Serves, Returns of Serve

In Major League Pickleball this morning (Saturday), Camryn Irwin (who is an absolute joy to listen to) and Adam Scott discussed serves and returns of serve.

Mr. Stone wondered aloud what percentage of returns of serve are deep based on the depth of the serve. Well, that is a question that can be answered.

For the four games of the Florida Smash vs. Mad Drops match, I charted depth of serve and depth of return. Here’s what I learned.

1 Serve Was Hit Long.

Short Depth Serve = 100% of returns are deep (7 of 7).

Medium Depth Serve = 48% of returns are deep (26 of 54).

Deep Depth Serve = 38% of returns are deep (38 of 101).

Total Deep Serves = 62% deep (101 of 163).

So yes, Mr. Stone, the depth of a serve impacts the depth of a return of serve!