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Two-handed backhands can be hit with an open stance, whereas one-handers usually have to have a closed stance, which adds further steps (which is a problem at higher levels of play). Two-handed backhands are generally easier to develop; performing all the basic shots takes less advanced motor skills.
Initially a two-handed player, Moutet was forced to adapt to a one-handed backhand after suffering a right wrist injury. Despite the challenges, he developed proficiency with the one-handed stroke, and now he can effectively play both one-handed and two-handed backhands depending on the situation.
In an era where two-handed backhands have become increasingly more popular due to their greater power and control, albeit at the expense of reach and shot variety, Henin possessed one of the best one-handed backhands to have ever played the sport of tennis. Her one-handed topspin backhand was particularly celebrated because it contained both ...
The two-handed backhand is most commonly used with the forehand hand holding the racquet with a Continental grip and the non-dominant hand holding the racquet with a Semi-western forehand grip. While this is by far the most common way to hit a two-handed backhand, there are players who use different ways of holding the racquet for a two-handed ...
Teodor-Dacian Crăciun (born 6 June 1980) is a Romanian tennis player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 218 in March 2007.. Crăciun plays with both one-handed and two-handed backhands depending on the shot.
Because it's the first time in ATP rankings history (since 1973) that the top 10 is made up entirely of players who use two-handed backhands. A brief history: The one-handed backhand is "the shot ...
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money: US$14,373,291: Int. Tennis HoF: 2016 ... while also possessing one of the best two-handed backhands of all time. He ...
Small in stature, Johnson learned to hit the ball with both hands and throughout his career used two-handed shots for both forehands and backhands. [1] In his second year at the University of Georgia he was a member of the 1985 NCAA Division I championship winning team, which was their first national title. His win over UCLA's Brett Greenwood ...