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the racket is pulled across the player's body, sometimes with the help of the left hand, and a release to hit the ball followed by a much larger follow-through and finish as compared to the slice backhand. While Björn Borg was considered to have had a double-handed backhand, he released his racket with one-hand, and was arguably the catalyst for the evolution and popularity of the double-handed backhand as well as the top-spin single-handed backhand. In the 1980s, when more players were using top-spin, single-handed backhand players found it more difficult to hit flat backhands due to the difficulty of
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the racket is pulled across the player's body, sometimes with the help of the left hand, and a release to hit the ball followed by a much larger follow-through and finish as compared to the slice backhand. While Björn Borg was considered to have had a double-handed backhand, he released his racket with one-hand, and was arguably the catalyst for the evolution and popularity of the double-handed backhand as well as the top-spin single-handed backhand. In the 1980s, when more players were using top-spin, single-handed backhand players found it more difficult to hit flat backhands due to the difficulty of
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backhand was considered on par with the men's, with John McEnroe saying "Justine Henin has the best single-handed backhand in both the men's and women's game. Henin's backhand is described as a deadly weapon which is spontaneous, accurate and powerful. She can hit drop shots with her deadly back hand." Many different styles of backhand arose in the late 1980s, including Steffi Graf's exceptional sliced backhand, and Monica Seles' two-handed backhand, characterized by its rapidity of execution. The two-handed backhand began to gain popularity over the one-handed backhand in the 1990s (even though there had been great tennis champions whose
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there are still many players who use the flat single-handed backhand, such as Stan Wawrinka and Roger Federer, although they have added more top-spin to cope with top-spin from other players as well. However, by the 1980s, the flat single-handed backhand was the norm for most single-handed backhand players, with marquee players such as Stefan Edberg, John McEnroe and Pete Sampras using it to great effectiveness. The advantages of the flat single-handed backhand include its speed, the angles it can produce and its depth. It is usually executed with an Eastern or Semi-Western grip, and involves a "throw-back" in which
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backhand was two-handed, Chris Evert being an example). Some of the greatest two-handed backhands of the modern game include Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport, and Jelena Janković. Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova possess double-handed backhands that are considered the best and most powerful on tour. They can damage their opponents from any corner of the court with their backhands, being able to create angles that are much more difficult to create with a one-handed backhand. Some of the greatest rivalries in tennis history are symbolized by two different backhand styles. These
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announced on her Instagram account that she'll be out of the Tour for a time due to suffering a stress fracture on her 9th rib. On 6 July 2017 at Wimbledon, Hantuchová announced her retirement from professional tennis. Hantuchová is right-handed but uses both hands when playing backhand shots. She can hit the ball hard with both her forehand and backhand but is best known as a player with natural timing and excellent technique. A "superb ball-striker", she plays a flowing style, hitting deep, accurate groundstrokes. Her double-handed backhand is a particularly potent weapon. She is often described as an
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career, she began playing the USTA circuit at age 15, and at 18, she began playing tennis professionally. She played right-handed (double handed backhand). At the time when Miller started thriving in professional tennis – at the age of 21, a mere four years into her career – she took an indefinite leave of absence from the Women’s Tennis Association. This was the best season of her career, with her solid run to the third round of the U.S. Open, which was her personal best, ranking her Number 43 in the world. Miller also beat both Lindsay Davenport (who was
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include the Evert–Navratilova rivalry of the 1980's with Martina Navratilova's smooth one-handed sliced backhand versus Chris Evert's perfectly controlled two-handed backhand, Borg-McEnroe rivalry of the same period featuring Bjorn Borg's two-handed backhand against John McEnroe's one-handed backhand, and the contemporary Federer-Nadal rivalry with Roger Federer's effortless one-handed backhand with a lot of topspin or backspin, versus Rafael Nadal's powerful, flatter two-handed backhand. Backhand The backhand is a tennis shot in which one swings the racquet around one's body with the back of the hand preceding the palm. Except in the phrase "backhand volley", the term refers to a groundstroke (that
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will have surgery to alleviate bulging discs, which is a potentially career threatening injury. Koubek announced his retirement from tennis in May 2011. Stefan Koubek Stefan Koubek (born 2 January 1977) is a retired tennis player from Austria. Koubek plays left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek has won three titles, two of which have come on hardcourts; despite this, he says his favorite surface is clay. Koubek reached the quarterfinals of the 2002 Australian Open and the 2002 Hamburg Masters, attaining a career-high singles ranking of World No. 20 in March 2000.
