It is called the watermelon slice, costs a cool $39 and unlike the ubiquitous honey deuce is available at the Open only at ...

The slice serve 3) Kick serve: There comes a time to play the percentage game. The kick serve might be have a steep learning curve, but when it comes to consistency, nothing can beat it.

The U.S. Open is underway and set to serve hundreds of thousands of tennis fans its top-ranked stadium fare and adult ...

To hit a slice serve the ball needs to be in front of you, and sometimes if you place it a little more to the right (left for left handers) as well that can help generate more spin. As you accelerate ...

The second set was moderately tighter. Serving at 0-1, love-30, Keys fought well to hold, aided by an excellent kick serve at 15-30 and an improvised slice backhand of her own at 30-30.

Serving down 6-5 a couple of games later, Mertens saved five more match points to force a tiebreak. Once there, Alexandrova finally earned a match point on her own serve at 6-5, but that too came ...

Results Maximum back extension angle was significantly higher for the kick serve versus the slice (40.5 vs 37.3°; p=0.01) while there was a trend towards significance in the kick compared to the flat ...

Recently, Ivanovic appeared in a video where she created her perfect tennis player. She was asked to choose players based on serve, strength/power, endurance, slice, drop shot, forehand, and backhand.

The 38-year-old completed a career Golden Slam in 2024, and has built a remarkable career behind one major weakness.