But as the first set ended, I decided Simon was just too defensive for Federer ... he could do—while Federer was showing signs of the forehand troubles that would explode on him at the end ...

A few decades later, we could be talking about Carlos Alcaraz's forehand in a similar ... the player with arguably the greatest defensive skill set in tennis history — just shook his head ...

As Sabalenka found out in 2022, razing a service motion built up through a lifetime of repetitions is one of the most vulnerable things a tennis player can do. Initially, Gauff’s forehand looked ...

Raducanu slices a defensive forehand long, two match points for Swiatek ... Raducanu comes into the match playing some of the best tennis since winning the US Open in 2021. She won both her ...

Draper’s forehand is his most devastating ground stroke, but his backhand is his most reliable. Like another tennis southpaw ... showcased some outstanding defense to go alongside his ...

In regards to Spain’s embarrassment of men's tennis riches ... champion eased into his title defense with a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Broken to 15 after a rash of forehand errors and a double fault ...

En route to a hard-fought 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 win over American Varvara Lepchenko on Sunday night , Simona Halep once again showed off her incredible defensive ... put in a soft forehand into ...