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One handed backhand technique and practice

Working on the one handed backhand to improve timing, control, and clean contact. A classic tennis shot that requires balance ...
A shift in the past 15 years has, arguably, transformed the two-hander into the most important live stroke in tennis.
Over time, fewer and fewer professional players possess a one-handed backhand. This is notably due to the evolution of equipment over the years. Asked about this by the media outlet SDNA, Lorenzo ...
Lorenzo Musetti has heard for years that his backhand was unforgettable. The tight coil, the sweep through the ball, the one-handed finish—it was all from another era of beautiful tennis. Musetti has ...
But despite how effective the shot was for him throughout his career, the retired Austrian doesn’t believe his one-handed backhand belongs among the top five in tennis history. Dominic Thiem leaves ...
The Jiangxi Open semifinals will see a rare meeting of one-handed backhands as defending champion Viktorija Golubic takes on 17-year-old wild card Lilli Tagger. Jiujiang: Scores | Draws | Order of ...
But further down the rankings—and on the WTA rankings—one of the most unique players on the tour made a big breakthrough, as Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger broke into the Top 100 for the first time, ...
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - For tennis purists the sight of a single-handed backhand pinging off the centre of a racket is a joy to behold but it is becoming rare and Grigor Dimitrov, one of the best ...
Stan Wawrinka is still one of the sport’s most beloved figures, and his presence will be missed on the ATP Tour after he steps away at the end of 2026. Since revealing that this would be his farewell ...
2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone has been coaching WTA prospect Lilli Tagger for several years. Schiavone is the last woman to have won a Grand Slam using a one-handed backhand. Tagger, ...