- Groundstroke
A groundstroke in
tennis is aforehand orbackhand shot that is executed after the ball bounces once on the court. It is usually hit from the back of the tennis court, around the "baseline".A tennis player whose strategy is to trade groundstrokes with the opponent is termed a "baseliner", as opposed to "volleyers" who prefers to hit volleys near the net.
Very good tennis players can get ground strokes wherever they land. If a good ground stroke is to be played, it would land right at the edge of the tennis court to make it more difficult for the opponent to return the ball.
Players with great groundstrokes
Players known for their groundstrokes (forehands and backhands), amongst others, are
*Björn Borg
*Jimmy Connors
*Guillermo Vilas
*Jim Courier
*Andre Agassi
*Marat Safin
*David Nalbandian
*Roger Federer
*Novak Đoković
*Rafael Nadal
*Richard Gasquet
*Fernando González On the women's side,
*Monica Seles (Monica Seles is considered the first power player)
*Steffi Graf
*Jennifer Capriati (The best forehand technique in history)
*Lindsay Davenport
*Venus Williams
*Serena Williams
*Justine Henin
*Kaia Kanepi
*Kim Clijsters
*Svetlana Kuznetsova
*Maria Sharapova ee also
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