Roger Federer’s forehand is the most beautiful, versatile, and powerful weapon in pro tennis. It may also be the most misunderstood. We’ll dissect four major elements of this superb stroke.

Federer, 41, announced his retirement last week, marking the end of 24 years of professional tennis in which he played more than 1,500 matches and won 20 Grand Slam tournaments.

In this 10-part series, I am going to delve into a bit of fantasy tennis. That is to say I am going to devise the ultimate tennis player. Imagine fusing the heart of David Ferrer with the serve of ...

One hopes, for his sake, Roger Federer does not have nightmares about squandered forehands, for it was this shot — his great, majestic forehand — which cost him any chance of beating his great ...

The 20-time Grand Slam winner's forehand was one of his biggest weapons during an illustrious, trophy-laden career. Over the years, many prominent names from the world of tennis have also shared ...

Roger Federer wasn’t going to play tennis forever. Aged 41 and having endured one injury after another in recent years, the sand was rapidly falling to the bottom of the hourglass. Even great ...

Kate — who serves as patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, which hosts Wimbledon — showed off her formidable forehand in the footage, returning all of Federer’s shots with ...

The forehand slice has been around since the beginning of lawn tennis. It is the best way to hit a forehand drop shot, of course, but it also was long the favored method for approaching the net.

Roger Federer doesn’t have the “itch” that afflicts many retired star athletes. In an interview with GQ, the 20-time major champion said he is actually “relieved” to be done with his ...

After breaking Djokovic at 7-7 in the fifth with a forehand passing shot, Federer served for the championship at 8-7 and took a 40-15 lead with two consecutive aces.