Andy Murray Serve Return Tip

In this tennis tip we show 3 different serve returns of Andy Murray. David Sammel gives the key points of each one below.

Image 1
•    This is a tough swinging serve so Andy is reacting to step out wide slightly off balance due to speed of the serve
•    Arms in symmetry with hips and shoulders turned
•    Head is still and eyes track the ball

Image 2
•    He has just made contact so racket has slightly come up thru the ball (almost a flat return)
•    Shoulders leaning forward to get weight behind the return (left over right without bending the torso)
•    Hips still turned with eyes fantastically focused on the ball



Image 3
•    Perfect contact point in front of the body
•    Left arm has not pulled left(common error), but in sync with the racket arm
•    Weight is leaning forward to counter the weight of the fast ball (upward of 115mph) so body is not pushed upward causing the head to lift

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