How to Return the Serve After the Glass!

Many players struggle to return a good padel serve after the glass and often end up making a mistake, but with a few tips this shot can become alot easier!

As with most shots, players struggle with 2 main areas: the early preparation and confidence using the glass. If you panic and throw yourself at the ball (or freeze on the spot), you will always find this doesn't go where you want it!

Even though it might feel strange at first giving the ball space to rebound and following these tips, please give it a try!

This shot is considered playing after the side glass, because it also happens during the point sometimes where the ball goes in at that angle. If it goes in at that angle and it is deeper, you might want to consider letting it hit the 2nd glass before playing the ball.

[ewanabc]

I needed this. my mate duked me with them sliced wall serves in my first time playing and I twisted my knee misreading the bounce.

[nakatulo]

Thank you for all your videos. It is really hard to find such good content here in youtube in english. I'm Brazilian, but for me english is easyer than spanish to understand.
Your videos are encouraging me in the sport which is new to me.
Thank you for doing that.

[johnshannon]

A very intuitive and precise video Sandy. I'm just starting to play Padel after decades of playing tennis. I found your tips most helpful.

[ludvigborsos]

OUF! Shoutout till Västerås Padel Arena. MÄKTIGT!

[stephenjones]

Excellent tuition. All the lessons I have seen are clear, concise and well presented. Please keep producing more. Thank you.

[Buurmanni]

Thanks Sandy! Very nice food for thought right here. I play the B-side and right now I can almost always return the serve and have accepted that if the serve is very good, it is enough to just get the ball back into play. Even if the opponent gets an easy volley opportunity, sometimes they'll miss it and in padel the point is rarely over even when the opponent gets an easier ball. My standard return is a flat, medium paced shot back towards the server; it has the biggest margin for error and rarely gives the opponent an easy ball to end the point. On easier serves I vary this with a blistering two-handed backhand aimed right at the returner. Tomorrow is my first official match at my local club!

[massagesneekcristina]

I have been in Dubai 3 times. For tennis 2 times was wonderful to see the best players so close. Nice atmosfeer and peaple in Dubai are very frendly and lovly. If you organise for shure i came again to Dubai

[Wiesjex]

My favourite video so far👏very detailed and well explained.

[Nealonify]

Very good video as always! This is a tricky situation and one I feel is one of the largest obstacles for new/intermediate players since it’s easier to learn to hit this kind of serve than to return it. So the game becomes imbalanced of you don’t master this with your group. Great tips!

[kristermagnusson]

Thanks again Sandy! This is what I struggle the most with. Im a backhand player....

[eML]

Great, and I mean great content Sanny! All this tips n trix are helping ALOT!
Hands down and keep updating :)
best regards from Sweden

[thairk]

Very clear and structured explanation, thank you very much!

[wimbouwen]

Thx again, this evening we play a match and i will focus on the return. Try to bring every return in to play :)

[alezar]

great video!!! best regards from argentina!!!

[chrispartridge]

Great tips as usual, will try it ou in the morning, Thanks

[jaimecozar]

Great video Sandy. I have some problems with this kind of shots so will try to follow your tips. Thank you!!

[stoffellama]

Thanks for the great video! These tips are however almost exclusively for returning a serve with the forehand. Would be useful to also receive some extra tips for returning on the backhand side, which is where the most errors are made. The tip where you advise to ‘drop’ the racket head for example is a lot harder for the wrist on the backhand side.

[danielfaulstich]

great video!
could you do one more for the backhand - return ?

[massagesneekcristina]

Thanks Sanny, lovly place. And good explain. Thanks again

[massagesneekcristina]

Padel is so addicted. I play only 1 year. But I want to learn more. I have difficulty with the return with the glas. I will keep in minde. Thanks