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Quotes About Forehand

When I can control the ball off the first shot after serve and return, especially with my forehand, that's when I'm in control most matches.
~ Ashleigh Barty
During rallies, it's always crucial to make Nadal cover the whole width of the court. He likes to camp out in his backhand corner, spearing that big off-forehand diagonally across the court. So the backhand down the line is a vital shot, because it moves Nadal out of his most favoured position.
~ Tim Henman
I've been feeling really comfortable on clay because I have more time to set up my forehand. I can use a lot of different shots - drop shots and high balls. You can mix up a lot of shots, so it's actually more fun to play on clay.
~ Kei Nishikori
Few players hit the swinging forehand volley as often, or as well, as Maria Sharapova.
~ Katrina Adams
Billie-Jean King used to take me out on court and say that she just wanted to watch my forehand. You can't get greater praise than that.
~ Sue Barker
In tennis, there is the forehand, the backhand, the overhead smash and the drop volley, all with a different grip.
~ John Updike
I'm a huge tennis fan, so the game I play the most is 'Top Spin.' You really have to know how to play tennis to get good at this game - whether you want to hit a forehand or a backhand, when's the best time to hit a slice - it's so real.
~ Andre Iguodala
My biggest strength is that no one can read my forehand
~ Sania Mirza
The serve, I was too young and too small and... not enough powerful to have a good serve when I was young, so my forehand was always my signature shot. So I used to always run around my backhand, you know, use my forehand as much as I could, and so that's why I think it's my strength also today, you know.
~ Roger Federer
My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so it's the one I've won all the points with.
~ Roger Federer
Some guys usually get intimidated by my forehand.
~ Jack Sock
My coach from the time I was a kid was a specialist of hard courts. He teach me a different forehand than the rest of Argentinian players. That's why I am able to work better on hard courts.
~ Juan Martin del Potro
Janowicz is more than just a big server. He moves well, has a fantastic forehand and good hands.
~ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
My game is pretty straightforward, I feel like. If there's a big point I'm looking for a forehand; looking to be aggressive.
~ Jack Sock
The serve, I was too young and too small and... not enough powerful to have a good serve when I was young, so my forehand was always my signature shot. So I used to always run around my backhand, you know, use my forehand as much as I could, and so that's why I think it's my strength also today, you know.
~ Roger Federer
Sometimes you can really serve well and win the match because of the serve. I have the opposite thing now, so it's kind of hard. I can just really play with my forehand and backhand.
~ Agnieszka Radwanska
Most good doubles players serve down the middle at least 80 percent of the time. If both you and your partner are right-handed, consider putting the stronger backhand service return, and/or backhand volley, in the deuce (right) court and the stronger forehand service return, and/or forehand volley, in the ad (left) court.
~ Unknown