Serving
HI Chandrachur,
At a base level the fast serve can be effective. However once you get to a level where your opponents can hit faster topspin strokes, if you serve long, they will be able to react and attack the ball back to you That is why at that level, they all serve mainly short.
Varying the spin on your serve makes it harder to return. You can vary the type of spin but possibly even more effective is varying the amount of spin.
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Abhinav Upadhyay Posted 11 years ago
I agree with Alois. A good player will punish the long serve, moreover, it is more likely that you will get the taste of your own medicine when the return comes back. On the other hand, a slow spinny serve makes sure that the receiver will not be able to attack it, giving you the opportunity to make a 3rd or 5th ball attack.