I've been playing tennis for about 1 3/4 years. When I was first introduced, I had a coach for a few days. He taught me to hold {I'm right-handed} the racquet by the throat with my left hand similar to Federer and Murray. This worked great for my forehand and one-handed backhand.
At some point, about three or four months in, I decided I wanted a two-handed backhand instead. I fairly successfully switched with just one problem: I was holding the racquet by the throat with my left hand which required a quick transistion to get my left hand into position.
To solve this problem, I began holding the racquet with my left hand at the upper handle like Michael Chang rather than by the throat. My return of serve went several levels higher than the rest of my game.
I then began to implement this into rallies in addition to just the return of serve. My forehand sort of went away. The backhand held up nicely.
The primary point here: How should I hold the racquet during a baseline rally and what effects will this have on my overall game and why?
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