start below it and work up to it. It’s very hard to bring yourself down to your best pace if you start hitting too hard right away. You can spend the rest of the match looking for your rhythm. Ivan never makes that mistake. And that goes for his serve, too. By trying to slug the ball before your body and mind are really acclimated to the match you can take your service down for the whole day. The serve is complex. Even Lendl doesn’t go for it too early.
