[Alex225]

Novak at 4 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

 

[The Hero Cop Mark]

Yep
Djokovic, Nadal, and Alcaraz are the three best forehands of all time
Lendl is fourth

 

[Weakerer]

Across all surfaces

1. Federer
2. Alcaraz*
3. Nadal
4. Novak
5. Sinner*

Fixed

Only Nadal forehand above Alcaraz is on clay not across all surfaces... and Sinner top 5 is a very bad joke, maybe top 10 with luck and he is still boring asf anyways.

 

[FilipoSVK]

Only Nadal forehand above Alcaraz is on clay not across all surfaces

So where would you rank Nadal's forehand on hard and grass?

 

[Weakerer]

So where would you rank Nadal's forehand on hard and grass?

Im not sure if above or below Djokovic, maybe on grass was better and on hard below Djokovic even if on grass Nadal is an underachiever and on clay I rank him top 1 because his style and forehand on clay evolved the game and tennis itself.

 

[Iblis]

Nadal's FH was actually exposed quite a bit on HC, it often resulted in a spinny useless shot. When he managed to win it was thanks to his crazy defense, grit and draw magic.

 

[M. Mecir]

Del Potro, Gonzalez, Rublev, Tsonga, Soderling? You're too much results biased.

🤣

 

[william_ph]

Across all surfaces

Forehand starting to look amazing. Similar to a short king version of Del potro in terms of power and acceleration off that wing. Similar take back and follow thru on this shot.

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Alcaraz*
4. Novak
5. Sinner*

* denotes currently playing.

Novaks backhand (esp DTL ) and return were his weapons but forehand not especially known to be as reputed as Fed or Nadals forehand. He did however pull some amazing shots of that wing over a long period of time, plus 24 GS, he earns #4 place on this list for Forehand.

Alcaraz forehand is now top 3 (he has 6 GS and is still only 22). He can give the ball a huge rip on the FH.

Sampras is definitely outside top 5, as he played in an era of S&V where baseline rallying shots werent that important.

You haven’t really seen Sampras play, have you? The “serve and volley era” line is a fallacy. You don’t downgrade the quality of a shot because the game style was different.

Sampras’s forehand was
• explosive off both wings, inside out and inside in. If he got set, the rally was often basically over. His running forehand was his trademark shot (along with the jump smash).
• technically modern with his windshield wiper finish. That swing path is the foundation of the modern forehand everyone hits today.
• deadly on fast courts. Wimbledon, US Open, indoors, his forehand cut through the surface and ended points outright.
• respected by peers. Agassi, Courier, Rafter, they all pointed to his forehand along with the serve as the shot that sometimes made him unplayable.
• his lifeline on clay. Even on his weakest surface, and in an era when clay really played different, it was the forehand explosion that often kept him competitive.

Saying baseline rallies weren’t as important is irrelevant. That’s like dismissing Bolt’s 100m because it’s not a 1500m. The shot itself was elite, era independent and often decisive.

Sampras doesn’t just belong in the conversation for top forehands. On influence, mechanics, and raw effectiveness, he’s right at or near the top of the list.

 

[Weakerer]

You haven’t really seen Sampras play, have you? The “serve and volley era” line is a fallacy. You don’t downgrade the quality of a shot because the game style was different.

Sampras’s forehand was
• explosive off both wings, inside out and inside in. If he got set, the rally was often basically over. His running forehand was his trademark shot (along with the jump smash).
• technically modern with his windshield wiper finish. That swing path is the foundation of the modern forehand everyone hits today.
• deadly on fast courts. Wimbledon, US Open, indoors, his forehand cut through the surface and ended points outright.
• respected by peers. Agassi, Courier, Rafter, they all pointed to his forehand along with the serve as the shot that sometimes made him unplayable.
• his lifeline on clay. Even on his weakest surface, and in an era when clay really played different, it was the forehand explosion that often kept him competitive.

Saying baseline rallies weren’t as important is irrelevant. That’s like dismissing Bolt’s 100m because it’s not a 1500m. The shot itself was elite, era independent and often decisive.

Sampras doesn’t just belong in the conversation for top forehands. On influence, mechanics, and raw effectiveness, he’s right at or near the top of the list.

Sampras FH is 5 for me, well above Sinner and maybe Djokovic on very fast surfaces but overall 5 on this ranking.

