re: Can somebody explain Goran Ivaniševic's 2nd serve strategy to me?

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Obviously huge serving was a part of his game. But something I never understood was him going even harder on the second serve if he faulted on the first serve. Seems like the tennis equivalent of checkers or wreckers to me.

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Math.

He believed that the liklihood of his winning the point with an aggressive 2nd serve outweighed the potential that he missed.

Look at a game like Men's volleyball at higher levels (college, professional, national teams). Teams have figured out that serving really tough and miss a lot of serves because it increases their likelihood of winning the point.