Question: Which serves work best against short players?
Answer: Heavy kick serves can be made to jump well above the maximum height at which most short players can hit an aggressive return. On the backhand side especially, the return is likely to be fairly soft and easy to put away either with an aggressive groundstroke, or better, at the net.
You might be able to exploit your short opponent's lack of reach by hitting slice serves out wide, but some short players make up for their reach with their quickness.
