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The forehand in tennis is a shot made by swinging the racquet across one's body in the direction of where the player wants to place the shot. There are eight basic shots in the game of Tennis: the serve, Forehand, Backhand, volley, Half volley (pick-up ball The backhand in Tennis is a stroke hit by swinging the racquet away from one's body in the direction of where the player wants the ball to go A serve (or more formally a service) in Tennis is a shot to start a point. A volley in Tennis is a shot that is hit before the ball bounces on the ground A half volley in Tennis is a shot that is hit immediately after the ball bounces A lob in Tennis is hitting the ball high and deep into the opponent's court. An overhead smash in Tennis is a shot that is hit above the head with a serve -like motion A drop shot in Tennis is tapping the ball just over the net A good drop shot travels such that the opponent is unable to run fast enough to retrieve it Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) For a right-handed player, the forehand is a stroke that begins on the right side of his body, continues across his body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the left side of his body. It is considered the easiest shot to master, perhaps because it is the most natural stroke. Beginners and advanced players often have better forehands than any other shots and use it as a weapon.

Most forehands are hit with topspin because it is easy to generate. For the fictional characters see Topspin (Transformers. In sports in particular Racquet sports ' topspin is a property of a shot where On some occasions, such as an approach shot, a player can opt to hit with backspin. BackSpin is an Old School Hip Hop radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 43 and DISH Network channel 6043

Players with great forehands often build their main strategy around it. They set up a point until they have a good chance of striking a powerful forehand to win the point. A well-known tactic is to run around a ball on their backhand side in order to hit a forehand cross-court, called the inside-out forehand.


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Grips

Main article: Grip (tennis)

There are four main grips for executing the forehand and their popularity has fluctuated over the years. In Tennis, a grip is a way of holding the Racquet in order to hit shots during a match In Tennis, a grip is a way of holding the Racquet in order to hit shots during a match They are the western, the semi-western, the eastern, and the continental.

Western

The western was widely used in the first two decades of the 20th century. For a number of years the small, apparently frail 1920s player Bill Johnston was considered by many to have had the best forehand of all time, a stroke that he hit shoulder-high using a western grip. William ("Little Bill" Johnston ( November 2, 1894 in San Francisco California – May 1, 1946 in San Francisco California Few top players used the western grip after the 1920s, as many of them moved to the eastern and continental, but in the latter part of the 20th century, as shot-making techniques and equipment changed radically, the western forehand made a strong comeback and is now used by many modern players. Some consider it to be an extreme or radical grip, however. The maximum amount of topspin can be generated with this grip, and as such, it is used to great effect by many clay courters, most notably by Rafael Nadal. Rafael Nadal Parera (rafaˈel naˈðal (born June 3 1986 is a Spanish professional Tennis player who has been ranked World No

Semi-Western

The semi-western grip is also widely used today, and falls in between the western and the eastern. It is popular with players who want to hit a fair amount of topspin.

Eastern

The eastern grip widely replaced the western in the 1920s and thereafter was used by such World No. 1 players as Bill Tilden, Ellsworth Vines, Don Budge, and Jack Kramer, all of whom were considered to have very powerful forehands. World number one male tennis player rankings is a year-by-year listing of both the male Tennis player who at the end of a full year of play has generally been considered to William Tatem Tilden II ( February 10, 1893 &ndash June 5, 1953) often called "Big Bill", was an American Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr (September 28 1911 – March 17 1994 was an American Tennis champion of the 1930s the World No John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie" Budge ( June 13 1915 &ndash January 26 2000) was an American Tennis John Albert Kramer (born August 1, 1921, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a champion U Many beginners start with the eastern grip because of its comfortable feel. It is often described as shaking hands with the racquet. Forehands hit with the eastern can have either topspin or backspin, as the gripping hand is on the same plane as the racquet, and can thus be tilted up for topspin or down for backspin rather easily.

Continental

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 with all the other grips. It is particularly well-suited for hitting low balls — "taking the ball on the rise" — but is generally considered inferior for most forehands.

Two-handed forehand

No matter which grip is used, most forehands are generally executed with one hand holding the racquet, but there have been fine players with two-handed forehands. In the 1940s and 50s the Ecuadorian/American player Pancho Segura used a two-handed forehand with devastating effect against larger, more powerful players. Pancho Segura, born Francisco Olegario Segura ( June 20, 1921, known as "Segoo") was a leading His frequent adversary and even greater player Jack Kramer has called it the single finest shot in the history of tennis. John Albert Kramer (born August 1, 1921, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a champion U

Monica Seles also used a two-handed forehand very effectively, with 53 career titles that included 9 Grand Slam titles. Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No

Some players will use a two-handed forehand when they need a sure-fire in. The constricted movement will generally generate less power.

