Lesson 2 of 4 · Play the point · 7 min

Serve wide.
Hit to the open court.

Plan the serve and the next shot together. Then adjust to the return you get.

01
See the pattern from above, one serve and one forehand
02
How a wide serve can open space
03
What to do when they read it
04
A 15-minute serve +1 ladder with a partner
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The stroke, eight instants at a time.

Traced frame by frame from real footage, then lit like the rest of the Academy. Flip through it: the shape of the swing is the lesson before a word of it is written.

Federer's serve, instant 6 of 8
FIG. 44 · FEDERER'S SERVE
Contact
Federer's serve: eight instants traced from the footage, frame for frame. Hover or tap to flip; the dot marks contact.
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