Pete Sampras Serve Analysis - Tennis Serve Lesson

Pete Sampras Serve Analysis - Tennis Serve Lesson
Pete Sampras is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Before the era of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, Sampras was considered by many to be the GOAT. Download our FREE serve guide here - https://www.top-tennis-training.com/s...
Pistol Pete Sampras is one of the best servers of all time. Although Sampras never had the fastest serve in the world, his serve was feared by all his opponents due to his incredible disguise and accuracy with his tennis serve.
Andre Agassi who is regarded as one of the greatest returners tennis has ever seen, regarded in-form Pete Sampras to be the greatest players he's ever faced, stating "Without any doubt, he had the best serve and volleys between the players I faced and he was the best of the best".
So what exactly made Pete Sampras' serve so good and unique?
In this video, Coach Simon Konov of Top Tennis Training will examine and analyse the Pete Sampras serve in great depth.

Grip - Pete Sampras uses the continental grip on his tennis serve, which is the standard grip that most tennis pros will use.

Stance - Pete Sampras uses the platform serve stance. This is where you keep your feet around shoulder-width apart throughout the entire motion until you drive up into the ball.

Starting Position - Pete Sampras starts off his service motion with his body weight mainly on the back leg. He achieves this by lifting the toes of his front foot.
This will aid Sampras later on in the service action to transfer his body weight, from the back leg to the front leg and finally into the court. Sampras has quite a high starting position with the racket, his elbow and wrist are both bent. This position will allow him to drop the racket in a very relaxed manner and build up momentum.

Relaxation - One of Pete Sampras's tricks on his tennis serve is allowing his fingertips to lift off the grip. This occurs as he is lifting the racket into the trophy position. By doing this, Sampras eliminates tension in the fingers and this, in turn, keeps his muscles loose and relaxed.

Video Timeline
00:00 - Pete Sampras Serve Analysis Intro
00:42 - Pete Sampras Serve Grip
01:01 - Pete Sampras Serve Stance
02:05 - Disguise on the Sampras Serve
02:34 - The Start of the Sampras Serve

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