The Slice Forehand

by John Debnam Stroke Gallery

http://youtu.be/USgqvbgXODI
The last player in the ATP top 100 to use exclusively a sliced forehand, was Kent Karlson from Sweden back in 1957,and probably now days its not even mentioned in tennis coaching manuals.

But its a great shot to be able to hit when approaching the net off a high ball, when you are pulled wide, and also if you have wrist problems that do not allow you to drop the racket head to play a lifted forehand.
And the set up to it is not disimilar to the drop shot or the lob, so it can be used as a well disguised stroke..

So below is a nice video explaining the shot.

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