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How do you return a full kickserve that is out wide?

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#1 ·
I'm a lefty and I have quite a bit of trouble with taking them from the duece court. I try a 2 hand topspin backhand crosscourt but it usually sails into the net.
 
#3 ·
Sometimes it is way too difficult to do that though. I mean look at Nadal at the professional level, I rarely see him take wide kick serves early, especially on clay.

Honestly if you expect it, just take maybe precautionary steps to be in a good position so that you don't get handcuffed. Since it is only a kick serve, it isn't going to have the same sting regular flat serves and such have so when you make contact, you can load on the ball. Best thing to do is just hit it back deep.
 
#4 ·
Kick serve to the backhand, classic stuff and everyone has difficulties with it - even the pros.

Probably more difficult for you as lefty, as you don't see that serve very often? Pretty much 80-90% of second serves righty to righty are kicked out to the backhand so we get plenty of practice with it.

Agree with Groove Dude here though, I'd step in and try and take it on the rise if I were you. Or if you have a good slice try and knife it back cross court and occasionaly down the line (tougher option though).
 
#11 ·
:D

This is one of the best areas of my game, now that I have found a perfect returning grip for my forehand and one-handed backhand.

I would find a grip that is very comfortable and is easy to hit a big flat ball with, as well as turning it over to get some spin if the serve bounces wrong.

So what I do is stay on my toes, then when the toss goes up I take 1-2 steps into the court, regardless of where I am. This is where you get power and confidence in your returns. It also assures you that the serve won't bounce up on you too high, but instead you can take it right where you want it. I then take a firm but abbreviated swing and I find I get tons of power on it. It feels great and is high percentage.:wavey:
 
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