For the first time in history, not a single player with a one-handed backhand has reached a major semifinal in a calendar ...

One shot ricocheted decisively through the early part of the new century for me. It wasn’t Roger Federer’s forehand, a “great liquid whip;” it wasn’t Rafael Nadal’s forehand, a piece of dynamic top ...

With Tsitsipas' round of 16 defeat, a 149-year streak has ended at Flushing Meadows.

It’s been official since Sunday and Stefanos Tsitsipas’ loss in the round of 16: in 2026, no player with a one-handed ...

An expert at generating racquet head speed and changing pace, seven-time major champion Justine Henin demonstrates the key successes to hitting one-handed topspin backhands and slices. “When you do a ...

Scour through the top 25 of the WTA rankings and there’s definitely something missing: a player with a single-handed backhand. Justine Henin, who rode that particular stroke to seven Grand Slam ...