In this shot, there is more initial pull with the front arm, similar to the way a one-handed backhand starts. It’s followed by a push with the back arm just before contact. 2 ...

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -For tennis purists the sight of a single-handed backhand pinging off the centre of a racket is a joy to behold but it is becoming rare and Grigor Dimitrov, one ...

Ivan Lendl, who had a fine, versatile one-handed backhand, goes as far as to say that, if he had to do it all over, he would learn to return with a two-hander and then rally with a one-hander.