The tree-trunk grips of the Boris Becker (4 5/8 inches) and Monica Seles (4 1/2) era are out. Thin is in. For example, according to Prince, the average grip size for racquets bought by ...

This is the way to hold the racquet for the serve, volley, sliced backhand and smash. It is known as the chopper grip, because it is the way you would hold an axe. It allows you to swing the racket ...