Your “topspin serve” material interested me. But it left an unanswered question: does one pronate the wrist as part of this serve?

Your video suggests “yes”. But the easy way to brush up on the ball involves either no pronation or actual suplimation (turning your wrist out rather than in).

I would answer this in 2 ways.

First, if I was teaching someone, I wouldn’t mention pronation at any time (unless someone really wouldn’t “get it” after continuous practice).

Your goal is to brush up the ball as demonstrated and explained. And then do it better!

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Hi Tomaz,

In your Tennis Strategy ebook in the section on pushers (special bonus report of your ebook) you mention that there are pushers on the ATP, too.

Who are they?

Thanks very much for your time, and for the effort you put into writing the Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia!

Michael Chang and Arantxa Sanchez were the ultimate pushers at the start of their careers.

They would bring the ball back million times until the opponent got frustrated and started to attempt winners from impossible situations.

Later they both adapted their game and became more aggressive.

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Hi Tomaz,

I bought your Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia and just wanted to ask you a few questions about aggression in tennis which you mention a few times.

On page 30 of TSE, you say, “You can still be aggressive though, just to send the message of aggression to your opponent.”

On page 32, you say, “Your shots must be aggressive, yet safe and consistent.”

On page, 37, you say, “Don’t be aggressive without precision.”

On page 39, you say, “Play aggressive baseline shots, but at a big target…”

I’m having a little trouble feeling and visualizing an aggressive shot, in particular as it relates to your advice on pages 30 and 32.

My first thought is to hit it harder, but then there’s a greater chance that it will go out or into the net. Could you explain this a little more, please?

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