I was wondering -- I was struck by the fact that on the men's tour, generally speaking, the forehand is the big weapon. You look at Agassi, Ferrerro, Federer, Roddick, Moya or even going down the ranks, players like Younes, Paradorn.. they all have decent backhands but the basic strategy is to stay in the rally until they get a chance to hit their explosive forehands, preferably inside out so as to drill the weaker backhand side.
Whereas the top women are either pretty balanced or else prefer their backhand. You don't usually see them run around to hit their forehands. Venus certainly has a better backhand, and while they are pretty balanced, I would choose the backhand on Monica and Lindsay as their stronger side. Jennifer and Serena and Kim are probably a bit more explosive on their forehand side, but their backhands are more consistent.
Any thoughts?
Whereas the top women are either pretty balanced or else prefer their backhand. You don't usually see them run around to hit their forehands. Venus certainly has a better backhand, and while they are pretty balanced, I would choose the backhand on Monica and Lindsay as their stronger side. Jennifer and Serena and Kim are probably a bit more explosive on their forehand side, but their backhands are more consistent.
Any thoughts?