The Death of the One-Handed Backhand: How Elite Tennis is Losing Its Most Elegant Stroke
Executive Overview For 149 years—dating back to the inaugural Wimbledon Championships in 1877—every single Grand Slam men’s singles semi-final featured at least one player wielding a one-handed backhand. That unbroken historical streak came to an abrupt end at the US Open, when Stefanos Tsitsipas, the last remaining single-hander in the singles draw, bowed out in … Read more
