flat serve
Speediest tennis start
A flat serve in tennis is hit with minimal spin, traveling in a relatively straight trajectory.
It prioritizes speed over placement or movement, making it difficult to return when aimed well.
Players typically use flat serves as first serves, saving safer spin serves for the second attempt: He aced her with a flat serve down the T.
- aceSingle-pip card
- tennisRacquet sport over net
- slicePortion cut off
- topspinForward ball rotation
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
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