Best Returners in TENNIS

1. Andre Agassi

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It is no surprise that the beloved American tops this list, but it was not an easy decision to make. Without question, Agassi is the most dominant second serve returner in the history of tennis. His knack for taking the ball early allowed him to not only take his opponents’ time away, but it meant that he could punish second serves as he would any short ball.
The benefit of possessing such a murderous second serve return is that it puts an extreme amount of pressure on the opponent’s first serve. One should not overlook how intimidating it must be to know that you will be dealing with the most aggressive returner of all time in the event that you miss your first serve. Like Nalbandian more recently, Agassi liked to view the second serve as the shortest ball he was likely to get in the rally, and he treated it accordingly.
Unfortunately for Andre, his first serve return suffered somewhat by comparison. He would often get aced a lot, arguably because he took risks even when returning first serves. The fact that Agassi tops this list on the basis of his second serve return illustrates just how dominant that particular stroke was.