Lesson 1 of 4 · Serve and return · 8 min

Build the whole serve.

Study the sequence, try a coaching cue, then check it in your full motion.

01
Compare the eight stages and reviewed racquet drops in three source serves
02
Understand what the energy and racquet-speed estimates measure
03
Try a coaching constraint, then check it in your full serve
04
Count serves in with a balanced landing
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 1 of 8
FIG. 24 · FEDERER’S SERVE
Federer’s serve: eight instants traced from the footage, frame for frame. Hover or tap to flip.
Opens Thu 29 Oct with Serve and return

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