Word: forehanders
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...evenings in search of lighted tennis courts so he and his aides could squeeze in a set or two before bedtime. One 18-hour stretch of land hunting ended at the Tenis Clube Do Para in Belém, Brazil, where Anderson found himself whacking back Wilson's forehand drives at 10 o'clock at night...
...Billie Jean fought back from match point five times, one excited fan yelled: "Get it over with!" Chris, who usually plays with a poker-faced poise that one of her opponents describes as "almost eerie," shouted back: "I'm trying." Then, trying harder, she scored on a solid forehand...
...recently at ceremonies opening the new Japan House in New York City, Professor Jun Eto of the Tokyo Institute of Technology said: "It was almost as if the black ships had reappeared off the coast of Japan." The Japanese described Nixon's twin action as an ofuku binta?the forehand-backhand slap in the face that imperial army officers administered to erring soldiers before...
...difference as the two players went into a sudden-death tie breaker with Smith leading two sets to one. Needing five out of a possible nine points to win, Smith was down 3-1 when he connected on a pair of crackling cross-court shots. After Kodes missed a forehand return, Smith put everything into a big serve that the Czech was lucky to bloop back. Smith put the ball away with an overhead smash to win the tie breaker and the match...
Adams, who reached the finals in the NCAA Indoor Championships this winter, also has a strong topspin forehand which is particularly effective on hard surface courts...