Tennis Tip: “Holding Your Return”

Season #24 Episode: #27 Shaun Boyce and Ben Hestley

In this episode of Gotennis’s Atlanta Tennis Podcast, Ben Hestly dives deep into the often-overlooked but effective strategy of holding return. This skill is crucial in ensuring success particularly if you are competing at the B or C or Junior level. Join Shaun, as he listens to the Ben Hestley tennis tip.

Our Expert:

Ben Hestley: He is a USPTA certified tennis professional coach. He is currently working with the Bull Shark Sports. GPTA named Ben the Independent Tennis Professional of the Year, 2022 for creating a tennis program at neighborhood facilities for nearly 150 kids. He has huge experience in working at the junior level.

Understanding the Efficacy of Holding The Return

• Hold return: Holding your return is a strategy when your opponent is at service and you try to score by breaking the service. It is a technique where you can use an opportunity meant for your opponent to your advantage.
• Potency: Holding return can be effective at all levels but it is especially potent at the B, C or Junior level tennis. At these stages of tennis, the service is often the least developed tennis skill in players. So, once your opponent has done the serve and  then a powerful and well-placed return can immediately put the server at the baseline and stop him/her from further attack and be on defense.

Other Implications

• Mastering your hold on return cultivates aggressive mindset in returns
• It facilitates attacking mentality, confidence and consistency in all levels of players

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