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

Kei Nishikori’s former coach explains why the defensive backhand slice is the ace in the pack for top tennis players.

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 ...

Roger Federer. Using a sturdy two-handed backhand will never gain you entry ... not a single woman won a major with just one hand on the grip—the last player to accomplish that was Henin in ...

Being the first player to turn a backhand into a forehand, called an inside-out forehand when it’s hit to your opponent’s ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...