She has a great slice from the backhand side and great spin from the forehand.
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But serve it out he did, as Murray sent a tired forehand long on match point.
The 16-year-old Londoner slid to his knees and roared with delight after hitting the winning forehand.
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Sharapova had the last laugh, whacking a forehand winner past Errani on match point.
Delbonis took the first two games easily, knocking Nadal around the court with a heavy forehand.
After a double fault on the first point, Li's forehand gave Azarenka the early lead.
He hit more winners, more forehand winners and more aces than Federer and had fewer errors.
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In the 2010 final, Nadal hit 51 first serves to Soderling's backhand versus 21 to the forehand.
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Azarenka's immediate post-match remarks suggest she panicked after failing to convert five match points, her forehand misfiring.
Suddenly, the Majorcan is on top and sends over a darting inside-out forehand that Murray can't return.
Rafa brings up 30-0 in no time, his viciously-spinning forehand forcing Ferrer to return balls at head height.
Djokovic's two-handed backhand is among the best shots in tennis, and it's the perfect counter-weight to Nadal's forehand.
My heavy forehand doesn't work against him, so I had to hit it flatter, which is higher risk.
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He seems to be OK as Rafa puts a forehand long and here's a second break point .
Nadal gets a taste of his own medicine as Murray plants a forehand down the line for 15-15.
His forehand carried the day (he hit 12 forehand winners) and he won 68% of points on his serve.
His backhand, always solid, is now impenetrable, even with Nadal's famously high-bouncing forehand.
Williams broke then with a forehand passing shot, highlighting the extra power she said had given her an edge.
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But after a break of serve apiece, Nalbandian dominated the tie-break and took it with a sweeping forehand pass.
Roddick earned four break points in game five but could not convert, netting a forehand on his best opportunity.
The Serb raced into a 5-2 lead, only for Berdych to neutralise the break with a dipping forehand winner.
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Nadal looks slimmer than before, and his powerful forehand appeared to be recovering faster than his serve and backhand.
But in the fourth game, playing at deuce, Delbonis pushed Nadal deep into the alley on the forehand side.
"He played very well, he's very powerful, has a great a service, a great forehand and backhand, " he conceded.
Berrer is lurking at the net again and BOOM - a fab forehand winner gives the Brit the advantage.
Agassi came from 3-1 down to win the first-set tiebreak, hitting a forehand winner off Kuerten's short service return.
Robson grabbed the initiative in the opening game of the decider with a blistering forehand from outside the tram lines.
His rugged, single-minded approach (forehand crosscourt, forehand crosscourt 1, 000 times) snuffs out Federer's style and versatility, rendering them frustratingly useless.
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But the 27-year-old produced a vicious forehand down the line to seal her win at the first time of asking.
After that he conceded just four more points and sealed the title as Hewitt struck a forehand into the net.
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