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Fast serves don't make sense – unless you factor in physics and 'cheating'

  • Written by: Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University
To serve at your best, you have to throw your racket in a way that projects the ball at a high speed – but add some spin. It’s simple physics.from www.shutterstock.com

The serve is arguably the most important component of the modern tennis game – and the faster, the better.

But when broken down to very simplistic scientific...

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