Things You'll Need:
- Tennis Shirts
- Tennis Shoes
- Tennis Shorts
- Tennis Socks
- Sports Drinks
- Tennis Bag
- Tennis Balls
- Tennis Racquets
- Sports drinks
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Step 1
Hold the racket in a continental grip (see "How to Grip a Tennis Racket," under Related eHows).
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Step 2
Stand anywhere from the center mark to about 6 or 8 feet from it.
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Step 3
Assume the regular serve posture, standing sideways to the net. If you were to draw a line across your toe tips and extend it, it would indicate the direction of the ball.
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Step 4
Keep your arms down and relaxed to begin with.
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Step 5
Hold the racket at the throat with the nonhitting hand. Your hitting hand should be as loose as possible on the grip.
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Step 6
Shift about 80 percent of your body weight to the back leg to start.
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Step 7
Shift your weight forward simultaneously with your hands as they go up.
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Step 8
Toss the ball and throw the racket to the back-scratch position.
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Step 9
Dip your hip in toward the net as the upper body rotates.
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Step 10
Throw the racket head aggressively up and over your shoulder, hitting the ball out and in front of you, to the right.
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Step 11
Transfer your body weight, uncoiling your upper body, and thrust upward from the legs as you hit the ball.
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Step 12
Fold in your tossing arm (which is your brake arm) quickly toward the chest as you make contact with the ball; this stops the shoulder rotation. The weight transfer carries the body forward onto the court.
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Step 13
Allow your feet to come off the ground or nearly off the ground.
