Best forehand of all time?
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nadalgirl26
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Howaa darea you havewa a paoll on whoat has the best reoahand. My sweet Nadal hast the best foerehand by far ever adn there shold not even be discussaion about it.
Steven87 said:
His forehand is very good but it is not a candidate for the best on tour now, let alone the best ever. He swings so hard it makes it look harder then it is, he contacts the ball to late, and too early that it releases alot of the power before he actually applies force to the ball.
BigServer1
Legend
nadalgirl26 said:
You posted this in the WTA reoahand poll thread as well. Make up your mind, NadalBoy.
Lleytian3
Semi-Pro
lets just exclude whatever nadalgirl has to say cause we already know her opinon.
they are a lot of great forehands out there. i cant see giving to anyone else than federer, it was hard to vote though. sampras has one of the bes running forehands.
agassi can move you round the court with his and can blast sum good returns. it is a real toss up. but i have to give it to fed-ex
they are a lot of great forehands out there. i cant see giving to anyone else than federer, it was hard to vote though. sampras has one of the bes running forehands.
agassi can move you round the court with his and can blast sum good returns. it is a real toss up. but i have to give it to fed-ex
winebarrel
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Laver had a good forehand but it was not outstanding, his backhand on the other hand was a work of art.
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nadalgirl26
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I guess its ais possabel Federers forehadn is the best ever only beasduse the rest of his games is no gdood. His backhand is poor, his return is averagea, his movemwent is average, his serve is avderage, and his volley is poor, and his mental toughesn is poor. So he has toea have an awffuly great forehadn to win anything since the rests o his game is not good at sall.
Nextman916
Professional
Currently: Roger Federer, James Blake, Fernando Gonzolez, Fernando Verdasco.
This is dismissing the fact of the amount of errors some of these players make, but when going all out these are my tops.
This is dismissing the fact of the amount of errors some of these players make, but when going all out these are my tops.
justineheninhoogenbandfan
Banned
This looks like a runaway so far.
DashaandSafin
Hall of Fame
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tennisboy87
Guest
Roger Federer.
supersmash
Semi-Pro
Federer. I think the original question was not meant to see who has the most power out of their forehands, but who has the most versatile.
stormholloway
Legend
I think Sampras' forehand is overrated. Both Lendl and Laver had better forehands than Pete. This poll is geared toward Federer. Most people voting haven't seen Lendl player let alone Laver. It's possible that Federer's forehand is the single greatest stroke of all time.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
lelopez said:
Ha ha ha ha LOL. Good one! :mrgreen:
Probably the worst forehand of all time for a world #1 player.
stormholloway
Legend
No kidding. Have you ever seen Laver play?
NewBallsPlease
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Buuurnz said:
He's there to keep someone from going anal...please do not stir the pot
It must be Federer. Now is the era of the forehand evolution.
The game is now totally different because of this new forehand.
Federer is the best of all now and thus best in history.
The kind of things players including Federer do to the ball with
their forehand is unprescedented. This new forehand practically
removing the need to volley. "The forehand" is the name of the game
now...
The game is now totally different because of this new forehand.
Federer is the best of all now and thus best in history.
The kind of things players including Federer do to the ball with
their forehand is unprescedented. This new forehand practically
removing the need to volley. "The forehand" is the name of the game
now...
I have to say Agassi. His forehand and the way he took the ball early, on the rise revolutionized the game and he strikes the ball cleaner than Federer or Sampras. Federer has god control on his forehand but that's about it. I see nothing spectacular with his stroke. His mechanics are textbook, head down, elbow tucked but it's not explosive kinda vanilla to me.
chaognosis
Semi-Pro
Don't forget Vines, Perry, and Segura (two-handed).
LowProfile
Professional
Ah yes, Segura. In his time, Segura's two-handed forehand was the single deadliest stroke in the game. Kind of like the equivalent to what Federer's forehand is today.
Nextman916
Professional
Does nobody else here think that Verdasco has a killer forehand?? His errors are up but still.....
dave333
Hall of Fame
federer hands down. smooth, penetrating, precise. the ultimate and deadliest combo in all of tennis. its what federer does w/ that forehand is what makes him unique. he could use it like agassi or nadal and baseline his way through; he'd still win all his matches. but instead, he makes it interesting w/ opening up the court and hitting winners w/ a combination of angle and power
The tennis guy
Hall of Fame
fastdunn said:
I agree.
The strange thing is currently WTA is just the opposiste in current forehand era. Most top women have erratic forehands, but great backhands.
LowProfile
Professional
Nextman916 said:
Roddick has personally said that Verdasco has the biggest forehand in men's tennis today. Verdasco is a lefty to boot. He just unloads on the ball. Very heavy and fast, but of course, with a shot like it, it produces many errors.
