Topspin Backhand Tennis Serve Returns

Video Transcript

"Okay, on this segment we're going to work on the topspin backhand return of serve. It's a great shot. We've already worked on the under-spin return of serve. So there's two types of backhand topspin, there's two-handed, which Andre Agassi hit, and there's one-handed, which Federrer or Sampras hits, it's a really, really good shot. I'm a big believer in really attacking the second serve and making sure you get the first serve back, so we're going to imagine here that Ken's returning the second serve. He's going to use his topspin one-hander to return it, so if you have a two-handed backhand, just think about, the idea is to get to the side of the ball, turn, and hit it. Since they're serving it to you, you don't need to take as big of a back swing, there's usually enough power coming into the ball where you don't have to take a big swing to generate power on the serve return, but there are exceptions to that rule. So Ken's going to return, one-handed topspin backhand. Turn, very nice Ken! So you see how he turns, nice racket preparation. Good shot! So, that's how you return serve with a one-handed topspin backhand, is you just brush up onto the ball. That's very good Ken! So, this is one of the more important shots in tennis is your return of serve, so make sure you do this type of drill and work on your slice and your topspin on both sides, and you'll once again see your results really improve."