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Both are my favorites other than Fed. The Wawrinka forehand is so compactVerdasco's is pure muscular elegance.
Wawrinka has an awesome looking forehand too
Both are my favorites other than Fed. The Wawrinka forehand is so compactVerdasco's is pure muscular elegance.
Wawrinka has an awesome looking forehand too
If you ask for the best looking one the Oscar goes to Gonzo. Sure, it's all a matter of opinion.
However, let's watch Fernando Gonzalez and enjoy it for a moment ...
The legend says the ball was out, but this pic is his most iconic
Obviously Rogers FH.
Berdych and Verdasco also have beautiful forehands.
I invite all of you to watch Mackenzie McDonald more. Beautiful technique, so simple yet so effective. Go on Matt Lin’s channel and watch his court level college matches with McDonald. Wow.
The legend says the ball was out, but this pic is his most iconic
Then Tiafoe and Corrie it is.Anyone but McEnroe
Which side is her FH?Hsieh Su-Wei also has a nice one.
Which side is her FH?
Which forehands have the most appeal to you?
Here are my picks:
1) Federer - pure silk, my absolute favorite.
2) Segura - the rotation, the body motion, the follow-through, all forming a beautiful flow.
3) Stosur - her "snap-spin-win" forehand is wicked, yet hit with style and poise. a cool killer.
4) Henin - explosiveness and elegance perfectly blended.
5) Dimitrov - a solid replica of 1)
Devenport's and Nalbandian's forehands were very nice too, her simple and fluid, his clean and controlled. I also like Mecir's nonchalance, as well as the ka-boom effect of Gonzalez and Mirsa.
Nowadays Nishikori's is a looker; the way Ivo Karlovic smacks it from up there is pretty cool; Serena's seem to get more beautiful with time. Tsonga's is wonderfully flashy, Tomic somewhat classic.
Cannot end without mentioning Sampras' lightning forehand on the run, Nadal's spectacular running banana pass and Monfils' extravagant flying forehands.
Moreover i read on internet that the famous Spanish forehands were modelled after his. However for my country it was a pitty Okker did not teach us anything after his career because he was only interested in collecting cobra art. What was so special about Okkkers forehand was the unusual topspin and the seemingly late preparation when we were told to prepare early and in a straight line. He appeared to use a lot of wrist too which weas stricly forbidden by tennis coaches at that time. Ofcourse he had good footwork too.Yes, Okker, I forgot about his gorgeous forehand. His whole game was dreamy.
you talk about the result but this thread is about esthetics. his forehand was very ugly straight and much too long backswing like a womansSoderling and its not even close. the ball was being absolutely destroyed.
Moreover i read on internet that the famous Spanish forehands were modelled after his. However for my country it was a pitty Okker did not teach us anything after his career because he was only interested in collecting cobra art. What was so special about Okkkers forehand was the unusual topspin and the seemingly late preparation when we were told to prepare early and in a straight line. He appeared to use a lot of wrist too which weas stricly forbidden by tennis coaches at that time. Ofcourse he had good footwork too.
Which forehands have the most appeal to you?
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Well, wasn't there one player who was called "Fräulein Forehand"?
There must have been a reason for that.
BTW, Serena and an appealing forehand?
Seriously....?
Really great post, only quibble I have the lack of appreciating "effect".Which forehands have the most appeal to you?
Here are my picks:
1) Federer - pure silk, my absolute favorite.
2) Segura - the rotation, the body motion, the follow-through, all forming a beautiful flow.
3) Stosur - her "snap-spin-win" forehand is wicked, yet hit with style and poise. a cool killer.
4) Henin - explosiveness and elegance perfectly blended.
5) Dimitrov - a solid replica of 1)
Devenport's and Nalbandian's forehands were very nice too, her simple and fluid, his clean and controlled. I also like Mecir's nonchalance, as well as the ka-boom effect of Gonzalez and Mirsa.
Nowadays Nishikori's is a looker; the way Ivo Karlovic smacks it from up there is pretty cool; Serena's seem to get more beautiful with time. Tsonga's is wonderfully flashy, Tomic somewhat classic.
Cannot end without mentioning Sampras' lightning forehand on the run, Nadal's spectacular running banana pass and Monfils' extravagant flying forehands.
Delpo flat FH. Boom!Verdasco, JMDP, Fred, Ralph, Soderling.
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Monfils and Verdasco
Yes, there was a reason for it, and you will learn it now - it was the best forehand WTA had seen at the time, NOT for it's beauty.
Graf's forehand, as effective as it was, was not a conventionally good looking shot, and this is a thread about aesthetics.
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Yes, Steffi's forehand was not conventional. Maybe that added to its beauty.
It just never got boring.Delpo flat FH. Boom!
Her movement was always exciting and efficient.
Yes, it was unconventionally beautiful.
And her forehand was the same.