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A lot of players don’t think about this. They just randomly decide who will be the first partner to serve almost like being polite. Asking each other, “Do you want to serve first?” “I don’t mind, I’ll serve first!” It doesn’t seem to be a very thought-out decision.

Who serves first in your doubles team? there should be some thought going into this because if there is any opportunity for you to get a little bit of an advantage in your match, you need to take that opportunity. And this is an area where you could, maybe, increase your chances of winning at least that first service game by a tiny bit just by making the right choice as to which of the two partners should serve first.

So, what are the things that you can think about when making that decision? Here is the list of things that I think about, any one of which may help determine the decision on who should serve first for your doubles team.

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