Even good tennis players have awful strokes. Novak Djokovic became one of the all-time greats with an awful overhead smash.
Everything about Daniil Medvedev is ugly, yet he was able to win a grand slam. Elena Dementieva reached world number three with a pretty amateur serve.
Here is a list of the most awful strokes in tennis.
Awful Everything
Daniil Medvedev
Awful serves
Federico Delbonis
Richard Gasquet
Paolo Lorenzi
Jelena Ostapenko
Sara Errani (and the grunts)
Jensen Brooksby
Elena Dementieva (deserves to be in the Hall of Fame for her serve)
Sofia Kenin (no-look toss)
Awful Forehands
Earnests Gulbis
Adrian Mannarino
Lorenzo Musetti
Karen Khachanov
Richard Gasquet
Jack Sock
Awful Backhands
Matteo Berrettini (not ugly, but very weak)
Cameron Norrie
Jim Courier
Andy Roddick
Awful Overheads
Novak Djokovic
Awful Slice
Fabio Fognini
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