HUGE TENNIS - How To Serve Like Roger Federer

Your Guide to Learning The Roger Federer Serve Technique

The Companion video is located at the following link:
h7ps://youtu.be/1YsjhoDnnog

Roger leans over the baseline

with his weight on the left foot,
bouncing the ball over the
baseline a few times. His racquet
is extended out behind him for
balance.

As he brings the racquet down

Roger is still leaning over while
barely holding the ball with the
tips of his fingers. The ball is
set inside the throat of his
racquet.

The grip hand is in a conBnental

grip with the pointer finger
spread slightly from the middle
finger. The fleshy part of his
hand is a bit over the end of the
grip. This is for more flexibility in
controlling where the ball goes.
 As he begins the ball toss his
weight starts to transfer to the
right foot and "spreads his wings"
releasing the ball at about eye
level and extending his racket arm
with the face of the racquet
pointed down to the court.

Once he is in the trophy posiBon

his legs are bent way down and
on his Bp toes. This is the "load
phase" storing energy to release
into the ball. He's also geLng
into the "bow" posiBon with his
hip out to the net and arching his
back. The hips and shoulders are
turned towards the back corner
fence.

Now he's beginning the upward

swing to the ball with a supinated
wrist. The racquet is far away from
his body in order to maximize
leverage and power.
 Right before impact the wrist is
supinated. The racquet looks as if
it will slice the ball in half.

Just before striking the ball his wrist

begins to pronate and the racquet face
begins to "fla7en" out.

Once the ball is struck he conBnues

the pronaBon turning the racquet
face all the way to the right of the
court. He is also very far off the
ground due to the deep knee bend
and the explosion up and into the
ball.
Roger finishes his swing across the
body while the tossing arm clears
away. The racquet arm almost hits
his leR knee and leg. He keeps his
head and chest up in order to make
a quicker recovery aRer the serve is
returned back to him.

He kicks his right leg backwards for

balance and also allows for a quick
recovery.

Roger easily recovers with a split

step after his serve to be prepared
for a return.
 Print this guide out, put it in your tennis bag
and take it to the court with you. Watch the
companion video as well by going to the
following link: h7ps://youtu.be/1YsjhoDnnog
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