I'm a tennis professional with over two decades of playing experience and 8 years of coaching under my belt. After graduating from Baylor University as a Division 1 athlete, where I excelled in ...

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.

WUHAN, China—Aryna Sabalenka lit up the stat board on her way to winning the 2024 US Open, striking forehands with an average 80-mph speed that surpassed the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik ...

Background Hip injuries have been reported in 8%-27% of tennis players and have impacted some of the game’s highest ranked players.1 The open-stance forehand has emerged as a more common forehand for ...

Tennis players commonly hit three types of backhands — topspin, flat and slice — yet on the forehand, they have, in the modern game, traditionally limited their arsenal of shots to just the ...