I play more doubles than singles. I was playing singles with a better player the other day and he suggested I should try long serves, hitting high to the back of the court. This was very effective when my serve was long enough.
What I'm wondering though is, why do we serve high? I noticed that players like my new heroine Intanon Ratchanok do serve very high. But this height gives the opponent all the time in the world to get back to play the shot. Why don't players serve just high enough so that the opponent can't reach the serve in midcourt, so that it arrives at the back much more quickly and gives them less time to get into position?
What I'm wondering though is, why do we serve high? I noticed that players like my new heroine Intanon Ratchanok do serve very high. But this height gives the opponent all the time in the world to get back to play the shot. Why don't players serve just high enough so that the opponent can't reach the serve in midcourt, so that it arrives at the back much more quickly and gives them less time to get into position?
