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AuthorJohn Yandell
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Can you read Pete’s serve? The down the middle is on the left. The wide serve is on the right. The differences are invisible to the naked eye.

In the deuce court, to hit down the middle Pete flattens out the racket head as he comes to the ball. The racket head moves out through the line of the hit more directly than on the wide serve.
The pronation after the hit is also more pronounced.

John Yandell

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John Yandell is widely acknowledged as one of the leading videographers and students of the modern game of professional tennis. His high speed filming for Advanced Tennis and Tennisplayer have provided new visual resources that have changed the way the game is studied and understood by both players and coaches. He has done personal video analysis for hundreds of high level competitive players, including Justine Henin-Hardenne, Taylor Dent and John McEnroe, among others.

In addition to his role as Editor of Tennisplayer he is the author of the critically acclaimed book Visual Tennis.

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Can you read Pete’s serve? The down the middle is on the left. The wide serve is on the right. The differences are invisible to the naked eye.

In the deuce court, to hit down the middle Pete flattens out the racket head as he comes to the ball. The racket head moves out through the line of the hit more directly than on the wide serve. The pronation after the hit is also more pronounced.

John Yandell

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In the deuce court, to hit down the middle Pete flattens out the racket head as he comes to the ball. The racket head moves out through the line of the hit more directly than on the wide serve.
The pronation after the hit is also more pronounced.