Forehand slice/slice dropshot

[theagassiman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S55Pq4RrfI
probably most of you have seen this shot before.

Tomic is a current player. For all the perceived 'subtitles' in tennis pre-graphite era, there never seemed to an era where the majority of players who used this shot as their default shot (not counting women here).

[Jack Romeo]

the strangest thing about that shot is that he didn't seem to change his grip much. you see a lot of the other guys hold their forehands as if they are gonna rip it, then at the last moment switch to a continental and slide the racket head under the ball for a dropper. but in this case, he winds up like he's gonna brush up over it then suddenly drop it - using much the same grip, at least it seems.

[BeHappy]

Jimmy Connors hit the forehand slice with his semi western forehand grip too.

[hoodjem]

Seems like Tony Roche used to like to hit these.

[Limpinhitter]

Bill Tilden was the master of all spins including the forehand slice and chop. Here, you can see him using it as a change up, disrupting the timing of his opponent and drawing an UE.

@ about 1:02: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/bi...ry/bill+tilden

[BTURNER]

Evonne Goolagong used to hit that one and it looked just like that, oddly different from the conventional dropper!

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by Limpinhitter

Bill Tilden was the master of all spins including the forehand slice and chop. Here, you can see him using it as a change up, disrupting the timing of his opponent and drawing an UE.

@ about 1:02: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/bi...ry/bill+tilden

They musta changed the foot fault rule since then. Pretty blatant on Big Bill's part. . .

Kevin