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flat forehand?
are there any tennis pros that have an effective flat forehand?
9 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
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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- Anonymous1 decade ago
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.
- 1 decade ago
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.
- 1 decade ago
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
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
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.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
i hit a flat forehand they tend to stay lower and shoot through than with top spin which is slower and bounces higher i prefer flat though and i find top spin hard to master
- Anonymous1 decade ago
umm i have a pretty flat forehand when it comes to tennis
well i hope that this helped!
- 1 decade ago
usually, you'll find the girl tennis players that have the more effiecient flat forehands.
- 1 decade ago
fr me it is definitely Mcenroe..
at a time wen nobdy used power he was really gud