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2. Grip (tennis) - Wikipedia

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   The Semi-Western grip is an "advanced" form that most players either change to on purpose or naturally find through practice. This grip closes the racket face more upon contact, allowing for more topspin but is still able to generate pace. This grip is the most popular on tour and is used by several greats, such as Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.

3. Forehand - Wikipedia

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   The extreme-western or Hawaiian grip is a very extreme tennis grip where the player places their knuckle past the 5th bevel on the tennis racket. It's considered by some to be too extreme for tennis, as the optimal strike zone for this grip is very high up and is suitable only for pure spin hitting.

4. Topspin - Wikipedia

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   In table tennis the best defense for a top spin loop is a block close to the table which involves a firm fixation of the paddle and a slight movement forwards with an angle less than 90 degrees. Another way of defending the topspin is to counterattack with a topspin or slice the ball. [6]

5. Backhand - Wikipedia

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   The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, amateur and professional champion Don Budge, [14] had a very powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and '40s that imparted topspin onto the ball. He used an Eastern grip, and some pictures show his thumb extended along the side of the racquet for greater support.

6. Table tennis grips and playing styles - Wikipedia

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   Table tennis is unique among racket sports in that it supports a wide variety of playing styles and methods of gripping the racket, at even the highest levels of play. This article describes some of the most common table tennis grips and playing styles seen in competitive play. The playing styles listed in this article are broad categories with ...

7. Glossary of table tennis - Wikipedia

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   In competitive table tennis, usually Best-Of-Five or Best-Of-Seven is played, which means that the first player to win three (Bo5) or four (Bo7) sets, wins the match. Shakehand The most popular table-tennis grip; With the index finger extended over the paddle head perpendicular to the handle. Short

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9. Lob (tennis) - Wikipedia

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   In addition to that continental grip, their primary tactic was to serve and volley, but they also applied the backhands. Their weakest area was the forehand. The second evolution was the reverse forehand lob. This lob became associated with the tennis player Pete Sampras. Sampras, even today, remains cemented among the legendary for his huge serve.