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far the most common way to hit a two-handed backhand, there are players who use different ways of holding the racquet for a two-handed backhand. The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, Don Budge, had a very powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and 1940s that imparted topspin onto the ball. Ken Rosewall, a one-handed backhand, used a tremendously accurate slice backhand with underspin through the 1950s and 1960s. The one-handed backhand slice is often used in rallies as it is a comfortable shot. Andre Agassi in particular increased his use of the one-handed
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Eastern one-hander. The Western one-handed backhand grip makes it easier for a one-handed player to hit balls at shoulder height, but harder to hit low balls, and vice versa for the eastern one-handed backhand. The eastern one-handed backhand and its variants are used by most pros with strong single-handed backhand drives, like Gustavo Kuerten, especially Richard Gasquet among the men, and Justine Henin among the women. The two-handed backhand is most commonly used with the forehand hand holding the racquet with a Continental grip and the non-dominant hand holding the racquet with a Semi-western forehand grip. While this is by
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main draw of the 2008 French Open. In the 2009 Australian Open, he lost to Richard Gasquet in a four set match 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the first round. Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira (; born December 28, 1980 in Tandil, Argentina) is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed (with a double-handed backhand) from Argentina. His career high rank was #68, achieved on March 9, 2009. Diego "Chuky" Junqueira did not appear to have much of a juniors career, according to available ITF results, which show only one top-level tournament for him, in which he qualified and lost first
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Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira (; born December 28, 1980 in Tandil, Argentina) is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed (with a double-handed backhand) from Argentina. His career high rank was #68, achieved on March 9, 2009. Diego "Chuky" Junqueira did not appear to have much of a juniors career, according to available ITF results, which show only one top-level tournament for him, in which he qualified and lost first round in Argentina in 1998. Junqueira reached a career high of #146 in June 2006. During late February to early April, Junqueira had good success at the Challenger level, reaching
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2015, after playing a doubles match with Roger Federer in Indian Wells. Subsequently he became a coach of the Swiss Under 14s tennis team. Lammer is right-handed and plays with a single-handed backhand. He prefers to run around his backhand in favour of a forehand, especially on clay when given more time. Lammer cites Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer as his tennis idols. Michael Lammer Michael Lammer (born 25 March 1982) is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. At the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, he won the doubles tournament with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli. It was his
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Federer who can hit drives with his backhand on all surfaces with the same consistency as two handers). Stan Wawrinka is another example of a player who hits consistent one hand backhand drives on all types of surface with the same margin of error. The type of backhand a player uses comes down to mostly personal preference and their game style. Since the 1970s however, the two-handed backhand has had a spike in popularity and is now more widely taught than the one-handed backhand. Many tennis greats use the one-handed backhand. Such players include Roger Federer, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras,
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French tennis player Harmony Tan. Ségolène Berger Ségolène Berger (born 25 March 1978) is a former professional tennis player from France. Born in Nancy, Berger was a right-handed player who had a double handed backhand. Berger had a best singles ranking of 180 in the world, with her biggest title win a $25,000 ITF tournament in Getxo in 1997, beating Anna Smashnova in the final. At the 1998 French Open she received a wildcard into the main draw and lost in the first round to Barbara Rittner. Retiring in 2005, she continues to play tennis on the ITF senior circuit
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into the other court, however, an opponent near the net may then hit an "overhead smash", a hard, serve-like shot, to try to end the point. A difficult shot in tennis is the return of an attempted lob over the backhand side of a player. When the contact point is higher than the reach of a two-handed backhand, most players will try to execute a high slice (under the ball or sideways). Fewer players attempt the backhand sky-hook or smash. Rarely, a player will go for a high topspin backhand, while themselves in the air. A successful execution of any
