Alcaraz ran wide of the doubles alley for forehand winners.—Howard Fendrich, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024 All of Alcaraz’s brilliance was on display: his feather-like touch at the net, the brutal forehand, his high-speed serve and a supreme two-handed backhand.—Aimee Lewis, CNN, 14 July 2024
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Zheng’s forehand response to Sabalenka’s forehand was often late, and there were times when Sabalenka’s inside-out forehand to Zheng’s backhand seemed to knock the racquet from her grip.—Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2024 Alone in front of Shesterkin (20 saves), Nosek went forehand-backhand and slipped the puck past the netminder’s left pad.—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for forehand
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