Now, how about the backhand? Watch the attached videos on the backhand flick and the backhand roll. This is a ball that is chest high or lower, with the backhand roll being low.

Using a sturdy two-handed backhand will never gain you entry into that elite cohort. On the other hand, blasting away with two hands on the handle will win you tennis matches. Lots of tennis matches.

A lingering wrist injury has sidelined her two-hander, but on the grass courts of London, Karolina Muchova is making her one-handed improvisation look more like a calculated tactic.