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Photo Study of Serena Williams's Strokes

By Jeff Cooper, About.com

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Power Backhand Point of Contact

Power Backhand Point of ContactKristian Dowling / Getty Images
Here, Serena is using the most common two-handed bachand grip, with her right hand in a Continental position and her left hand in an Eastern forehand position.

The force of the impact between ball and strings is evident both in the tensiion in Serena's muscles and in the flattening of the ball.

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