flat forehand?
are there any tennis pros that have an effective flat forehand?
are there any tennis pros that have an effective flat forehand?
hebronxtennis
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There are rarely any players that hit with a flat forehand because top spin is the most effective for them. But they still do hit flat on SOME occasions. Some poeple that do this are Justine Henin who hits mostly spin but you will see soem flat sometimes. Nadal does this also.
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Anonymous
James Blake usually hits a flat forehand when he goes for a forehand winner. Roger Federer also hits his forehand flat occasionally. Andre Agassi was known for flat strokes off both wings when he was playing. Using flat strokes is relatively rare nowadays because the players are hitting the ball with such pace that you have much less control with flat shots as opposed to topspin or slices. Using a flat forehand throughout most of your match would be considered very high risk.
Kevin H
James Blake and Fernando Gonzales have pretty flat forehands, for Pro players. But in recent times the game has evolved into such a baseline slug fest and the players are hitting the ball so hard that they have to put more spin on the ball to keep it in play, examples are guys like Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal who use extreme western forehand grips. Pete Sampras also had a relatively flat forehand, especially when he was hitting it on the run.
Mugu
Well.. I am not sure of any current Men's Player that uses the flat forehand as a main stroke...but I do know that John Mcenroe had one of the best flat strokes in the game
Anonymous
Probably Maria SHarapova because her forehand doesn't generate much topspin which is why her shots go like fyling bullets which are hard to get back at.