Last updated 15 years ago
Hi Soonthorn,
Thanks for your questions.
If they serve long to your forehand I always found a good reurn was to play that ball down the line. Many players don't like that ball because they move over to their backhand corner after they serve wide to the forehand. Just spin the ball with topspin and place it well. It doesn't need to be fast.
When they serve short to your backhand with no spin, try to fick the ball. Take a look at the lesson on Backhand Flicking. Otherweise, use a very soft grip and drop the ball short back to them. Because it is close to the net it is a little easier to get the ball short back on their side. The problem is because he has no spin on th eball the ball will tend to pop up high. That is why you need very soft hands with little forward motion to push the ball back short.
I hope this helps you next time.
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