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A variant of the Penhold grip, this is used via placing the thumb and little finger on the forehand side of the racket and the other three on the backside. This makes the backhand view look similar to a "W for winning" sign, hence the name. This grip significantly reduces your backhand, though forehand attacks maintain most of their power. The Claw
While this is by far the most common way to hit a two-handed backhand, there are players who use different ways of holding the racquet for a two-handed backhand. The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, Don Budge, had a very powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and 1940s that imparted topspin onto the ball.
Maria Sharapova is another aggressive baseliner who excelled by generating powerful strikes on both wings, and was regarded as one of the best during her era. Novak Djokovic is also a notable offensive baseliner, with his powerful and precise backhand which is widely regarded as the best backhand in the men's game. Serena Williams is considered ...
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The backhand is usually performed from the baseline or as an approach shot. For a right-handed player, a backhand begins with the racquet on the left side of the body, continues across the body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the right side of the body, [1] with the racquet over the right shoulder. The backhand can be a one-handed ...
The wrestler faces toward the opponent, and strikes the front or back of the head with a full swinging back elbow. The move can be performed on an opponent who is kneeling and facing away. This is commonly used by Will Ospreay as a finisher, which he names the Hidden Blade, which usually sees him charge towards a seated, kneeling, or rising ...