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Serve Secrets:

The Set Up and Stance

Jeff Salzenstein

This is the first of a new 3 part series from Jeff Salzenstein on Serve Secrets. Jeff should know something about serving since he was clocked in excess of 136mph on the ATP tour. But more than that, Jeff has always been a student of the game and particularly the serve. He is one of the bright new voices in tennis coaching and one of the very few who comes from such a high level playing background.

The article deals with 2 critical prerequisites for a great serve, although they are commonly overlooked by players and even coaches. These are how you set up you arms and distribute your weight, and the related issue of the starting stance.

We're excited to have back Jeff as a Tennisplayer contributor!

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Jeff Salzenstein is the founder of Tennis Evolution which offers a complete learning and training program on the web for players of all levels. Jeff was an elite American junior player who went on to become a two time All American at Stanford. Over the course of his pro career he won 5 Challenger titles, played in the main draw at all four Grand Slams, and was ranked in the top 100 on the ATP Tour. He has career wins over players including Fernando Verdasco, Mikhael Tillstrom, Jiri Novak, and Greg Rusedski.

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Source: tennisplayer.net archive — The Set Up and Stance.docx (John Yandell teaching library, 2002-2022). Extracted and rendered as HTML for Tennis Future Lab.