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western grip n. Tennis (originally U.S.) a manner of gripping the racket in which (for a right-handed player) the heel of the hand is in contact with the bottom of the racket handle and the bottom knuckle of the index finger with the bevel immediately anticlockwise from it, now used to generate heavy topspin on shots.So named because it was originally considered characteristic of tennis players from the west coast of the U.S.The western and semi-western grips had largely fallen out of use before changes in racket technology in the late 20th cent. facilitated greater use of topspin.