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for his one-handed backhand, also used a continental grip to hit a deadly accurate slice backhand with underspin throughout the 1950s and '60s. Connoisseurs of the game also rate Swede Henrik Sundström's one-handed backhand as technically magnificent and as powerful as many forehands, but Sundström's career was cut short by injury. In his 1979 autobiography, Jack Kramer devotes a page to the best tennis strokes he had ever seen. He writes: "BACKHAND—Budge was best, with Kovacs, Rosewall and Connors in the next rank (although, as I've said, Connors' 'backhand' is really a two-handed forehand). Just in passing, the strangest competitive
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amounts of topspin. The backhand can be executed with either one or both hands. three of the top 100 ranked women used a one-handed grip. Twenty-four of the top 100 ranked men used a one-handed grip, down from almost 50 a decade earlier. For most of the 20th century the backhand was performed with one hand, using either a backhand Eastern or Continental grip. In modern tennis, there are a few professional players who use a Western one-hand backhand. This shot is held in a similar manner to the Eastern forehand. It has much more topspin potential than the traditional
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Martina Hingis, Amélie Mauresmo, Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, Agnieszka Radwańska, Belinda Bencic, Maria Kirilenko, Li Na, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Vera Zvonareva. Peng began playing at age eight when an uncle (a famous tennis coach in China and the only other family member who plays tennis) introduced her to the game. She favors hard courts and her double-handed forehand (though her backhand is the better side). Her father Peng Jijun is a police officer and her mother is Zhang Bing. At age 13, Peng was admitted to a hospital for heart surgery to repair a
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Ségolène Berger Ségolène Berger (born 25 March 1978) is a former professional tennis player from France. Born in Nancy, Berger was a right-handed player who had a double handed backhand. Berger had a best singles ranking of 180 in the world, with her biggest title win a $25,000 ITF tournament in Getxo in 1997, beating Anna Smashnova in the final. At the 1998 French Open she received a wildcard into the main draw and lost in the first round to Barbara Rittner. Retiring in 2005, she continues to play tennis on the ITF senior circuit and was early coach of
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Stefan Koubek Stefan Koubek (born 2 January 1977) is a retired tennis player from Austria. Koubek plays left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek has won three titles, two of which have come on hardcourts; despite this, he says his favorite surface is clay. Koubek reached the quarterfinals of the 2002 Australian Open and the 2002 Hamburg Masters, attaining a career-high singles ranking of World No. 20 in March 2000. His nickname is "Cooley" or "Stef". Koubek's hobbies include sports cars, video games, golf and skiing. Koubek turned professional in 1994, losing his
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the modern game. Beginner and club-level players often have difficulty hitting a backhand, and junior players may have trouble making the shot if they are not strong enough to hit it. Many advanced players still have a significantly better forehand than backhand, and many strategies in tennis aim to exploit this weakness. For most of the 20th century, the backhand was hit with one hand using either an "eastern" or "continental" grip. The first notable players to use a two-handed backhand were the 1930s Australians Vivian McGrath and John Bromwich. Beginning with Mike Belkin who was the first two-handed backhand
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Nick Rainey Nicholas Rainey (born December 7, 1980) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Born in Santa Monica, Rainey grew up on Mercer Island, Washington. Rainey, who was coached by James Kasser, was a right-handed player, with a double-handed backhand. One of his doubles partners as a junior was Andy Roddick. A member of the University of Southern California tennis team, Rainey and doubles partner Ryan Moore were runners-up in the 2000 NCAA Division I Championships. He also made the singles quarter-finals at the 2002 NCAA Division I Championships, with wins over Todd Widom, Benjamin Becker
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seed David Ferrer along the way. In 2009, Lee played one final time for Korea, in the Davis cup playoff between Korea and China. He announced his retirement from pro tennis after the Davis Cup match, with Korea triumping 3-2. He opened the "Lee Hyung Taik Tennis Academy" in the tennis center at Song-ahm Sports Town in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province on 12 September 2009. Lee has sometimes played doubles alongside Korean-American player Kevin Kim. The pair reached the third round of the French Open 2005. Lee is right-handed and uses a single-handed backhand. He considers his backhand as his best
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a child, Borg became fascinated with a golden tennis racket that his father won at a table-tennis tournament. His father gave him the racket, beginning his tennis career. A player of great athleticism and endurance, he had a distinctive style and appearance—bowlegged and very fast. His muscularity allowed him to put heavy topspin on both his forehand and two-handed backhand. He followed Jimmy Connors in using the two-handed backhand. By the time he was 13 he was beating the best of Sweden's under-18 players, and Davis Cup captain Lennart Bergelin (who served as Borg's primary coach throughout his professional career)
