Return: Receive with your whole body
How Leylah Fernandez sends hard serves back with control.
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 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.
