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...first singles slot, Denise Thal came from behind to down her opponent, 7-5, 6-4. Thal said yesterday, "I started to play to her forehand more. She was very tall and missed a lot of shots because she didn't get down low enough to return them...
...That was the most frightening moment of my life," said British Rock Star Elton John, after fighting his way through a crowd of glitter groupies and onto the tennis courts at Forest Hills, N.Y. Armed with a sparkling forehand and pink, star-shaped sunglasses, Elton had joined Ted and Ethel Kennedy, plus some 40 celebrity racket wielders for the fourth annual Robert F. Kennedy charity tournament. While Jackie Onassis and Daughter Caroline watched, along with 13,000 other spectators, Tennis Pro Tony Roche collected first prize (a $12,000 BMW car) in the doubles competition with help from his partner...
...THUMB THROW. The thumb is laid under the forward edge of the Frisbee with the rest of the hand curled around the rim, palm up. The disk is launched with a forehand flick of the wrist...
...FINGER THROW. The Frisbee is held from behind, palm up, with the forefinger and middle finger against the rim. The Frisbee slides off the middle finger during a forehand snap release...
...first serve in." On taking advantage of angles, Connors says, "You've got to use the open court. If my opponent and I are both at the base line, I'm going to hit cross court to his backhand, and if he hits back to my forehand, I'll go down the line. If he returns that, my next shot might be a short, top-spin drive back across court. That way I've always got him running...