The key to Rafael Nadal’s fabulous forehand is his extension ... Nadal’s reverse finish results from his extreme grip and steep swing plane, which produces heavily arced forehands that ...

When Rafael Nadal played his first matches on the professional ... at the beginning of his career and his very strange forehand was considered a weakness. With the passage of time, the former ...

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal says that one of the reasons he has been so successful this season is because his forehand down the line has improved. “That shot [has] given me a lot of points during ...

Altering the grip on the forehand seemed like the lone alternative ... he is the last man not named Rafael Nadal to take a set off Ferrer 6-0 on clay. Adding to the instability, L’Equipe ...

He ? nishes with as much body rotation on his forehand as players like Roddick and Rafael Nadal. Yet his grip makes him more comfortable than they are standing closer to the baseline and hitting ...

PARIS (AP) Rafael Nadal's uppercut of a lefty forehand, thick with topspin, has flummoxed many opponents through the years and carried him to nine French Open titles in 10 previous appearances.

No matter how many times Rafael Nadal sent a full-power forehand flying down the line and into the corner, it always seemed that he achieved something impossible. The left arm drew back ...