 

[william_ph]

Across all surfaces

Forehand starting to look amazing. Similar to a short king version of Del potro in terms of power and acceleration off that wing. Similar take back and follow thru on this shot.

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Alcaraz*
4. Novak
5. Sinner*

* denotes currently playing.

Besides, are you also putting Novak in the retired column already?

 

[RUNECARAZ ERA]

Imo it comes after
Del Potro, Tsonga and Fonseca

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

Buddy, your posts full of silly bashing and trolling are evident from the beginning of your presence here... but what else can we expect from a new account with Alca on their pfp that's also very likely a DA at the same time, right? From what I've noticed over time, you guys (or should I say: you guy?) always tend to follow the same pattern: you create an account right after Alca wins a match or title, praise-glaze him in your first post, and then immediately begin to bash Sinner and his fans in the subsequent posts. And the funniest thing about it is that you're not even trying to hide it anymore. You're all so easily detectable that I don't even have to look at your posts more than once to discern the pattern.

Why do you guys reply to DAs? Report and / or ignore. The end.

 

[Nole Rules]

Del Potro (the best FH)
Federer
Nadal
Alcaraz

Verdasco
Gonzalez
Djokovic
Berdych
Tsonga
Sampras
Agassi
Tsitsipas

That's my FH list. Not necessarily in order but first 4 are kinda clear to me. Delpo still tops that list for me. It was just a perfect shot and had the most power. Consistent power and topspin mattered the most in FH duels and none dared to trade FHs CCs for long with prime Delpo. Not even Federer. He had to resort to other means to get his wins.

 

[AntiTardDefenseSystem]

You haven’t really seen Sampras play, have you? The “serve and volley era” line is a fallacy. You don’t downgrade the quality of a shot because the game style was different.

Sampras’s forehand was
• explosive off both wings, inside out and inside in. If he got set, the rally was often basically over. His running forehand was his trademark shot (along with the jump smash).
• technically modern with his windshield wiper finish. That swing path is the foundation of the modern forehand everyone hits today.
• deadly on fast courts. Wimbledon, US Open, indoors, his forehand cut through the surface and ended points outright.
• respected by peers. Agassi, Courier, Rafter, they all pointed to his forehand along with the serve as the shot that sometimes made him unplayable.
• his lifeline on clay. Even on his weakest surface, and in an era when clay really played different, it was the forehand explosion that often kept him competitive.

Saying baseline rallies weren’t as important is irrelevant. That’s like dismissing Bolt’s 100m because it’s not a 1500m. The shot itself was elite, era independent and often decisive.

Sampras doesn’t just belong in the conversation for top forehands. On influence, mechanics, and raw effectiveness, he’s right at or near the top of the list.

Great post.

 

[Bella&Mirka]

Yeah shame on me for forgetting Verdasco.

Don't blame you for not remembering when he actually kept it in the court.

 

[Nole Rules]

He is the thing about Djokovic's FH. It's the perfect counterpunching FH, but it clearly lacks a bit when it comes to killing a point from just anywhere. No all-time pace generation there (especially from low balls) so it does have some offensive limits. Simply not big enough (from several positions) basically, but defence-to-offence, consistent depth and changing directions make it a very special shot. It's somewhere in the top 10 perhaps but not top 5. Top 5 should be for big FHs that are flamethrowers at their peak.

 

[FilipoSVK]

Im not sure if above or below Djokovic, maybe on grass was better and on hard below Djokovic even if on grass Nadal is an underachiever and on clay I rank him top 1 because his style and forehand on clay evolved the game and tennis itself.

Imo, I see their forehands on quite the same level on grass. Some aspect here and there (topspin vs. flat, pace etc), but overall more or less the same level. Hard and clay I agree with, there's no question whose forehand is better on which surface.

 

[FilipoSVK]

Del Potro (the best FH)
Federer
Nadal
Alcaraz
Sinner
Verdasco
Gonzalez
Djokovic
Berdych
Tsonga
Sampras
Agassi
Tsitsipas

I fixed it. No need to thank me.

 

[Johnny Groove]

I've been saying the Alcaraz forehand has potential to be the best ever

 

[RUNECARAZ ERA]

I fixed it. No need to thank me.

Sinner's FH is around prime Roddick level