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used by a large number of the world's best players, including Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams. Two hands give the player more control, while one hand can generate a slice shot, applying backspin on the ball to produce a low trajectory bounce. Reach is also limited with the two-handed shot. The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, Don Budge, had a powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and 1940s that imparted topspin onto the ball. Ken Rosewall, another player noted for his one-handed backhand, used a very accurate slice backhand through the 1950s and
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8, producing a high trajectory. Janowicz also moves remarkably well considering how big he is, and hits powerful groundstrokes from the back of the court and has an excellent drop shot. He has a double handed backhand, and is known to hit hard and constantly mix up his game by hitting numerous drop shots, slices and spins. "Current through 2017 French Open." Jerzy Janowicz Jerzy Filip Janowicz Jr. (; born 13 November 1990) is a Polish professional tennis player. Born in Łódź, Poland he was introduced to tennis at the age of five by his parents. Known for his very
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2008 he played doubles in two tournaments on the ATP Tour, the Swedish Open and Dutch Open, with Alessandro Motti and Igor Zelenay respectively. Nicolas Tourte Nicolas Tourte (born 18 August 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France. Born in Chambéry, Tourt was a right-handed player, with a double handed backhand. Tourt, who won three Challenger doubles titles, made the singles final of the Grenoble Challenger tournament in 2006, during which he had wins over Ernests Gulbis and Gilles Müller. He featured in the main draw of one Grand Slam event, the 2007 French Open. Playing in the
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Nicolas Tourte Nicolas Tourte (born 18 August 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France. Born in Chambéry, Tourt was a right-handed player, with a double handed backhand. Tourt, who won three Challenger doubles titles, made the singles final of the Grenoble Challenger tournament in 2006, during which he had wins over Ernests Gulbis and Gilles Müller. He featured in the main draw of one Grand Slam event, the 2007 French Open. Playing in the men's doubles, Tourte and partner Thomas Oger made the second round, where they lost to the eventual champions, Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. In
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Roman Jebavý Roman Jebavý (born 16 November 1989) is a tennis player from the Czech Republic. He plays right-handed and has double handed backhand. Jebavý reached the 2007 Wimbledon final unseeded with Martin Kližan, before losing to Matteo Trevisan and Daniel López in the final. His career high ranking was number 3. He entered the 2007 U.S. Open seeded first in doubles with Vladimir Ignatic. The tandem lost in the semifinals to champions Jonathan Eysseric and Jerome Interzillo. Roman also lost that singles tournament to Ričardas Berankis. Jebavy reached his first final on the Futures circuit in Thailand F2 in
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February 2008. He won his first Futures title a couple of months later in Teplice, Czech Republic. He also won three Futures titles in doubles. Roman Jebavý Roman Jebavý (born 16 November 1989) is a tennis player from the Czech Republic. He plays right-handed and has double handed backhand. Jebavý reached the 2007 Wimbledon final unseeded with Martin Kližan, before losing to Matteo Trevisan and Daniel López in the final. His career high ranking was number 3. He entered the 2007 U.S. Open seeded first in doubles with Vladimir Ignatic. The tandem lost in the semifinals to champions Jonathan Eysseric
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He is now the coach of young Czech player Markéta Vondroušová. Dušan Karol Dušan Karol (born 19 May 1983) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Born in Jihlava, Karol was a right-handed player, with a double handed backhand. As a junior he had a win over Tomas Berdych at the Czech Indoor Championships and in another tournament defeated Marcos Baghdatis without dropping a game. He made it to a high as seven in the world in doubles during his junior career. Karol played on the Challenger circuit as a professional player and won a total of
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Dušan Karol Dušan Karol (born 19 May 1983) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Born in Jihlava, Karol was a right-handed player, with a double handed backhand. As a junior he had a win over Tomas Berdych at the Czech Indoor Championships and in another tournament defeated Marcos Baghdatis without dropping a game. He made it to a high as seven in the world in doubles during his junior career. Karol played on the Challenger circuit as a professional player and won a total of four titles over the course of his career, all in doubles.
