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Gallery: Who beats the best men's forehand?

There are hardly any weaknesses to be found among the best tennis players in the world. And yet, all top athletes have particular strengths. We took a look at the forehand today.

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last edit: Dec 04, 2020, 05:58 pm

Perhaps the fastest wrist in the tennis circuit: Jack Sock

The one-two punch, the combination that is supposed to win points after a dangerous serve with the following forehand, is still a popular stylistic device on the ATP tour. Probably the pro who, like Dominic Thiem (kick from the advantage side), Rafael Nadal (slice from the advantage side) or Novak Djokovic (slice from the start side) can drive his opponents far out of the field.

We once recorded very subjectively whose forehand we did not find beautiful (that too), but above all effective.

There is usually no escape from Rafa's forehand mill

Not a stroke that the world number one would not master perfectly: Novak Djokovic

Close your eyes and through - Dominic Thiem's forehand can be found in the tennis dictionary under "Very, very heavy"

Diego Schwartzman's point blow? When in doubt, the forehand whip ...

Service and forehand - Sam Querrey's two greatest weapons

Flat and sharp: Andrey Rublev prefers to score with the forehand

What? Stan in that category? But yes! The money shot is the forehand.

Perhaps the fastest wrist in the tennis circuit: Jack Sock

This is what the forehand of the future could look like - Jannik Sinner in action