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Patrick Mouratoglou has just revealed his top 5 of the greatest one-handed backhands in history. The one-handed backhand, a symbol of aesthetics and creativity, has never been as threatened in modern ...

Once popular among tennis legends such as the likes of Roger Federer, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, Justine Henin and Steffi Graf, many believe the one-handed backhand is a lost art. However, former ...

A lingering wrist injury has sidelined her two-hander, but on the grass courts of London, Karolina Muchova is making her one-handed improvisation look more like a calculated tactic. LONDON -- When ...

Nishikori has balance and consistency that contributes to his effective and powerful two-handed backhand.

This week on Tennis.com, we'll be featuring five storylines—one a day—that came out of the ATP and WTA's 2025 year-end rankings. So far, we've covered how this is the first time since 2004 that four ...

For my 34th birthday, in 2015, I received two tickets to the men’s quarterfinal of the French Open. I’m a Rafael Nadal loyalist, and I hoped to cheer for the King of Clay. I ended up seeing the ...

When would you use a one-hander rather than a two-hander with backhand volleys at the NVZ. Experts support using a one-hander when the ball is out of your reach, and when you must reach into the NVZ ...

In 1989, at just 17 years old, Michael Chang won the French Open and was the youngest tennis player to win the Grand Slam singles. He uses a jumping two-handed backhand technique.