return of serve
Answer the ball
Return of serve is the shot that answers an opponent's serve in racket sports like tennis, badminton, or pickleball.
The term covers both the act and the resulting shot: Her return of serve was weak, setting up an easy volley.
A strong return of serve neutralizes the server's advantage, making it a fundamental skill in competitive play.
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- backhandRacket stroke across body
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- rallyGathering for a cause
- baselineStandard for comparison
two-handed backhand · receiver · center line · ready position · lob · passing shot · short ball · crosscourt · down the line · break point · deuce · advantage · topspin · slice · net · court · racket · grip
- racket sportsvolley, forehand, backhand, doubles, singles
- tennis shotsforehand, backhand, volley, lob, smash
- doubles tennisdoubles match, doubles partner, doubles partners, doubles team, doubles court
stroke sequence in a point
return of serveserve
Attend to needs
first serve · service · second serve · delivery · ace
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