I watched a YouTube video about things beginners don't do well and one of those was service returns. Here is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zns7Wl76li8
They suggested to return the serve deep into the server's court, good when you can! But the two points I found interesting and are passing to you guys are these: Firstly, start well back of the baseline, and secondly, run through the shot to generate movement and momentum towards the KL.
How far back do you start? If at the Downs, they would be very close to the boundary fence. They did mention that if the wind was at your back or the server was known for short serves, then move up a bit. But they were still talking about being three feet behind the base line.
The idea is to be moving forward when the serve is hit and continue to run after you've hit the return.
How well does this work? Well, I'm glad you asked. I usually setup further behind the baseline than anyone else I've noticed. So far back that Robo has on occasion tried to sneak in a short serve. I also was running through service returns and found that I had a lot more time to setup at the KL before the third shot came back.
You might be worried about hitting returns that go long when running through the shot. I think I hit one long when I tried it, but it was not much of a problem.
So give it a try and see how it works for you.
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