Return of long spin serves

Receiving

ishan vyas
ishan vyas Asked 13 years ago

Sir, i am having a great problem in returning fast-spin serves.can you help me with this and can u give me some tips?

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago

Hi Ishan,

Take a little step away from the table in your ready position.  You should try to topspin these serves because they are long.  You need to watch the type of spin that is on the ball and then make a quick brushing action on the ball with topspin to return the serve.

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