Your Srokes: Jeff Greenwald Serve

How much could an elite international senior player change his serve in one hour? Part of being a tennis player is managing your game – technically, tactically, mentally – no matter what your level. I don’t believe that there is such a thing as final mastery in this game. You can’t lock your forehand away in a safe like a possession you own, and then trot it out at match time. Everyone’s strokes are fluid, with tendencies, strengths, and weaknesses that come and go, depending on opponents, practice routines, court surfaces, and mental pressures. This point may be especially true for lower level players, but it applies all the way up the tennis food chain. So it was a lot of fun to get a chance to work with my friend Jeff Greenwald on his serve. Jeff, as most of our subscribers know, is a Tennisplayer contributor (Click Here). He is also one the world’s elite senior players, with the credentials to prove it. Jeff was previously ranked #1 on the planet in the men’s 35s. And now he was moving into national 40s competition. Jeff has a huge forehand, and can still rocket his serve at 120mph. The problem…