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Why the one-handed backhand is losing its grip on professional tennis

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Yardbarker

Grigor Dimitrov makes bold prediction on the future of one-handed backhands in tennis

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 ...
WTA

Muchova’s one-handed backhand is more than a stopgap

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 ...
WTA

'You have to feel it in the soul': How Parry is preserving the one-hander

Earlier this year, the one-handed backhand faced another round of last rites. The catalyst this time was Stefanos Tsitsipas's brief dip outside the ATP Top 10, marking the first time in the Open Era ...
Reuters

Dimitrov single-handedly flying flag at Wimbledon for old-school backhand

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 ...