How to Lead with the hip in tennis serve

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When you prepare to serve, leading with the hip in the trophy pose will help you get your core muscles into the serve, letting you hit the tennis ball a little bit harder. Using as many muscles as possible when you serve, or almost any other shot in tennis, is extremely important -- leading with the hip is a tip that will help you do that.