The kick serve can be most effective for neutralizing a good returner since it bounces high and won't be in anyone's strike zone. It's best used against players that are shorter or have a one ...

It’s a little like trying to return a heavy kick serve. If one of the toughest shots to learn in tennis is a kick, figuring out how to return one isn’t far behind. The ball jumps up and away ...

No investigation has characterised the kinematics of all three serve types for the upper extremity and back. Methods Seven NCAA Division I male tennis players performed three successful flat, kick and ...

After Boris Becker won his first Wimbledon title in 1985 he soon became known as Boom Boom Becker. Why? Because of his potent serve and unreturnable serves. Now he's teamed up with the BBC Sport ...

Marta Kostyuk ended a convincing win with an underarm ace — but this tennis mic-drop is also just a good tactic.