How to Use ground stroke in a Sentence
ground stroke
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Fręch, a steady but not powerful hitter, gave Gauff time to set her feet on her ground strokes.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
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Her famously forceful ground strokes were painting the lines.
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Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
18 May 2026
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But then Eala, who won the junior title here three years ago, started nailing her ground strokes and Tauson went off the boil.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Mixing up his drop shot with concussive ground strokes, Alcaraz survived an upper right leg injury that required a medical timeout and a bout of vomiting in the third set to advance to his first Australian Open final.
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Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Raducanu is known for her aggressive baseline play, clean ball striking, powerful ground strokes, and fast, accurate serves, as well as her ability to anticipate her opponents’ shots, position herself adeptly, and apply pressure in return games.
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Laura Payne,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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