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the runner-up in 2001 and 2006. She also won a gold medal in the women's singles at the 2004 Olympic Games and won the year-ending WTA Tour Championships in 2006 and 2007. In total, she won 43 WTA singles titles. Tennis experts cite her mental toughness, the completeness and variety of her game, her footspeed and footwork, and her one-handed backhand (which John McEnroe described as "the best single-handed backhand in both the women's or men's game") as the principal reasons for her success. She retired from professional tennis on 26 January 2011, due to a chronic elbow injury. In
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Mikael Pernfors Mikael Pernfors (born 16 July 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1986, and won the 1993 Canada Masters in Montreal. Pernfors was born in Malmö. Pernfors played a topspin-heavy baseline game with a double-handed backhand, like his countrymen Björn Borg and Mats Wilander, but he lacked their consistency and relied on a crowd-pleasing game full of variety, liberally employing the drop shot and the topspin lob. Before turning professional, Pernfors played tennis for two years at Seminole Community College, then the University of Georgia
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won three WTA doubles tournaments, 2009 Andalucia Tennis Experience with Alicja Rosolska, 2012 Internationaux de Strasbourg with Olga Govortsova and 2012 Rogers Cup with Kristina Mladenovic. Jans-Ignacik has represented Poland in the Fed Cup and both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She plays right handed with a double handed backhand. Klaudia married Bartosz Ignacik in 2011 and added his surname to her own. On 31 December 2012 Jans-Ignacik announced via her Facebook account that she was pregnant with her first child and would miss the entire 2013 WTA Tour season, but planned to return in 2014. On 1 August
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in a close three-set match that was decided by a tie-break. Rainey has also been a professional poker player. In 2011 it was reported that he had allegedly sold shares for his entry into a World Series of Poker main event which he never registered for and then failed to return the money to his backers. Nick Rainey Nicholas Rainey (born December 7, 1980) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Born in Santa Monica, Rainey grew up on Mercer Island, Washington. Rainey, who was coached by James Kasser, was a right-handed player, with a double-handed backhand.
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highest potential to win many grandslams. Two hands give the player more power so it provides the player with an advantage on power-focused shots. However, one hand is useful in that it can generate a slice shot, applying backspin on the ball to produce a low trajectory bounce. The player long considered to have had the best backhand of all time, Don Budge, had a very powerful one-handed stroke in the 1930s and '40s that imparted topspin onto the ball. Ken Rosewall, another player noted for his one-handed backhand, used a deadly accurate slice backhand with underspin through the 1950s
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the worlds top 100. Watson is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand. Her game is often likened to that of Martina Hingis and she has been praised by Nick Bollettieri for her "amazing footwork". Her on-court intelligence, court sense and timing have been other talking points about her game. According to Nigel Sears, head of women's coaching at the Lawn Tennis Association, Watson possesses "a complete game", with variety including a consistent one-handed backhand slice, volleys and angles. Her game has been described as similar to ATP player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga due to her "big serve" and athleticism. Upon Watson
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Fabio Silberberg Fabio Silberberg (born 25 March 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. Born in São Paulo, Silberberg was a left-handed player, with a one handed backhand. He learned his early tennis at the city's Paulistano Club and had his best year as a junior in 1987 when he finished 17th in the world rankings for singles. In doubles he made the boy's quarter-finals of the 1987 French Open with Alberto Mancini and ended the year at 10 in the world. Before turning professional in 1991 he competed at the University of Tennessee for three seasons, while
