Ugliest Strokes on Tour

[MayorGorman]

I think a lot has been talked about how graceful these players make the game look, but Im often curious who hits the ugliest looking strokes on both the men and womens tour.

 

[MayorGorman]

I would like to start the thread with Steve Johnsons 2 handed backhand

 

[amorys90]

Francis Tiafo.

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[Aretium]

I would like to start the thread with Steve Johnsons 2 handed backhand

he has a 2 handed backhand?

 

[2nd Serve Ace]

Delbonis's serve is like an octopus falling off a ladder.

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[haqq777]

Pretty subjective a topic. For me it's Robredo's forehand.

I've seen him a few times in person as well. Just watching it makes my arm hurt from the wrist all the way up to the shoulder. On a side note: very classy/graceful OHBH.

 

[Tenez!]

Nadal's contrived forehand.
Sampras' painful-to-watch service motion.
Anderson's shovel-like backhand.

Special prize for Gulbis forehand and Soderling serve. Both so wonky and excessive. You can tell they're not British.

 

[SumYungGai]

any stroke from Radwanska

 

[Matthew Lee]

Gulbis forehand and Francis Tiafoe. Hyeon Chung has weird looking forms on strokes.

 

[SumYungGai]

Delbonis's serve is like an octopus falling off a ladder.

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I can't sit through one Delbonis service game. It's like the visual form of nails on a chalkboard.

 

[MaluTapiMau]

Eugenie Bouchard's strokes

 

[Noelan]

Paire/ Tiafoe/ Sock FH -no comment
Will exclude Gulbis FH he used to have normal one
Nadal BH trully ugly, ugly shot, unnatural body twist while hitting it
Cilic serve that serve motion -his hands look like glued on the ground

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One and only Barastegui FH

 

[Tony48]

I really, really hate Sock's slap FH
Hate Nadal's slice, too.

 

[VamosBamos987]

Djokovics forehand.
His overhead.
His volleys.
His face.
His desperation.
His muggery.
His pigeonry.
His forehand
His slice
His fakery

 

[Matthew Lee]

Djokovics forehand.
His overhead.
His volleys.
His face.
His desperation.
His muggery.
His pigeonry.
His forehand
His slice
His fakery

xD

 

[MayorGorman]

he has a 2 handed backhand?

Honestly should just hit a one hander its not terrible

 

[Noelan]

I really, really hate Sock's slap FH
Hate Nadal's slice, too.

Yeah Nads slice is weird too

 

[nowhereman]

Federer. Ugly, low-effort junkballing is not aesthetically pleasing if you ask me.

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

17 posts and no mention of Granollers? Pretty much every shot he hits, apart from his net game.

 

[6august]

 

[Bobby Jr]

Florian Mayer's serve. It's the tennis equivalent of home schooled. Delbonis and Kohlschreiber's serves are neck and neck for second place.

 

[VamosBamos987]

Yeah Nads slice is weird too

And Novaks isin't?

 

[Fedeonic]

Serve: Delbonis
FH: Paire
BH: Mauresmo
Volleys: Djokovic

 

[Fedeonic]

Florian Mayer's serve

Welp, pretty much every stroke of his game.
Leo Mayer also deserves a mention.

 

[Simon_the_furry]

Taylor Fritz' and Ernests Gulbis' forehands.

 

[Purplemonster]

Nadal's contrived forehand.
Sampras' painful-to-watch service motion.
Anderson's awkward backhand.

Special prize for Gulbis forehand and Soderling serve. Both so wonky and excessive. You can tell they're not British.

You have to be joking ??

 

[Purplemonster]

I think a lot has been talked about how graceful these players make the game look, but Im often curious who hits the ugliest looking strokes on both the men and womens tour.

Djokovic slice is an eyesore, looks like he is about to fall over.

 

[The Green Mile]

Simon's slice. Hideous, but rarely seen. Makes Novak's look like Federer's.

 

[Matthew Lee]

Ryan and Christian Harrison almost look like they have a two-handed forehand...

