Sentence examples for strong backhand from inspiring English sources

He developed a much-imitated technique for hitting a strong backhand to accompany his powerful forehand.

She repeatedly frustrated Hingis in the 85-minute match with a strong backhand and powerful serve.

But Williams jumped on a weak second serve on game point, hitting a strong backhand return and another backhand for a winner to force the game to deuce.

Ferrer pressured again in the next game, cracking an especially strong backhand down the line that drew an error from Nadal's backhand.

You choose a famous tennis player to play, and your choice affects your tennis form: Mark Philippoussis has a hard serve; Yevgeny Kafelnikov has a strong backhand.

Seles, seeded third, drew on her strong backhand in the second set, breaking in the seventh game to lead, 4-3.

STARS 5, ISLANDERS 4 Mike Ribeiro beat goalie Rick DiPietro with a strong backhand-to-forehand move in the final round of a shootout to lift visiting Dallas in the Islanders' season debut.

When the tiebreaker came, she took command, then relinquished it even when Clijsters hit a mediocre forehand drop shot on Li's fourth match point to Li's stronger, backhand side.

Malin is a strong offensive backhand player from Norrköping, a small city in Eastern Sweden nestled at the mouth of the Motala ström.

"It's difficult to be as strong with the backhand at shoulder height, which is where you have to hit it against Nadal again and again," Wawrinka said.

He saved the first of two set points for Berdych at 15-40, but a strong cross-court backhand return by Berdych on the next point set him up for a forehand winner to seal the set.