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Serena Williams preparing to hit a forehand. The continental grip was popular with many Europeans of the 1920s and 1930s and with many Australians of the 1940s and 1950s. The continental has the advantage of being used for all strokes: serves, volleys, forehands, and backhands, without having to be shifted in the player's hand, as is the case ...
[174] Keys is particularly known for hitting strong forehand groundstrokes. Former world No. 1 Karolína Plíšková, who also has an elite forehand, and 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens have both said that Keys has the best forehand in the game. [175] [176] Keys is an aggressive baseliner.
A player's weaknesses may also determine strategy. For example, most players typically have a stronger forehand shot and therefore they will favor the forehand, hence will re-balance their posture and re-adjust their position by "running around" a more logical backhand cross-court to enable them to hit an inside-out forehand instead.
A stunning effort forehand down the line and Djokovic goes 40-0 up, and he holds it to love, the first love-hold of the set. French Open: Novak Djokovic 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 3-3 Francisco Cerundolo 19: ...
She finds the baseline with a strong return then whips a forehand across court forcing a miscue from Raducanu. The game moves level at 30-30. *Emma Raducanu 5-2 Viktoria Hruncakova
A serve (or, more formally, a service) in tennis is a shot to begin the point. The most common serve is used is an overhead serve.It is initiated by tossing the ball into the air over the server's head and hitting it when the arm is fully stretched out (usually near the apex of its trajectory) into the diagonally opposite service box without touching the net.
Groundstrokes in tennis are usually hit from the back of the court, around the baseline. [1] There are many factors that may define a good groundstroke. For example, one groundstroke may use topspin and another backspin. [2] Both can be effective for different reasons having to do with depth, opponent's strength or weaknesses, etc.
A fast return is usually played with great power as angled as possible either cross-court or down-the-line. To be able to hit such a shot, a player must have either a very strong and flat forehand or backhand, and not all players are able to execute such a passing shot well.