Who hits really flat?
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Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Mick
Legend
in my defense, his shots look flat to me, i guess because whenever i see him play, it's always against nadal
King of Aces
Banned
Agassi seemed to hit pretty damn flat. He did have some topspin ....but just barely enough for control.
Its absolutely impossible for anyone to hit completely flat. All balls have some sort of spin on them.
Its absolutely impossible for anyone to hit completely flat. All balls have some sort of spin on them.
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Jonny S&V
Hall of Fame
Agreed, flattest hitter out there.
Add Blake into that.
No, he hits with a lot of spin, but not so much that his ball is loopy by any means.
When he is rocketing his inside out crosscourt forehand it is as flat as Blakes. And yes, I have seen him his his forehand many times.
everyday09
New User
no... just because it isn't loopy doesn't mean there is no spin on it. He actually hits with a decent amount to keep the ball in.
93sq.
Semi-Pro
i don't think so...i watched him in Rome..and he puts a lot of spin in his forehand...
Staiger
Semi-Pro
I have to disagree with you ! His groundstrokes have abit of topspin on them. He only flatten it out when he attack with his backhand or going for the forehand down the line . Also it is pretty hard for him to get any topspin on a high boncing ball due to his height
Staiger
Semi-Pro
you must be kidding me !
I am surprise that he doesnt hit more of his forehand into the net
swedechris
Banned
soderling .. by far . he has totally flat groundies.
yellowoctopus
Professional
This question makes me wonder, is Nadal capable of hitting a flat forehand?
I know the guy is capable of a lot, but it seems like it would take an effort for him to do this.
May be this deserves another thread?
I know the guy is capable of a lot, but it seems like it would take an effort for him to do this.
May be this deserves another thread?
He can hit a ball with a flatter trajectory. He was doing this quite often against Federer in the final of the AO. Used the heavy crosscourt FH to setup a short ball to attack off of.
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Evgeny Korolev
What most people don't understand is that spin doesn't necessarily mean it affects the trajectory of the ball (although it can). When Federer, Monfils, Gonzalez, etc. crack a 100 mph ball, they are also easily putting 3k+ rpms on the ball. It's simply not possible to hit the ball that hard and control it without that much spin.
TennisLover17
Semi-Pro
Gulbis and Blake.
miniRafa386
Hall of Fame
true.
but when gonzo rips it, it is definetly the biggest forehand on tour. no doubt. maybe monfils can come close
cottontail
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Kimiko Date-Krumm
Tempest344
Professional
Hewitt's Forehand is fairly flat for an (almost) western grip
stepanek, blake, simon, davydenko
stepanek, blake, simon, davydenko
halalula1234
Professional
steffi graf, marion bartoli, pete sampras, kimiko date, gonzalez, blake also a lot of those classic players
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
downthewall
Rookie
You mean side-underspin?
SaintClaires
Banned
Robin Soderling
Can't believe no mention of Safin
I agree with a lot of the guys already mentioned, but to me, Marat Safin hits the ball as consistently flat as anyone today. Obviously all pros hit with varying degrees of topspin, but Safin hits much more straight through the ball on both sides. Of course this becomes a high risk, high reward proposition for him. When he's in a good state of mind and feeling confident, Marat's hard, penetrating groundstrokes are difficult for opponents to handle. However, with little spin, Safin has less margin for error, which is why he can misfire in bunches.
I agree with a lot of the guys already mentioned, but to me, Marat Safin hits the ball as consistently flat as anyone today. Obviously all pros hit with varying degrees of topspin, but Safin hits much more straight through the ball on both sides. Of course this becomes a high risk, high reward proposition for him. When he's in a good state of mind and feeling confident, Marat's hard, penetrating groundstrokes are difficult for opponents to handle. However, with little spin, Safin has less margin for error, which is why he can misfire in bunches.
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