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Chang Kai-chen Chang Kai-chen (; ; born January 13, 1991) is a Taiwanese tennis player. Chang right-handed player, is currently without a full-time coach. Her father is Chin Lai Chang and mother is Yu Mei Jun; two older brothers, Yao Lun and Yao Chung (both play tennis). Born and raised in Taiwan, an hour from Taipei; splits training between Taiwan and Delray Beach, Florida (International Tennis Academy). Started playing tennis at age six when introduced to sport by brothers at local tennis club. She is an aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is hard court. Her ambition
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in the first round in straight sets to the Argentine team of Gisela Dulko and Juan Martin Del Potro. Youzhny had powerful groundstrokes on both sides. Former professional tennis player and now coach Peter Lundgren stated that Youzhny's "backhand slice is one of the best in the world. His slice had a lot of variety and he can neutralise an opponent's offence quickly with it." However, while his backhand slice was a good defensive weapon, his main attacking weapon was his one-handed backhand hit with topspin. Youzhny used a backhand grip around 3/4 of the way from Continental toward Modified
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husband, and gave birth to a son in April 2018. Hence, Pironkova will likely miss the season as well. Pironkova plays right-handed, and uses a double-handed backhand. She prefers fast surfaces, with grass being her favourite. She has had some of her best results on grass, a Wimbledon semi-final and quarter-final, which earned her the nickname "The Wimbledon Darkhorse". Although she has a powerful first serve that consistently measures up to 180kmph or 110 mph, she has a relatively weaker second serve. Pironkova is noted for her powerful backhand, with the down-the-line backhand being one of her best shots. However,
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great tactical intelligence. His ground game was complemented by his anticipation, speed and ability to end points at the net. Nalbandian's trademark shot is his double-handed backhand down-the-line, which was often regarded as the best double-handed backhand on the men's tour. He often used it to set up a point, by either hitting a clean winner or forcing a weak return from the opponent. Nalbandian is also known to be one of the game's best returners. He was consistently able to knock balls back deep on the baseline time and time again to effectively set up the point or rip
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volleyball team, and Piotr played professional football. The couple moved to Denmark when Piotr signed for the Danish football club Boldklubben 1909. Her older brother, Patrik Wozniacki, is a former professional footballer in Denmark. Wozniacki's playing style centres on "the defensive aspects of tennis with her anticipation, movement, agility, footwork and speed all first-rate and key parts of her game." She also anticipates serves with aggressive footwork. Her two-handed backhand is one of her best weapons as she is capable of turning defence into offence, most notably the backhand down-the-line. Her defensive playing style has her contemporaries label her a
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terms of playing style, Petr Korbel can be described as an offensive, technical two-wing looper. Another weapon of his is short game. Korbel is a right-handed shakehand player with an excellent use of the wrist when playing backhand loops. His spectacular backhand topspin with a strong sidespin, called "chiquita" after the curve of the ball, is well-known among his competitors. Korbel uses this stroke to attack even very short and low serves, and this surprising stroke often brings points. Korbel is a Butterfly contract player and co-operated on the development of a table tennis blade which has been produced under
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Vladimir Obradović Vladimir Obradović (; born 4 February 1981) is a Serbian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Obradović, a right-handed player with a one handed backhand, trained at Belgrade's Partizan Tennis Club. In 2002 he featured in a Davis Cup tie for Serbia and Montenegro, against South Africa on his home court in Belgrade. Serbia and Montenegro secured the tie in the first of the reverse singles, which gave Obradović an opportunity to play the final match, a dead rubber he lost to Justin Bower. He attended the University of Florida and played collegiate tennis before turning professional.
