Word: forehanded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Freshmen Marty Clark and Josh Horwitz owned the courts, each controlling the "T"--the center of the court--from the start. Seventh-seeded Horwitz, who's had a "long, ongoing rivalry" with his opponent, Dudley Nostrond, used his newly-acquired, explosive, deceiving forehand to annihilate his opponent, 15-6, 15-8, 15-6. Clark, playing at fifth seed, didn't even let his opponent in the door, shutting...
Freshman Melinda Wang extended Kristen Kepler to three sets, but lost, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, at sixth singles. She effectively took the net away from Kepler, an aggressive serve-and-volleyer, with strong passing shots in the second set, but unforced errors off her shaky forehand cost her the third...
...watching a most peculiar exhibition. At one end of a tennis court, a ball machine flings one ball after another across the net. Seated on a chair on the opposite side, a short, chubby man, racquet in hand, rises to meet each one, hitting it squarely with a looping forehand. Thwack. Thwack. The balls whiz back over the net, landing just inside the base line...
Psychology is the softest of the sciences Braden uses in coaching. Physics and physiology also play important roles. His lectures are sprinkled with such terms as force vectors and parabolas, as he explains why he recommends certain strokes and movements. "The ball doesn't know if you are hitting forehand or backhand," he says, "or if you're wearing your lucky shorts. It only knows how the racquet meets it. You can't violate the physical laws because Mother Nature will get you every time...
This was a reference to a trick or two Chang used to upset Lendl, who was more than just the top seed in the tournament. For most of four years, the Connecticut Czech with the gloomy eyes and great forehand has been the finest tennis player in the world. After 15th-seeded Chang lost the first two sets 6-4, he won the next two 6-3. But in the fifth set and hour, Chang's legs began to complain, and the banana cure he tried during the breaks could not hold off the cramping. Wobbling, Chang decided the best...