The September 2022 edition of the miniBazaar features a hot photoshoot of Chinese tennis star Qinwen Zheng. The photos were taken and off the court for the magazine and show Qinwen Zheng in provocative poses.

Qinwen Zheng is coming off an impressive junior career in which she reached two grand slam semifinals. With a big serve and a strong ground game, Zheng entered the top 50 rankings for the first time in 2022.

Daria Snigur’s forehand has received a lot of attention and for good reason. Snigur hits her forehands flat with an odd motion of the arm. The unique forehand completely dumfounded former world number 1 Simona Halep, who lost to Snigur in the first round at the 2022 US Open.

Speaking of her forehand, Daria Snigur said that she learned the technique from her coach Larisa Neiland:

I play flat but Larisa gave me this technique. I think it’s very good because many players cannot understand how I play. It’s not an ordinary shot.

Snigur is using an eastern grip on her forehand. You can check out the video of her forehand here. This forehand is going to trouble many players on the women’s tour for years as Snigur is only 20.

In some ways, Daria Snigur’s forehand is similar to retired Japanese player Kimiko Date, who used to hit flat shots with very little topspin. Date’s forehand was called the “pancake forehand” because of how flat she hit the shot.