Tennis 2

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her left hand, touching the ball to the racket face.
The actual serve motion requires timing and speed. The server should toss the ball straight up into the air by fully extending his or her left arm. He or she should leave the left arm fully extended to help sight the ball as it ascends. While the ball is in the air, the server should rotate the racket head so that it points away from the net, and then bring it straight up so that the frame almost touches the right shoulder blade. Meanwhile, the server should shift his or her weight to the right leg. Then, as the ball reaches the height of its ascent, the server should jump up while fully extending his or her right arm toward the ball and slightly twisting his or her right wrist to bring the racket face into contact with the ball. Then he or she should continue the forward motion of the racket by following through the stroke, bringing the racket across the body so that it points toward the ground at the server’s left ...

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