More than a year after his retirement, Roger Federer remains the poster boy for the one-handed backhand – tennis’s most aesthetic shot. Yet he could also be the key to its decline. When the ATP ...

LONDON, July 5 (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 of the best ...

“Ashe’s backhand is one of the touchstones of modern tennis,” John McPhee wrote in his 1969 book Levels of the Game. “He can underspin it, roll it, hit it flat. He can cradle the ball on his racquet, ...

Behold my requiem for the one-handed backhand: threatened but not quite extinct, clinging to relevance like the used bookstore, the standard transmission, and the overly-nostalgic newspaper sports ...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—“How could I not?” responded Grigor Dimitrov Saturday when asked in press whether he’s read up on the storyline about the ATP no longer having a one-handed backhand represented ...

Brazilian soccer icon Ronaldo Nazário swapped the pitch for the stands on Sunday as he attended the Madrid Open final between Jack Draper and Casper Ruud. The Brazilian legend, a longtime tennis ...

Today we take a look at two-handed backhands vs. one-handed backhands when you're volleying at the NVZ. These instructors explain which is better in different situations. Instructor Con Garnett shows ...

Stan Wawrinka bids a fond farewell to the French Open as the 2015 champion is beaten in the first round in Paris.