To return a first serve confidently, begin with a good starting grip. Place your top hand in the backhand position and your bottom hand in the forehand grip so you can easily swap between a ...

Ruud was down 3-6, 3-4, 15-40 to the Serbian but managed to escape. He hit 45 winners overall with 28 through his forehand. He is now 11-3 in 2025 so far.