Most of the teaching resources tell you to serve with a Continental grip but if you want to add more spin to your serves try moving your hand on the grip slightly to the left (if you are right-handed player)...

This type of grip (also called Eastern Backhand) will allow you to hit better kick serves. Of course you will have trouble with the flat serve and you might lose some pace but you will gain the necessary spin to improve your serve consistency. 

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I thought about writing this article after a match I recently played against one of my top students.
What happened during that match? Even though my student is much younger than me (he is 17), I found myself overpowered in the matter of strokes and quickness by him. This usually makes me proud to see it in my students but in that particular situation I had to save my pride by trying to not lose to him. :)

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A couple of months ago I finished reading Nadal's book - "Rafa" - and there was one statement that he made which I have been thinking about ever since… He said that his sister and the rest of the family consider him as being far from coordinated and a terrible driver. Nadal, himself, admits that the only reason we see him move so well on the court is because he has been spending so much time doing these movements that they jus...

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The two types of serve returns (of first and second serves) should not be treated the same in any way. While returning first serve is just a matter of avoiding being on a defense as the point begins, on the second serve return the player should think a lot differently. 

1. From a psychological aspect you must understand that your opponent is tense getting ready to deliver the second serve. He...

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