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# Return: Receive with your whole body
- URL: https://www.thestrongbaseline.com/return-in-brief/
- Published: 2026-09-17T08:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T13:14:03.000Z
- Description: How Leylah Fernandez sends hard serves back with control.
- Author: Martin Baroch
- Tags: Return, Free, #en

Leylah Fernandez isn't particularly tall, yet her return is very solid. Martin Baroch explains this with her technique: the stroke starts with a rotation of the upper body, supported by the free arm and the outside leg.

*Summary by The Strong Baseline. Original article:* [*Leylah Fernandez – Forehand Return 3.0*](https://cpta-tennis.org/leylah-fernandez-forehand-return-3-0/?ref=thestrongbaseline.com) *by Dr. Martin G. Baroch on cpta-tennis.org.*

That way she absorbs the pace of the serve with her whole body and passes it straight back. Add to that a calm head that watches the contact point for a long time.

> **Key point:** Don't just swing your arm at the return – turn your body and use your opponent's pace.