Marin Tennis Lessons: Service Return
The fourth thing to remember when returning serve is when to step into the service return and when to take the return without stepping in. The key to a good tennis return is to not step into a powerful serve. Instead, turn your shoulders as you take the racquet back and hit with an open stance. The exception is when your opponent hits a wide powerful serve. I suggest you lunge at it. By this I mean the following: step forward and across your body (toward the alley),taking your racquet back and swinging at the same time. If you are lucky you will hit a bullet down the line for a winner.
You may step into a spin serve or a slower serve if you can do it and still control the return. If not, stand in closer and use an open stance.
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