Watching today’s game on TV or at many of the local high school and collegiate matches, one might wonder whatever happened to the one-handed backhand groundstroke. It seems everyone is hitting with ...

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.

How can something so beautiful to watch, a stroke so etched into tennis history, be so exploitable — and why have a dwindling handful of players remained loyal to it? By Matthew Futterman Reporting ...

In the wake of the news that this week will mark the first in ATP history that no players in the Top 10 possess a one-handed backhand, Tennis.com offers a look back at a 2023 series counting down the ...

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 ...

Today we take a look at two-handed backhands vs. one-handed backhands when you're volleying at the NVZ. These instructors explain which is better in different situations. Instructor Tanner Tomassi ...

I prefer “stop” volley—is a shot that isn’t used often. But when executed correctly and at the right time, it can win a point outright. It starts with the grip. Nadal holds the racquet with an Eastern ...

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 ...

Djokovic’s two-handed backhand is consistent, which led him to become the first player to beat both Nadal and Federer to win at the Masters Series Event.