It’s a little like trying to return a heavy kick serve. If one of the toughest shots to learn in tennis is a kick, figuring out how to return one isn’t far behind. The ball jumps up and away ...

After Boris Becker won his first Wimbledon title in 1985 he soon became known as Boom Boom Becker. Why? Because of his potent serve and unreturnable serves. Now he's teamed up with the BBC Sport ...

Perhaps that’s an overstatement, but it’s tough to advance in the tennis ranks if your second serve is inconsistent and attackable. That’s where developing a strong topspin kick serve can help.

No investigation has characterised the kinematics of all three serve types for the upper extremity and back. Methods Seven NCAA Division I male tennis players performed three successful flat, kick and ...