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HIT TWO HANDS BOTH WINGS [2 records]

Record 1 1996-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Hans Gildemester est un des très rares joueurs qui jouent à deux mains en revers et en coup droit.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Monica Seles(women's game) and Byron Black(men's game) both hit with a two-handed forehand and two-handed backhand. Related phraseology :two-handed shot, to hit with two hands off both sides, to hit off both wings(with lots of pace).

CONT

He hits with both a two-handed backhand and a two-handed forehand.

Key term(s)
  • two-handed stroke

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Style de tennis où le joueur frappe des deux mains des deux côtés.

OBS

Phraséologie connexe : jouer à deux mains en revers et en coup droit.

Key term(s)
  • revers et coup droit à deux mains
  • coup à deux mains

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

[...] Pancho González [realizaba] con toda soltura los dos golpes a dos manos.

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