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Musetti was born on 3 March 2002 in Carrara, Tuscany. [3] His father, Francesco Musetti, works in a marble quarry, and his mother, Sabrina Ratti, is a secretary. [4] [5] His older sister, Valentina, was a tennis player who is currently married to Gianluca Mager.
The backhand can be executed with either one or both hands. As of 2023 less than 10% of the world's tennis players were estimated to use a one-handed backhand. Only 17 of the top 1000-ranked women used a one-handed grip, and only 43 of the top 1000-ranked men did so, with only 12 men in the top 100 doing so.
Advantage set: Set won by a player or team having won at least six games with a two-game advantage over the opponent (as opposed to a tiebreak format). All advantage sets were used at the final set of matches at the Olympic tennis events (until 2012), Davis Cup (until 2015), Fed Cup (until 2015), Australian Open (until 2018), Wimbledon (until ...
Barry MacKay (August 31, 1935 – June 15, 2012) was an American tennis player, tournament director and broadcaster.He was ranked #1 in the U.S. in 1960. [2]While competing in college for the University of Michigan, he won the Singles title of the 1957 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship to clinch the team title for Michigan over Tulane 10 to 9, by defeating Sammy Giammalva in a 5 set Final.
One-handed backhand players move to the net with greater ease than two-handed players because the shot permits greater forward momentum and has greater similarities in muscle memory to the preferred type of backhand volley (one-handed, for greater reach). This is why a majority of serve and volleyers employ a one-handed backhand.
John McEnroe once said that Wawrinka has one of the most powerful backhands ever, and in 2009 said he possessed "the best one-handed backhand in the game." [ 5 ] He has been described by The Economist as "tennis's great latecomer", owing to finding his greatest success late in his career. [ 6 ]
As of 2013, Dimitrov uses a customized Wilson mid-size 93 square inches prototype racket provided by the Wilson Pro Room Team (as disclosed by pro tour stringers such as the Priority One team members), cosmetic on it is the Pro Staff 95 BLX, it is weighted about 12.oz strung with a 16X19 string pattern. In 2014, he switched to 18X17 string pattern.