Tennis Grips are an integral part of learning the game of tennis and are necessary to execute different types of shots like the
forehands , the
backhands and also the services. It is the technique with which a racquet is hold while taking different shots. There are various kinds of tennis grips of which three are mostly used –
the Western, the Eastern and
the Continental . Another grips called the
Semi-Western is also recognized by some tennis critics and players. It is said to be a blend of the Eastern and the Western grips.
Of the different shots used in a tennis match, a forehand can be executed using the Continental grips in which the hitting surface of the racquet should be vertical to the ground and the racquet should be held at the top. This grips helps to take the backhands also. The backhands, performed with both one and two hands, make use of the Continental as well as the
Western one-hand shot . It is also sometimes executed as the
Eastern Backhand by rotating the
Eastern forehand in its opposite direction. The
topspin and the
twist shots are usually made use of by the players in producing different types of vicious serves.
The different types of grips help the players to execute a large array of shots to overpower their opponents. These are the main qualities needed to play tennis and the players crave to master these to reach the top of the tennis world
