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[QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 5087979, member: 2500"]
The question didn't say you're returning against Djokovic or Nadal. Just a "pro".

It can be done. First of all, you'd need to have a decent amount of experience playing relatively competitive tennis so you know your angles, can read spin, and have an idea how much power to put into a return.

And even with that, you won't come close in 10 tries as your opponent is going to put oomph into each serve and is not trying to play a game, only to blow it by you.

However, if you possess #1 and play a lower-ranked pro (e.g. nobody in top 200) in a full three set game, you're going to face a few times where your opponent faults and has to put in a slower 2nd serve (unless he/she just doesn't care about losing a point and risks a double fault). Here's where you may have a chance to return one and actually keep it in play. The first serve is likely 125-130, but the second will typically be 30-40% slower at that level of pro. So you're looking 90-100mph, but with spin. You're odds are low of getting in a good return, but with a decent amount of experience, I would say the odds are not zero.

Of all the challenges, I think this is the easiest.
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