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Most tennis players are familiar with their forehand at the baseline or the net.
But it is the territory between these two areas that becomes very nebulous. The approach shot should be viewed as your transportation shot from the baseline to the net. This grip will allow you to address the ball with an angle of the racquet, thus producing the desired sidespin. To find the continental grip, merely bounce the ball on the edge of your racquet and your hand will comfortably slide into the proper position. The path which the racquet needs to travel on the approach is an 'Outside to Inside' trail.