The key to returning effectively is to make contact with the ball in front of the body. Due to the serve speed, taking a normal ...

Anytime you have a chance, move behind the ball to return. Avoid reaching if it is not absolutely necessary. Reaching will easily get you off ...

As a returner you are under tremendous time constrains. If you do not move as soon as the ball leaves the opponent’s racquet you will ...

To block a return you will need to set the strings behind contact and push forwards with a little under spin. If you picture a ...

Every return involves the split step but different players take different approaches. Some move in, some stay in place and some even move back. Take ...

To return effectively you need to avoid swinging in a steep angle. Instead a solid return swing will usually be fairly flat. Here is a ...

At times the serves are coming so fast that the only way to generate some forward momentum is to use your forearm. On these extra ...

In order to return effectively you need to be able to perfectly time a ball coming at great speed towards you, and the only way ...

A very common source of mistakes in tennis is failing to track the ball from the bounce to the racquet, and the speed of the ...

Tension is one of the main causes of unforced errors in tennis and the return is one of the strokes where players tense up the ...

One of the most common mistakes when returning is failing to track the ball into the racquet after the bounce. Here is a drill to ...