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the quarterfinals. He won his first clay-court tournament at the 2017 Lyon Open. Tsonga is known for his aggressive groundstrokes. His forehand and backhand are both effective in setting up points. His powerful, heavy and accurate forehand is his most consistent shot, especially when delivered down the line. Although his backhand is generally not as strong as his forehand during the rallies, he is very capable of hitting attacking shots on his backhand wing. His net play is skillful, especially on attack. He can play both two-handed and one-handed backhand. He added the one-handed backhand to his repertoire midway through
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not compete at the 2018 French Open. With hard court as his favourite and double-handed backhand as a favourite shot, Krajinović is often compared to Andre Agassi, for which was named "Agassi of Sombor". In a 2008 article published by "The Independent", Nick Bollettieri himself compared him to younger Agassi. After signing a contract with prestigious Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, Krajinović also signed a sponsorship deal with Nike. In 2009 he signed with Wilson Sporting Goods. He is currently managed by Olivier van Lindonk of IMG and coached by Petar Popovic. Krajinović was born on 27 February 1992 to Vera
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Reda El Amrani Reda El Amrani (born May 19, 1988 in Casablanca) is a professional tennis player from Morocco. He has a career high-ranking of 160 (achieved on June 7, 2010). Reda El Amrani has a powerful serve, he can easily reach . He usually hits approximately 10 aces per match. He sometimes hits a lot of double faults. He has a good forehand, as he hits it spinny most of the time but sometimes flat; he won this way against 2 top 100 players. He has a one handed backhand. He also uses a lot of dropshots. He has
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Daniel Orsanic Daniel Orsanic (, ; born 11 June 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He is currently captain of the Argentina Davis Cup team. Orsanic was a left-hander with a double handed backhand. He was primarily a doubles specialist with his best tournament results in singles reaching three quarterfinals in 1993 at Buenos Aires and twice in 1994 at Birmingham, Alabama and Båstad. In doubles Orsanic won eight titles and was a finalist on seven occasions all of these performances were on clay. 1998 was his most successful year with two titles at Majorca and Kitzbühel
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the backhand slice, although she regrets switching her backhand grip to one-handed at the age of 18. Vinci has also been praised for her excellent movement and her sense of the court. Due to her backhand slice, powerful forehand and excellent court covering, her game is often compared to Steffi Graf. Roberta Vinci Roberta Vinci (; born 18 February 1983) is a retired Italian professional tennis player. Up until 6 April 2015, she held the position of world No. 1 in doubles, while reaching a career-high of No. 7 in singles in May 2016. She is the fourth Italian woman
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I. Kenneth Carlsen Kenneth Carlsen (born 17 April 1973) is a Danish former professional tennis player, who was active between 1992 and 2007. Carlsen played left-handed with a one-handed backhand. His greatest asset was his powerful serve, and his game was therefore best suited to fast surfaces (grass and hardcourt). For most of his long career Carlsen was Denmark's best tennis player, and consistently among the few Danish players playing at the highest international level. He was awarded as best Danish "Tennis Player of the Year" seven times by the Danish Tennis Federation (first time in 1991, last time in
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Kenneth Carlsen Kenneth Carlsen (born 17 April 1973) is a Danish former professional tennis player, who was active between 1992 and 2007. Carlsen played left-handed with a one-handed backhand. His greatest asset was his powerful serve, and his game was therefore best suited to fast surfaces (grass and hardcourt). For most of his long career Carlsen was Denmark's best tennis player, and consistently among the few Danish players playing at the highest international level. He was awarded as best Danish "Tennis Player of the Year" seven times by the Danish Tennis Federation (first time in 1991, last time in 2005).
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Backhand grip is obtained by holding the racquet in a regular Continental grip, then placing the left hand above holding it in a left-handed Semi-Western Forehand grip. This places the reference bevels of the two hands exactly opposite each other. Holding the racquet using two hands for the backhand is very common, but there are many variations in the precise positioning of the two hands. This also varies between right- and left-handed players. A different face of the racquet than in the forehand is used to strike the ball. For a number of years during the first two decades of
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in a regular Continental grip, then placing the left hand above holding it in a left-handed Semi-Western Forehand grip. This places the reference bevels of the two hands exactly opposite each other. Holding the racquet using two hands for the forehand is highly unusual, but some well-known top WTA players (e.g. Monica Seles) have used it successfully. While it shortens the forehand reach and reduces maximum power, it offers unrivalled accuracy, which may more than compensate the former drawbacks. Also, combined with a two-handed backhand, it is almost impossible for the opponent to see which side (backhand or forehand) is
