We have a couple serves: The forehand backspin serve The disguised left- and right-spin with a little topspin serves The key attributes in a serve are: Where it goes How fast it goes Whether it reaches the back edge The spin And the perceived depth and spin I’ve read you should always serve to the front or back third of the opponents side, never to the middle third. The reason for preferring these regions is to force the opponent into a less comfortable stroke and maybe put them a bit off b...