All Discussions Tagged 'serving' - Tennisopolis : Tennis Social Network2024-03-19T03:43:28Zhttp://tennisopolis.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=serving&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIf you win the coin toss, who among you would 'defer' and why?tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-09-11:1869403:Topic:9518132012-09-11T17:45:28.653ZLuvTennishttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/LuvTennis
<p>I am sure each person has his/her own reasons for deferring when winning a coin toss. I know a person (a lefty) who AFAIK would <strong>always</strong> defer. My guess is because by deferring, he may be able to get the best of both (sides and serves). If the opponent picks the side that's not good for a lefty, he'll just ask his partner to serve. If the opponent picks serves, he picks the side that's advantageous for the next game for him/his partner. </p>
<p><br></br>You might ask, why…</p>
<p>I am sure each person has his/her own reasons for deferring when winning a coin toss. I know a person (a lefty) who AFAIK would <strong>always</strong> defer. My guess is because by deferring, he may be able to get the best of both (sides and serves). If the opponent picks the side that's not good for a lefty, he'll just ask his partner to serve. If the opponent picks serves, he picks the side that's advantageous for the next game for him/his partner. </p>
<p><br/>You might ask, why would he not take the serve. Only he can answer that, but my guess is because most 4.5 and lower players do not have killer serves so he can potentially get an early break. Plus most club players take time to warm up on serves, so they're probably not serving at their peak when they start a match. Maybe he has other reasons ... don't know.</p>
<p><br/>What do you guys think?</p>