Noun

(en noun)

(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke

(disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger

All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.

(Johnson)

The chief or most important part.

(Shakespeare)

Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.

* Shakespeare

And, but for ceremony, such a wretch / Had the forehand and vantage of a king.

The hand towards the front of the board

Noun

(en noun)

(tennis) A forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball has bounced once on the court.

* {{quote-news, 2009, January 25, Bruce Matthews, Brave Sam Stosur wilts under Elena Dementieva, Herald Sun citation

, passage=But each time Dementieva underlined why she holds such a lofty world standing by answering the challenge with those unerring groundstrokes , particularly the forehand, to hit back after dropping her serve.}}

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=July 3 , author=Piers Newbury , title=Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=In a desperately tight opening set, the pace and accuracy of the Serbian's groundstrokes began to draw errors from the usually faultless Nadal and earned him the first break point of the day at 5-4.}}