Lesson 2 of 4 · Serve and return · 6 min

Hit three spots from one toss.
Give less away.

Three targets. A consistent preparation. Give less away.

01
See the three zones and what each one buys on the next ball
02
Inspect the preparation cues you may give away
03
A preselected-target drill that scores target execution
04
How to review your target choices under pressure
Watch it traced

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. 27 · 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.
Opens Thu 29 Oct with Serve and return

This lesson opens with its track.

It arrives in film, 3D and games, with a court card and a number to beat. Get an email when it opens.

Included in the Academy

Early-bird price: one payment, every track as it opens, every court card on day one.