Dominating Tennis
Lesson 4 of 4 · Serve and return · 6 min

Stand where the trade is right.
Back buys time, in steals it.

Back buys time and gives angles. Forward takes time and risks the miss. Choose on purpose.

Free guideWhere to stand to return serve in tennisThe short answer, the numbers and one drill →
01
See what each metre costs and buys, in milliseconds and in court
02
Why deep isn't defensive and in isn't brave
03
A first-and-second positioning drill
04
The recovery spot after the return, and it isn't the centre mark
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.

Djokovic's return, instant 6 of 8
FIG. 31 · DJOKOVIC'S RETURN
Contact
Djokovic's return: 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

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