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How to pronounce forehand in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms forehanded
Type Words
Synonyms forehand shot, forehand stroke
Type of return

Examples of forehand

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Nadal is too good defensively on the next point and Murray hits a forehand long.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A forehand struck long on the next point gave Djokovic the set after 59 minutes.
From the independent.co.uk
The Belgian served out for victory as Li hit a forehand wide on the final point.
From the independent.co.uk
He was broken in the third game in which he made three unforced forehand errors.
From the dallasnews.com
Her serve and her forehand are big, so that can help her to get far in the game.
From the independent.co.uk
What should have been a runaround forehand winner turned into a deflating error.
From the straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com
A lengthy, lengthy exchange ends with an inside-out forehand winner from Murray.
From the guardian.co.uk
Game Murray as he sends an inside-out forehand winner past a scampering Federer.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the shootout, Letestu scored on a forehand before Mason stopped Cody Hodgson.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
  • Forehand(a): (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
  • The forehand in tennis and other racket sports such as table tennis, squash and badminton is a shot made by swinging the racquet across one's body in the direction of where the player wants to place the shot. ...
  • The term forehand refers to the front half of a horse's body.
  • A method of wielding a tennis racquet where the player hits the tennis ball with a stroke that comes from behind their body with the front of their racquet hand facing the ball
  • Front part of dog, including head, neck, shoulders, upper arm, legs and feet.
  • A difficult but useful throw; thrower leads with middle finger along rim, with index finger supporting disc; looks similar to a sidearm pitch in baseball; also called a flick.
  • A stroke hit on the same side of the body as the hand holding the paddle.
  • When you hit the ball swinging with the palm of your hand going towards the ball.