Take a look above at the forehand of Karen Khachanov. Notice his odd wrist contortion and that his hand is completely under the racket handle at contact. Khachanov is using a Western grip ...

Semi-Western Forehand GripSEMI-WESTERN FOREHAND GRIP Moving your knuckle one more bevel clockwise (counterclockwise for lefties) from the Eastern forehand grip puts you in a semi-Western grip.

Read ahead for the most popular types of tennis grips, including how to form each grip and why it’s important to master more than one. In tennis matches, everything can change in a matter of ...

I know we’ve covered some extreme grips so far, but the Fritz forehand is about to set a record. Remember our discussion on Iga Swiatek’s world-class Western grip forehand? What if I told you ...

In addition to increased numbers of wrist injuries, we have also seen specific injuries result from aggressive modern grip types. For example, the semi-western and western forehand grips are ...

Modern rackets and strings enabled players to hit stronger backhands, while the desire to further amp up the forehand has led most players to more extreme Western grips, he said. (The Semi-Western ...

More experienced players adopt a more advanced forehand grip known as the semi-western. It is the grip adopted by most of the professionals on the tennis tour because it is the best way to add top ...