Aryna Sabalenka has powered her way into the 2024 U.S. Open final. Quite literally. According to the tournament's official tracking data, the World No. 2 clocks an average forehand topspin speed of 80 ...
Igor Andreev, thanks to the explosively heavy topspin he generates through his forehand, gave eventual champion Roger Federer his toughest match at the U.S. Open in 2008, pushing the great Swiss to ...
The serve and the forehand are generally the two biggest weapons in a player’s arsenal. And just as you have a first and second serve, you need to be able to hit your forehand a variety of ways. When ...
It was once considered a desperate shot, but experts say it can give players an edge. Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz use it. By Stuart Miller Tennis players commonly hit three types of backhands — ...