The goal of professional sports has always been to win. Looking good while doing it? That's just a bonus for the gawkers and connoisseurs of bodily form in motion. In professional tennis, the "beauty ...

It has been a long time since people started talking about the decline of the one-handed backhand.Previously, there were many ...

Master one of the most iconic and stylish shots in tennis! We're breaking down the essential mechanics, footwork, grip, and follow-through you need to hit a powerful, consistent one-handed backhand.

For 149 years, a player with a one-handed backhand appeared in every Grand Slam semifinal. That streak ended at the 2026 US ...

The aesthetic appeal but limited practicality of the one-handed backhand has seen it fade from the top of the sport. Patrick Smith / Getty Images Last Sunday at the U.S. Open, the longest streak in ...

It’s been official since Sunday and Stefanos Tsitsipas’ loss in the round of 16: in 2026, no player with a one-handed backhand will have reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. A first in ...

How can something so beautiful to watch, a stroke so etched into tennis history, be so exploitable — and why have a dwindling handful of players remained loyal to it? By Matthew Futterman Reporting ...

Changing the tennis stroke you have been accustomed to for many years after reaching your 40s. That is a decision that ...

Dear Nick: I am a 4.0 player with a one-handed backhand. I mainly hit it with an Eastern backhand grip. When I face a hard hitter playing with tons of topspin, my form tends to fall apart and my ...

LONDON -- When Karolina Muchova stepped onto the courts at Roland Garros two weeks ago, ending her latest injury layoff, one element of her game stood out. Her signature sliced backhand, once used to ...

On social media, a new campaign started after an appeal was made from the Grandstand stadium in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in New York. Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas hits a backhand ...

Ben Shelton told hiring Juan Carlos Ferrero will not help him ‘move the needle’ as his real problem identified Ben Shelton’s new partnership with Juan Carlos Ferrero will certainly come as a shock to ...