WATCH: Evert explains proper wide forehand footwork

A strong open stance wide forehand comes from the lower body, more specifically the right side.

Coach John Evert gives the run down on how to move out to and hit a wide forehand while properly setting up your lower body and exploding to hit a big forehand. Evert emphasizes the importance of the right leg, which, “sets up keeps his load and all his energy on the right side.”