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The forehand in Tennis is a shot made by swinging the racquet across one's body in the direction of where the player wants to place the shot. For a right-handed player, the forehand is a stroke that begins on the right side of his body, continues across his body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the left side of his body. It is considered the easiest shot to master, perhaps because it is the most natural stroke. Beginners and advanced players often have better forehands than any other shots and use it as a weapon. Most forehands are hit with Topspin because it is easy to generate topspin. On some occasions, such as an ''approach shot'', a player can opt to hit it with Backspin . Players with great forehands often build their main strategy around it. They set up a point until they have a good chance of striking a powerful forehand to win the point. A well-known tactic is to run around a ball on their backhand side in order to hit a forehand, called the ''inside-out'' forehand. GRIPS Main article: Grip (tennis) There are various Grip s for executing the forehand and their popularity has fluctuated over the years. The most important ones are the ''Continental'', the ''Eastern'', the ''Semi-Western'', and the ''Western''. For a number of years the small, apparently frail 1920s player Bill Johnston was considered by many to have had the best forehand of all time, a stroke that he hit shoulder-high using a ''western'' grip. Few top players used the ''western'' grip after the 1920s, but in the latter part of the 20th century, as shot-making techniques and equipment changed radically, the ''western'' forehand made a strong comeback and is now used by many modern players. No matter which grip is used, most forehands are generally executed with one hand holding the racquet, but there have been fine players with two-handed forehands. In the 1940s and 50s the Ecuadorian/American player Pancho Segura used a two-handed forehand to devastating effect against larger, more powerful players. His frequent adversary and even greater player Jack Kramer has called it the single finest shot in the history of tennis. Many females and young players use the two-handed grips today. GREAT FOREHANDS The forehand has been used as a major weapon by many players for years. Amongst the male professionals, some of the notable players with great forehands:
And amongst the female professionals:
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