These changes have had important repercussions on the technical side. The one-handed backhand is almost extinct and very few ...

Excitement around Federer grew not just for what he ... Apply two hands to the backhand, add a forehand grip, and, presto, there are the makings of the so-called “steady” player, complete ...

“Curved blade wielded with a backhand grip. A type of weapon wielded by hornsent for generations. The style of combat associated with this weapon is marked by spinning slashes and gouging thrust ...

A month short of his 31st birthday, and nearly 10 years after he claimed his first Grand Slam, Roger Federer is still winning them, and he’s still winning them the way he always has. His 17th, a ...

A first Wimbledon title was on his racquet but suddenly the Spaniard's left arm was gripped with tension, a double fault and netted backhand bringing the tie-break back on serve at 5-4.

An easy way to find this grip is to put the racket under your left arm with the handle sticking out forwards. Grab hold of the grip and pull the racket out, you should then have the correct grip for a ...

His viciously top spinning forehands rearing up high to Roger Federer's single-handed backhand marked my childhood. And early adulthood. And, given both athletes’ longevity, managed to haunt my ...

How to do a backhand: These instructions are for the one-handed backhand. Stick your racket in our non-dominant armpit and [grab the grip with your ... You've seen Federer do this on Centre ...

Who was the best: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or ... Why hit a weak, difficult-to-control backhand when you can contort ...

Andy Murray has been told to venture into coaching and help ex-rival Casper Ruud win his first-ever Grand Slam.

Problems that he told The Athletic in August were partly a consequence of trying to chase down the ‘Big Three’ of Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. It was a task Thiem took on with ...

This is the way to hold the racquet for the serve, volley, sliced backhand and smash. It is known as the chopper grip, because it is the way you would hold an axe. It allows you to swing the racket ...