What are the benefits of doing either: When great forehand hitters track the ball

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with their rackets while keeping their off hands on their rackets' throats, some such hitters (see Fernando Gonzales) bring their rackets back high and keep the racket pointing upwards in a vertical position behind them before releasing their off hands from the throat, while others (see Steffi Graf) close their rackets' faces in bringing the racket back horizontally with it lying flat, before they release the off hand.

Are there supposed to be advantages to doing it either way instead of the other?
 
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