Great servers have realized that power and pace are not the end-all and be-all, and that their killer shots must be backed up with a solid return game.

To return a first serve confidently, begin with a good starting grip. Place your top hand in the backhand position and your bottom hand in the forehand grip so you can easily swap between a ...

This is the way to hold the racquet for the serve, volley, sliced backhand and smash. It is known as the chopper grip, because it is the way you would hold an axe. It allows you to swing the racket ...

Her tennis, though, is different ... In general, most players use a continental grip to serve, as though they are shaking hands. Some players rotate their hand a little further — for Gauff ...

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