How to effectively play serve and volley ?

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How to effectively play serve and volley ?

Postby Rolfes » 14 Jun 2024, 14:54

I just set the Al level as Pro 6 but I find the AI is very good at returning my serve.
They easily return a passing shot when I rush to the net. It seems quite difficult to play serve and volley style in game. Any suggestions on that ?

Btw, does anyone have any tips on serve ?
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Re: How to effectively play serve and volley ?

Postby manutoo » 15 Jun 2024, 06:04

Hello,

1) Use the Normal serve instead of the Strong one to give you more time to reach the net

2) Use the slice to push your opponent outside (so when you serve to the left if you're right-handed and vice versa)

3) Do not release left/right before hitting the ball to get a consistent timing for your aiming, and thus you should be able to aim closer to the lines

4) Even if you do it well, you're going to get some great returns ; your goal should be to win about 60~65% of these points, this should be enough to avoid being breaked
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Re: How to effectively play serve and volley ?

Postby manutoo » 18 Jun 2024, 20:50

I had forgotten :

5) You can release your serve button a fraction of second before you hit the ball, and then press up, so your player will start to run as soon as possible
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