PARIS—Are all tennis aficionados really just backhand obsessives in disguise? Because it can be hit in a variety of ways—two-handed, one-handed, drive, drop, chip, topspin—and because its path across ...

The power and heavy topspin of a double-handed shot have made it a popular choice Add as a preferred source on Google Roger Federer executing one of his sublime single-handed backhands at the 2019 ...

Experts say hitting what’s called an inside-out forehand to an opponent’s backhand gives a player an edge. By Stuart Miller The ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, features the best men’s tennis players in ...

Rick Macci described Novak Djokovic's backhand as the best ever ...

Definition: The backhand is a tennis shot in which one swings the racquet around one's body with the back of the hand preceding the palm. Except in the phrase backhand volley, the term refers to a ...

Is the one-handed backhand a dying art? Roger Federer has taken the seemingly slow demise as a personal insult, but Laura Robson says "vintage always comes back". Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem ...

You may be stronger in forehand than backhand or vice versa, but you’ll find a need for both in most matches. Whether you’re playing tennis casually or you're a pro like in Red Bull’s Bassline ...

Richard Gasquet also stroked the ball one-handed aesthetically but the sport's most elegant shot is being bullied out of the elite game Simon Briggs writes about tennis, cricket and a variety of other ...

Men's tennis has a long history of great backhands peppering the sport. One-handers, two-fisters, tops and spins have all had their places. Artists like Richard Gasquet and powerhouses like Stanislas ...