Great forehands

In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, who had a great forehand himself, devotes a page to the best tennis strokes he had ever seen. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) John Albert Kramer (born August 1, 1921, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a champion U He writes: "FOREHAND—Segura was best, then Perry, followed by Tilden and Vines (although I never saw Big Bill's till he was in his forties). Pancho Segura, born Francisco Olegario Segura ( June 20, 1921, known as "Segoo") was a leading Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995 born in Stockport, Cheshire, was an English Tennis and Table tennis William Tatem Tilden II ( February 10, 1893 &ndash June 5, 1953) often called "Big Bill", was an American Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr (September 28 1911 – March 17 1994 was an American Tennis champion of the 1930s the World No Of the moderns, Năstase's forehand is a superb one, especially on the run. Ilie Năstase (born July 19, 1946, in Bucharest, Romania) is a former Romanian professional tennis player and one of the top players " At a professional event in 1951 the forehand drives of a number of players were electronically measured. Pancho Gonzales hit the fastest, 112. Ricardo Alonso González or Richard Gonzalez, (May 9 1928 &ndash July 3 1995 who was generally known as Pancho Gonzales or less often as Pancho Gonzalez 88 mph, followed by Jack Kramer at 107. John Albert Kramer (born August 1, 1921, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a champion U 8 and Welby Van Horn at 104. Welby Van Horn (born 1920 was an American professional Tennis player who went on to have a career as a major tennis coach [1]. In the 1980's, Ivan Lendl was famous for the smoothness of his forehand and his ability to strike the ball hard, no matter where he was standing on the court. But the first player who really revolutionized the forehand was probably Andre Agassi, who was able to take the ball on the rise and strike it harder than everybody else. This trend was followed by many players in the 1990's, such as Jim Courrier, Sergi Bruguera, Victor Lamm and the great Pete Sampras.

The forehand has been used as a major weapon by many players for years. Amongst the male players, some of the notable players with great forehands:

And amongst the female players:

Notes

  1. ^ The History of Professional Tennis, Joe McCauley, page 57

In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, who had a great forehand himself, devotes a page to the best tennis strokes he had ever seen. May Godfrey Sutton ( September 25, 1886 &ndash October 4, 1975) was a Tennis champion and the first American to win the Anna Margarethe "Molla" Bjurstedt Mallory ( March 6, 1884 in Oslo &ndash November 22, 1959 in Stockholm) Helen Newington Wills Roark ( October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998) also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American Tennis Grand Slam record Australian Championships Singles champion: 1935 Wimbledon Christine Truman Janes, MBE, (born on January 16, 1941 in Woodford Green, England) is a female former Tennis player from Susan Barker, MBE (born 19 April 1956 in Paignton, Devon, England is a Television presenter and former professional Tennis player Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No Jennifer Marie Capriati (born March 29 1976 in New York City is a former World No Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ( Mariya Yur’evna Sharapova; born April 19 1987 is a Russian professional Tennis player Mary Pierce (born January 15 1975 in Montreal, Canada is a Tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA tour. Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26 1981 is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No Ana Ivanović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Ивановић ˈana iˈvaːnɔviʨ born November 6 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia, then Yugoslavia Nadia Viktorovna Petrova (pee-TROH-vuh Russian: Nadézhda Víktorovna Petróva; born June 8, 1982, Moscow, Russia Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978 Basel) is professional female tennis player. He writes: "FOREHAND—Segura was best, then Perry, followed by Tilden and Vines (although I never saw Big Bill's till he was in his forties). Of the moderns, Năstase's forehand is a superb one, especially on the run. " At a professional event in 1951 the forehand drives of a number of players were electronically measured. Pancho Gonzales hit the fastest, 112. 88 mph, followed by Jack Kramer at 107. 8 and Welby Van Horn at 104. [1]

The forehand has been used as a major weapon by many players for years. Amongst the male players, some of the notable players with great forehands:

Bill Johnston, 1920s amateur Bill Tilden, 1920s and 1930s amateur and professional Ellsworth Vines, 1930s amateur and professional Jack Crawford, 1930s amateur Fred Perry, 1930s amateur and professional Jack Kramer, 1940s amateur and professional Pancho Segura, 1940s and '50s professional, first 2-handed forehand Björn Borg, Ivan Lendl Jim Courier Pete Sampras Andre Agassi Andy Roddick Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Daniel Köllerer


And amongst the female players:

May Sutton Bundy, 1900s amateur Helen Wills Moody, 1920s and 30s amateur, Dorothy Round, 1930s amateur, Jadwiga Jedrzejowska, 1930s amateur, Christine Truman, 1950s and 60s amateur, Sue Barker, 1970s professional, Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf, one of whose nicknames was "Fräulein Forehand" Monica Seles (two-handed) Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams Serena Williams Maria Sharapova Justine Henin (whose forehand Davenport has frequently credited as a 'major weapon') Kim Clijsters Ana Ivanovic Sania Mirza

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forehand

-noun

  1. (racket sports) a stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke
  2. (disc sports) a throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger
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