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  2. Backhand - Wikipedia

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    Beginning with Mike Belkin, who was the first two-handed backhand player in the United States, and Chris Evert, in the 1960s many players began to use a two-handed grip for the backhand. Pete Sampras and Stefan Edberg notably switched from the two-handed to the one-handed backhand late in their development.

  3. Grip (tennis) - Wikipedia

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    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. However, even players who use a two-handed backhand usually play with only one hand for their backhand slice and their drop shot hit with the backhand. [4]

  4. Tennis shot - Wikipedia

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    It can be executed with either one or both hands. For most of the 20th Century it was performed with one hand, using either an eastern or a continental grip. The first notable players to use two hands were the 1930s Australians Vivian McGrath and John Bromwich. The two-handed backhand was used more often since it allowed easy access to power ...

  5. Glossary of tennis terms - Wikipedia

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    Double fault: Two serving faults in a row in one point, causing the player serving to lose the point. [52] Double-handed backhand (or double-hander): See two-handed backhand. Double-handed forehand (or double-hander): See two-handed forehand. Doubles net: A net used for playing doubles; longer than a singles net.

  6. Tennis - Wikipedia

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    Reach is also limited with the two-handed shot. The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, Don Budge, had a powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and 1940s that imparted topspin onto the ball. Ken Rosewall, another player noted for his one-handed backhand, used a very accurate slice backhand through the 1950s and 1960s.

  7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - Wikipedia

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    Although his backhand is generally not as strong as his forehand during the rallies, he is very capable of hitting attacking shots on his backhand wing. His net play is skillful, especially on attack. He can play both two-handed and one-handed backhand. He added the one-handed backhand to his repertoire midway through 2011, as was evident in ...

  8. Mees Röttgering - Wikipedia

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    Left-handed, two handed backhand: Prize money: US $9,849: Singles; Career record: 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles: 0: Highest ranking: No. 800 (23 September 2024) Current ranking: No. 839 (3 February 2025) Grand Slam singles results; Australian Open Junior: SF : French Open Junior: 1R : Wimbledon ...

  9. Björn Borg - Wikipedia

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    His muscularity allowed him to put heavy topspin on both his forehand and two-handed backhand. He followed Jimmy Connors in using the two-handed backhand. By the time he was 13, he was beating the best of Sweden's under-18 players, and Davis Cup captain Lennart Bergelin (who served as Borg's primary coach throughout his professional career ...