If you want to feel confident about finishing points with your forehand, that’s what you have to do. You won’t turn your forehand into a hammer overnight. I’m still working on it, and I’m 43.

An athletic forehand Tennis might seem like a simple game – put the ball in the court more often than the other mug – but there are plenty of different ways to skin a cat.

Backhands, especially two-handers, are more compact so less can go awry. “The forehand is a bigger swing and a more complex shot technically,” said Michael Russell, who coaches Taylor Fritz.

For all the missile-like volleys and overheads Bob and Mike dispatched, they were also masters of subtlety. As children, Wayne and their mother, Kathy Blake, often put them through drills that ...

Gauff's serve struggles have reemerged of late after a period of improvement with coach Matt Daly, who is now off her team.