Serve, return and the next ball

Read serve percentages with their denominators and connect return position to the next shot. Turn match examples into toss, target and first-attack tasks.

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Alexander Zverev speelt een dubbelhandige backhand tijdens de US Open-kwalificaties van 2015

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    Chwalinska wins Wuhan for her first WTA title with a five-game finish

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    From 2–4 to five straight points: Alcaraz turns Tokyo’s final against Lehecka

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    From 2–4 to five straight points: Alcaraz turns Tokyo’s final against Lehecka

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    After losing four games from 5–3, Alcaraz’s Tokyo recovery went through four deuces

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    After losing four games from 5–3, Alcaraz’s Tokyo recovery went through four deuces

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    Andreescu overturns a 2-5 first-set deficit to win Rovereto

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    Andreescu overturns a 2-5 first-set deficit to win Rovereto

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    Andreescu overturns a 2-5 first-set deficit to win Rovereto

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    204 minutes in Rovereto: Andreescu needs a third match point

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    Nine match points saved, then Ann Li finds the tenth against Sabalenka

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    Nine match points saved, then Ann Li finds the tenth against Sabalenka

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    Six break points saved out of six: Ann Li reaches her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal

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    After a 5-2 lead slipped away, Auger-Aliassime rebuilt his Shanghai opener

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    After a 5-2 lead slipped away, Auger-Aliassime rebuilt his Shanghai opener

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    Seven years after his debut, Auger Aliassime wins his first home Davis Cup match

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    Seven years after his debut, Auger Aliassime wins his first home Davis Cup match

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    Four straight aces and a late break send Canada to the Final 8

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    Four straight aces and a late break send Canada to the Final 8

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    67 minutes and a 6–0 set: Bartunkova takes time away from Muchova

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    67 minutes and a 6–0 set: Bartunkova takes time away from Muchova

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Elena Rybakina bereidt een service voor met de bal in de lucht in Brisbane in 2024
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27% eerste services, geen breakpoints: de set van Rybakina die één cijfer niet verklaart

Rybakina won in de eerste set van de US Open-finale van 2026 22 van 30 servicepunten, terwijl slechts 27% van haar eerste services goed was. Wat een snel oordeel mist, is hoe punten een game worden.

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Elena Rybakina glimlacht met een racket op de Washington Open van 2025
Spelers & de tour

Rybakina en Sabalenka wonnen allebei 92 punten. Juist daarin zit een nuttige aanwijzing over serveren

Rybakina mikte in de Australian Open-finale van 2026 met 63% van haar eerste services op Sabalenka’s backhandhoek. Waarom je daarbij ook de missers, de tweede service en het hele punt moet tellen.

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Alexander Zverev speelt een dubbelhandige backhand tijdens de US Open-kwalificaties van 2015
Spelers & de tour

Zverev won 39 van 42 punten op zijn eerste service. Dat is geen ace-statistiek

Alexander Zverevs servicedominantie tegen Ben Shelton in de US Open-finale van 2026 laat zien waarom eerste services in, aces en gewonnen punten verschillende dingen vertellen.

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Ernests Gulbis maakt zich klaar om te serveren op de Pacific Life Open van 2008
Wedstrijdtactiek

Je mag de opgooi laten gaan. Waarom serveer je er toch op?

Een afgewezen opgooi opvangen is iets anders dan naar de bal slaan en missen. Ken de regel, houd de wedstrijd op gang en oefen de beslissing voordat een dubbele fout haar duur maakt.

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Carlos Alcaraz in smoking tijdens de Laureus World Sports Awards van 2024
Spelers & de tour

Alcaraz bracht 76,5% van Djokovics eerste services terug. Het volgende cijfer telt even zwaar

Wat de return van Carlos Alcaraz tegen Novak Djokovic zo lastig maakt: de service terugbrengen én daarna voldoende punten kunnen winnen.

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