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A brief history: The one-handed backhand is "the shot that made Roger Federer famous, the signature stroke of Rod Laver, a favorite of John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova," writes ...
Executing one of the most deadly top-spin single-handed backhands. Gasquet’s backhand is known for its consistency, speed and accuracy, and has been acclaimed by many past players and commentators such as Robbie Koenig, John McEnroe and Brad Gilbert. His ability to create pace and angles with it, from anywhere on the base line, coupled with ...
Wood ranked Budge number one in his list, saying the decision was a "no-brainer" and said Budge was "recognized by his peers as the one player to have commanded not only every shot in the book for every surface, but also to have been blessed with the single most destructive tennis weapon ever- a bludgeon backhand struck with a sixteen ounce ...
No. 102 (8 July 2002) Edgardo Massa (born 22 March 1981 in Formosa, Argentina ) is an Argentine tennis player, who turned professional in 1998. Massa plays right-handed, and uses a single-handed backhand .
[5] Federer began using the one-handed backhand from an early age not only because Kacovsky was a fan of it, but also because all of his childhood idols, Stefan Edberg, fellow German Boris Becker, and later Pete Sampras, used the one-hander too. [8] From ages 8 to 10, Federer received group and individual training from Kacovsky. [8]
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Rick Macci (born December 7, 1954) is an American tennis coach and former player. He is a United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Master Professional, and seven-time USPTA national coach of the year who has trained five number one ranked players: Andy Roddick, [1] Jennifer Capriati, [2] Maria Sharapova, [3] Serena Williams, [4] and Venus Williams.
Right-handed (one-handed backhand) College: Illinois: Coach: Milan Kovacevic: Prize money: US $1,340,752: Singles; Career record: 16–32 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles: 0: Highest ranking: No. 72 (September 16, 2024) Current ranking: No. 97 (November 25, 2024) Grand Slam singles results; Australian Open ...