 

[Noelan]

And Novaks isin't?

STFU allready angry boy its not offence I like Nadal and admire his champions menatality, it has nothing to do with uglyness or beauty of of his shots.
Grow up and stop with irrational hate as this is only sport, you'll feel better about yourself

 

[The Green Mile]

Mannarino's groundstokes deserve a mention, especially that forehand. Though I find him fun to watch as with most French players.

 

[toby55555]

Konta serve

 

[tegg96]

Gulbis Albertross Forehand

 

[Noelan]

Florian Mayers shots are ugly as hell but I greatly enjoy watching him play.

 

[Peters]

Konta serve

The first phase of her serve is a bit weird and mechanical, I agree. But once the ball is tossed it's a decent serve motion. And it's a killer technique - her 2nd serve is almost as effective as her first for setting up points. Great disguise; often, receiving players don't have a clue where she's placing it.

Far, far worse serving motions out there.

 

[junior74]

Mannarino's groundstokes deserve a mention, especially that forehand. Though I find him fun to watch as with most French players.

A lot of players would benefit from a shorter backswing. Try it.

Gasquet´s forehand looks a lot worse and is also a mess

 

[Deleted member 716271]

Djokovics forehand.
His overhead.
His volleys.
His face.
His desperation.
His muggery.
His pigeonry.
His forehand
His slice
His fakery

Did Novak smash your girl or something?

 

[RF-18]

And Novaks isin't?

Is Novak all you think about?

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Back then when I registered posters like VamosBamos would get banned within a week (hey I even got banned for posting too many bananas emoticons!), now looks like moderation does not care anymore.
On topic:
@TheGreenMile yes Simon himself is honest about it and once said in an interview that he has crap hands lol.
Also agree about Mannarino, looks like he does not fully commit himself to hit a good forehand with pace.
@Fedeonic don't see much wrong about Leonardo Mayer.

 

[Sentinel]

Consider yourself blessed, chaps, not to have seen Mahesh Bhupathi's strokes. His strokes, all of them, are so painful to watch that even a barren virgin would go into labour just watching him play.

Djokovics forehand.
His overhead.
His volleys.
His face.
His desperation.
His muggery.
His pigeonry.
His forehand
His slice
His fakery

hahahaha !

So you are okay with his serve ?

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

the nadal's, obviously.

 

[dr325i]

delete...

 

[dr325i]

Back then when I registered posters like VamosBamos would get banned within a week (hey I even got banned for posting too many bananas emoticons!), now looks like moderation does not care anymore.
On topic:
@TheGreenMile yes Simon himself is honest about it and once said in an interview that he has crap hands lol.
Also agree about Mannarino, looks like he does not fully commit himself to hit a good forehand with pace.
@Fedeonic don't see much wrong about Leonardo Mayer.

Moderators let this forum go down to drain - and a few posters (like the one you mention) turned this into a crap fest...

 

[Moonballballer]

Granollers all shots
Stéphane Robert
Inigo Cervantes serve
Delbonis serve
Tiafoe forehand
Florian Mayer serve

 

[mbm0912]

Not aesthetic.

 

[Purplemonster]

From the country that has produced some of the greatest artists of all time as well as great designs has blessed us with the most artistic and aesthetically pleasing serve in the history of the men's game... Volandri.

 

[VamosBamos987]

From the country that has produced some of the greatest artists of all time as well as great designs has blessed us with the most artistic and aesthetically pleasing serve in the history of the men's game... Volandri.

But that country also produces Fognini....shotmaking, touch, aesthetics, and practiced nonchalance. The Italians call it "sprezzatura."

 

[Pre980]

Dolgopolov. Especially his bh slice. Ugh.

 

[Purplemonster]

But that country also produces Fognini....shotmaking, touch, aesthetics, and practiced nonchalance. The Italians call it "sprezzatura."

Very true. Unfortunately there is another Italian word that is similar in sound and spelling that can be used to describe Fognini's mentality and that is spazzatura.

 

[meltphace 6]

If you'd be on tour: your and yo mamma's strokes.