit work, Gigi Bondick enjoys staying active by playing tennis weekly. The serve is the only shot in tennis over which a player has complete control; a player can plan the shot in advance and is under no pressure from an opponent’s shot.As players develop their games, it is important to appreciate the different types of serves, understanding both the advantages and disadvantages of each. The basic serve is the flat serve, also the easiest to learn.With little to no spin, flat serves generally have low net clearance and, therefore, little margin for error.That said, the lack of spin allows flat serves to travel across the court faster, making it a powerful weapon for severs who manage to control it. The slice serve can be viewed as almost the opposite of a flat serve. Extreme sidespin causes slice serves to cut diagonally across the court at a striking angle while sacrificing much of the speed associated with a flat serve.
Tennis • Slice serves provide players with a high degree of control and can pull returners off the court when the slice travels out wide. However, returners who catch on to repeated uses of the slice serve can take big cuts on the relatively slow-moving balls. Finally, players should learn the topspin and kick serves.The topspin serve moves in a straight trajectory comparable to that of a flat serve. However, the added topspin allows for greater net clearance and a high-bouncing shot for returners to deal with. A kick serve, meanwhile, incorporates both topspin and slice, resulting in an unpredictable, high-bouncing shot.The most difficult serve to return, kick serves are also the most difficult to master.

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Understanding the Four Serves of Tennis

  • 2. Introduction • ThroughGMCB Photography,Gigi Cowan-Bondick serves as a wildlife, outdoor, and brand development photographer. Beyond her professional activities and various nonprofit work, Gigi Bondick enjoys staying active by playing tennis weekly. The serve is the only shot in tennis over which a player has complete control; a player can plan the shot in advance and is under no pressure from an opponent’s shot.As players develop their games, it is important to appreciate the different types of serves, understanding both the advantages and disadvantages of each. The basic serve is the flat serve, also the easiest to learn.With little to no spin, flat serves generally have low net clearance and, therefore, little margin for error.That said, the lack of spin allows flat serves to travel across the court faster, making it a powerful weapon for severs who manage to control it. The slice serve can be viewed as almost the opposite of a flat serve. Extreme sidespin causes slice serves to cut diagonally across the court at a striking angle while sacrificing much of the speed associated with a flat serve.
  • 3. Tennis • Slice serves provide players with a high degree of control and can pull returners off the court when the slice travels out wide. However, returners who catch on to repeated uses of the slice serve can take big cuts on the relatively slow-moving balls. Finally, players should learn the topspin and kick serves.The topspin serve moves in a straight trajectory comparable to that of a flat serve. However, the added topspin allows for greater net clearance and a high-bouncing shot for returners to deal with. A kick serve, meanwhile, incorporates both topspin and slice, resulting in an unpredictable, high-bouncing shot.The most difficult serve to return, kick serves are also the most difficult to master.