Fabrice Santoro - Double-Handed Forehand Slice

[ROMANTIKILLER2]

I enjoy using this shot as well when playing at the club, following through with the left end as well, but that's probably because I'm a natural lefty who's been taught play with the right hand ... does anyone know if Santoro was lefty too or he choosed to play that way just for other reasons?

[hattrickster33]

Does he play 2h slice backhand as well?

[lystellion]

Little oddities like this shot are part of what makes tennis interesting. Santoro matches are so different to matches between any other players in the top 50. He's like an amazing club player rather than a professional (almost all of whom do the same few fundamental things every time they hit the ball). It's great to watch him mess-up the styles of players used to mostly slugging the ball back and forth from the baseline. He's beaten almost every great player in the past three decades like that!

[michaelnight67]

Santoro is Safin's nemesis. He has a record 7-2 over the russian.

[biertier99]

If your mouth is as big as your talent you would've already faced this "junkballer"

he plays a double handed forehand because he played with too heavy rackets as a kid, and a double handed forehand is not a sign of a bad technique!

[22phan]

its magic because santoro pulls a win out of his hat against top 10 players with a rare tennis form. ie 2007 win over Dokovic Paris and wins against Safin.

[mysteriekiller]

Yea, i agree. He is a great tactically though.

[LosAnggraito]

Lol... I hit my forehand slices like this dude.

[bankaimaniac]

thats crazy!!! Thats why he's called the magacian

[jamesguo66a]

can u do any better?

[ozonese7en]

Melancholio74 - really?

i'm not so sure i can fully agree with you coz on his two-handed topspin forehand his right hand is still on the bottom of the grip

see: watch?v=lDKV9j6VX4Y&feature=re­lated

i could be wrong, but that's just my observation from that video :)

[ozonese7en]

* watch?v=lDKV9j6VX4Y

[er9804]

out of everyone in the tour I would not like to play this guy!! too much variety in this guy' game

[deeyon12]

when i saw him play for the first time, i thought it was wierd, but very unique. pure talent.

[JaffaRafa]

odd

[imakerune4]

first time i watched i thought he was lefthanded and it took me about 20 mins to figure out that he was right handed

[Keytaster]

I would break my arms if try this :-) but he's my favourite player of all times

[Harrisong]

pure talent

[darthnozo]

@dura1mater Troll. You obviously have no idea who Santoro is.

[txchou]

its a double-handed (two handed) forehand and he lets go with the right hand after contact; he's still hitting with the right hand; its weird... don't know anyone in the top 100 who hits that like that...

[BgStallion]

He makes a follow through only with his left hand ,because that would allow him to continue his racquet head accelaration through the ball. If he didn't let go with his right hand he'd be limiting his movement and thus killing the accelaration. I believe that that is the way to go when slicing with both hands - I've seen Bartoli slice the ball like that on a couple of occasions and she does the same thing.

[Harrisong]

yes, yes, i know

[kakatu80]

Raemon sluiter from the Netherlands also hits a double handed forehand, but he's outside the top 100 right now.

[apusbass]

this hit is so damn hard to realize

[stevehwan]

his forehand is soo good. thats why hes top 100.

[OtakuKami]

its like a backhand but with the forehand

[FuckImDead05]

So ugly his forehand!! ahahah