Play 32 · Track 02 · Serve and return · 7 min
Take the ball early.
Take the server's half-second with it.
Half-volley the return and you rob the server of the half-second they need to recover. Agassi built a career on it.
Free guideHow to return serve early and rush the serverThe short answer, the numbers and one drill →
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See the server's recovery window shrink when the return comes early
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Why depth, not pace, kills the serve +1
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A rise ladder with a depth count and an error count
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When to chip and come in instead
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FIG. 32 · DJOKOVIC'S RETURN
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