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Returning a sharp cross court return in doubles

by Keith West
(Pittsburg, Ca)

I play doubles three times a week with a bunch of old men who were pretty good as kids. Two of them are ex coaches, and both of them return serve sharply towards the side line across court with outside spin on the ball.

These returns are almost impossible to return. What can I do to reduce the effectiveness of their shot?

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Jul 19, 2008
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Change your position
by: Joe

If you're not in the right position to return these serves, then change your position. Try standing further out wide, and experiment with your front-to-back positioning as well. The danger of "cheating out wide", of course, is that your opponent will then serve down the T if he's smart. But not all opponents are smart. :-) So make him prove that he is.

Where he stands to serve can offer a clue as well as to where he plans to serve. Folks tend to stand out wide to serve out wide, and closer to the center line to serve down the center.

Best of luck!

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