Tennis Serve & Return Tips : Tennis Kick Serve

The kick serve, or topspin serve, gives you a greater margin for error, especially on your second serve. Learn about kick serves in tennis from a professional instructor in this free sports video.

Expert: Jason Gerardo
Bio: Jason Gerardo is a tennis professional at Gold Key Racquet Club in Phoenix. Over the years he has worked with youth tennis players, as well as adult players, in singles and doubles.
Filmmaker: Bill Zervakos

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[otto5996]

what kind of grip should i use?. I'm assuming continental.

[lilvietsolja]

I would say continental is nice, but what I have learned for more power is to move it to the left a little bit so the racquet is tilted outward a bit. I actually found this to be Really helpful in control and power despite it being a bit uncomfortable at the start.

[PAULOSO72]

@flippedintoendzone Guga Kuerten also used to serve great kick serves. Remember him? He´s just entered the Hall of Fame, by the way.

[PAULOSO72]

Kick serves are safe but gotta be careful cause if you can´t make the ball kick high enough, specially when playing against tall opponents, the ball will "meet" the waistline of the guy, perfect to return...

[PAULOSO72]

@XizelSF Good going. Can´t believe somebody still has that kind of doubt...

[PAULOSO72]

You kidding, right? Those ball didn´t kick a meter!

[PAULOSO72]

@otto5996 

[flippedintoendzone]

Just search "roger federer monster kick serve ace" that will teach you some lessons

[kabwalt]

@otto5996 good assumption



[XizelSF]

@XizelSF His grip change was very small, but he changed TO continental from being more eastern backhand.

[XizelSF]

@MeltedButterCorp All pros use the continental grip or beyond (to the backhand side). Nobody uses the eastern forehand grip for serving since Boris Becker. Nadal CLEARLY uses continental.

[snorcle1]

Thanks a million, for explaining the real technique "6-12 brushing ". Soon after I watched this video, I practiced for 2 hours, to get a 'kick' off it :). Super duper happy. I can now rely on my second serve, with continental. Will still need to work on getting a good speed along with it, though.