The kick serve separates decent players from very good players. It’s not hard to understand how to hit it, but it’s difficult to do it well and consistently. A great kick jumps up at the returner. A ...

Correspondence to Dr Marc Safran, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway St, M/C 6342, Redwood City, California 94063, USA; msafran{at}stanford.edu Purpose The tennis ...

The former US Open champion has an amazing kick serve. Stosur hits one of the heaviest balls on tour—high velocity combined with incredible topspin, on both her first and second deliveries. The key to ...

MOLINE, Illinois — Starting a business is a lot of work but for Jackie and Tom Slininger, starting their own coffee shop seemed like a piece of cake. "Things were going really smoothly I mean it's our ...

In a tennis match, almost half the points that you play on the court start with your own serve. The serve is arguably the single most powerful weapon a tennis player has in their arsenal. The bare ...

Is it going to be a flat serve out wide, is it going to be a slice serve, a top spin serve or will it be a kick serve? This is the thought process you go through as you watch your opponent eye up the ...

When I first started tennis, the serve was one of the hardest things for me to get down; besides the backhand. It seems easy enough just toss the ball up and hit it while it is still in the air, over ...