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.

[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.

[cheezheadZZ]

gustavo . . "duhhh yahh i hit ball! i break stone!!! yahhh!!!"

[tsavxyooj]

i remember one of my matches i did a slice and the ball went way to the left and the other guy couldnt return it. HA!-

[temka892004]

gustavo is a faggot!

[exactlythat]

@XizelSF haha xizel sf player lool

[jmlbloom]

nice serves but change your hair, son.

[sly741x]

@Kiasko i understand your problem and went through the same phase. I'm assuming u use the same grip that u use to hit a forehand and yes continental does feel awkward and the first time using it the ball probably flys in the wrong direction. This is because when u use this grip the biggest change is pronating (twisting) your wrist so that the racket face faces the area that you want to hit the ball at contact point. watch this video. /watch?v=M9jyuC1wMF8 if u are confused.