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Henri Kontinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhenri ˈkontinen]; born 19 June 1990) is a Finnish former professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.. After being forced to end his singles career at a young age due to injuries, having reached a career-high ranking of No. 220, Kontinen became a successful doubles player.
Peter McNamara (5 July 1955 – 20 July 2019 [1]) was an Australian tennis player and coach.. McNamara won five singles titles and nineteen doubles titles in his career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became world No. 7.
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.
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 ...
He uses it to generate sudden pace in baseline rallies, often catching his opponents off guard. Dimitrov employs a conventional single-handed backhand. His backhand is one of the most versatile in the game [268] [269] due to his ability to hit it with top-spin, flat, and his backhand slice, which John McEnroe has said is the best slice in the ...
Dimitrov was again in trouble on his serve in the fifth game of the second set and was broken after a series of mistakes. Djokovic did not slow down and won his next serve at love to open a 4-2 lead.
At noon on September 16, 1920, a bomb exploded on Wall Street in the Financial District of New York City. The blast killed 38 and seriously injured 143. [4]Investigators of the Wall Street bombing became suspicious of Edwin Fischer, then a lawyer, as he apparently predicted the attack with astonishing accuracy.
Rick Leach: 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 Win 6–4: Jun 1989: Queen's, United Kingdom Grand Prix Grass Darren Cahill Tim Pawsat Laurie Warder: 7–6, 6–3 Win 7–4: Aug 1989: Stratton Mountain, United States Grand Prix Hard Wally Masur: Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser: 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 Win 8–4: Oct 1989: Brisbane, Australia Grand Prix Hard Darren ...