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  2. Tennis shot - Wikipedia

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    A serve (or, more formally, a service) in tennis is a shot to begin the point. The most common serve is used is an overhead serve.It is initiated by tossing the ball into the air over the server's head and hitting it when the arm is fully stretched out (usually near the apex of its trajectory) into the diagonally opposite service box without touching the net.

  3. Serve (tennis) - Wikipedia

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    The twist serve is a more extreme version of the kick serve, which involves more brushing of the ball from the 7–8 o'clock position to the 1–2 o'clock position, and faster swing speeds. If performed exceptionally, it can completely change the direction of the ball movement away from the other player, although this requires a very strong and ...

  4. Tennis strategy - Wikipedia

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    The kick serve is also effective when a change of rhythm is needed or when the opponent struggles with the high bounce that results from the effect. A third type of serve is the flat one. To execute this serve, the player must toss the ball right in front and immediately hit the middle-top part of the ball.

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  6. Glossary of tennis terms - Wikipedia

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    Twist serve (or American twist serve): Serve hit with a combination of slice and topspin which results in a curving trajectory and high bounce in the opposite direction of the ball's flight trajectory. See also kick serve. [150] Two-handed backhand (or double-handed backhand, double-hander, two-hander): Backhand stroke hit with both hands on ...

  7. Talk:Serve (tennis) - Wikipedia

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    2 Kick Serve vs. Twist Serve. 2 comments. 3 Intention to serve. 4 Proper grip for serves. 1 comment. 5 Serve and volley vs. Serve ... 10 Topspin-slice serve vs. Twist ...

  8. Ace (tennis) - Wikipedia

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    In tennis, an ace is a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, winning the point for the server. [1] In professional tennis, aces are generally seen on a player's first serve, where the server can strike the ball with maximum force and take more chances with ball placement, such as the far corners of the service box. [2]

  9. Backspin - Wikipedia

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    In sports, backspin or underspin refers to the reverse rotation of a ball, in relation to the ball's trajectory, that is imparted on the ball by a slice or chop shot. Backspin generates an upward force that lifts the ball (see Magnus effect). [1] While a normal hit bounces well forward as well as up, backspin shots bounce higher and less forward.