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Thiem: If I’m really honest, I wouldn’t suggest switching to a one-handed backhand

Fans also remember with nostalgia his one-handed backhand with which he won the Grand Slam. Could he still dominate and win ...
Tennis

The Greatest One-Handed Backhands of the Open Era, Nos. 10-7: Ashe, Edberg, Suarez Navarro, Laver

“Ashe’s backhand is one of the touchstones of modern tennis,” John McPhee wrote in his 1969 book Levels of the Game. “He can underspin it, roll it, hit it flat. He can cradle the ball on his racquet, ...
Tennis

The Greatest One-Handed Backhands of the Open Era, Nos. 15-11: Haas' versatility, Barty's slice—and don't forget about Almagro

In the wake of the news that this week will mark the first in ATP history that no players in the Top 10 possess a one-handed backhand, Tennis.com offers a look back at a 2023 series counting down the ...
Insider Monkey

16 Best Tennis Players Who Have The Best One and Two Handed Backhand Of All Time

Game, set, try to match the best tennis players who have the best one and two-handed backhand of all time. I used to play tennis in high school. I was kind of bad at it, but I think it’s the effort ...
Wall Street Journal

The Death of Tennis’s One-Handed Backhand May Be Premature

Behold my requiem for the one-handed backhand: threatened but not quite extinct, clinging to relevance like the used bookstore, the standard transmission, and the overly-nostalgic newspaper sports ...