Doc's Tip of the Night -- Return of Serve

When establishing your stance on the return of serve, you want to angle your stance where the outside foot is higher than the inside foot. This is true for both sides of the court when returning. The angle of stance should be approximately 12 degrees +/- 5 to the baseline in the duece court to approximately 168 degrees +/- 5 to the baseline in the ad court.
The purpose of this angled stance is so you will move at an angle to the ball on the wide serves. Also, since your stance turns your shoulders to the inside of the service box you will have an advantage in turning early if the serve is hit down the center or 'T'. hd