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Sjeng Schalken Sjeng Schalken () (born 8 September 1976) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both wings and his continental technique on both the forehand and backhand. The latter is his major weapon, a rallying shot that is also capable of being struck for winners either cross-court or down the line. The player he admired most while growing up was Ivan Lendl. Schalken is known for his placid on-court demeanour, seemingly reacting in the same manner whether trailing or leading. But as
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when she was three years old and she was raised by her mother and an aunt. She loved horseback riding as a child, but her mother was unable to pay the cost of riding lessons. So, she took up the game of tennis. Connolly's tennis career began at the age of 10 on the municipal courts of San Diego. Her first coach, Wilbur Folsom, encouraged her to switch from a left-handed grip to right and she soon became a baseline specialist with tremendous power and accuracy, and a strong backhand. When she was 11, Maureen was dubbed "Little Mo" by
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December. O'Neill participated only in the January edition. Jan Lehane Jan Lehane O'Neill ("née" Lehane; born 9 July 1941) is a former Australian female tennis player. She was the first leading female player with a double-handed backhand. She won the singles title at the New South Wales Championships in 1959 after a three-sets victory in the final against Mary Carter Reitano. In 1960 she successfully defended her title by winning the semifinal against world No. 1 ranked Maria Bueno and the final in straight sets against Margaret Smith. At the Australian Championships, Lehane reached the singles final four consecutive years
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Jan Lehane Jan Lehane O'Neill ("née" Lehane; born 9 July 1941) is a former Australian female tennis player. She was the first leading female player with a double-handed backhand. She won the singles title at the New South Wales Championships in 1959 after a three-sets victory in the final against Mary Carter Reitano. In 1960 she successfully defended her title by winning the semifinal against world No. 1 ranked Maria Bueno and the final in straight sets against Margaret Smith. At the Australian Championships, Lehane reached the singles final four consecutive years (1960–1963) but lost to Margaret Court each time.
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whom he perfected his forehand and double-handed backhand. He later trained at the Nick Bollettieri Academy, in Florida in the United States, alongside Marcelo Ríos, and later at the High Performance Center in Barcelona, Spain. Massú became a professional tennis player in 1997. That year, he won the prestigious juniors year-end Orange Bowl tournament. He also claimed the boys doubles competitions at Wimbledon (with Peru's Luis Horna) and the US Open (with countryman Fernando González), and was junior doubles world champion in 1997 (and No. 5 in singles). In August 1998, Massú won his first Futures tournament, in Spain. The
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ball and not hitting extreme topspin. He was spotted by Dr.Peter Fischer, a pediatrician and tennis enthusiast, who coached Sampras until 1989. Fischer was responsible for converting Sampras's double-handed backhand to single-hand with the goal of being better prepared to win Wimbledon. Sampras turned professional in 1988, at the age of 16, and finished the year ranked world No. 97 after starting the year at No. 893. His first professional match was a loss to Sammy Giammalva, Jr. at the February Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor in Philadelphia. However, just one week later, at the Lipton International Players Championships in Miami,
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Julian Knowle Julian Knowle (born 29 April 1974) is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander, Knowle is now one of the few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand, and even volleys double-handed. He was Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching world no. 6 in the ATP doubles rankings in January 2008, before being matched by Jürgen Melzer, who reached no. 6 in September 2010, and overtaken by Alexander Peya, who reached no. 3 in August 2013. Knowle was a successful player on the ATP Challenger Series, winning the Challenger tournaments
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1986. His career prize-money earnings totalled $1,363,793. In addition to Becker, Agassi, McEnroe and Martin, Pernfors holds victories over Wilander, Pete Sampras, Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier, Thomas Muster, Sergi Bruguera and Michael Stich. Since retiring from the tour, Pernfors has been a regular competitor in seniors events. Mikael Pernfors Mikael Pernfors (born 16 July 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1986, and won the 1993 Canada Masters in Montreal. Pernfors was born in Malmö. Pernfors played a topspin-heavy baseline game with a double-handed backhand, like his
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Davis Cup tie for Brazil, against Mexico on hard courts at the German Club in Mexico City. His win over Óscar Ortiz in the reverse singles was the only match Brazil won in the tie. He retired from professional tennis in 1996 and now runs "Faberg Tour Experience", a São Paulo based travel company he founded in 2005. Fabio Silberberg Fabio Silberberg (born 25 March 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. Born in São Paulo, Silberberg was a left-handed player, with a one handed backhand. He learned his early tennis at the city's Paulistano Club and had
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Paul McNamee Paul McNamee (born 12 November 1954) is an Australian retired tennis player and prominent sports administrator. In his hometown, McNamee won the Boys' Singles tournament at the 1973 Australian Open. McNamee is the only player to switch a grip as a professional, changing from a one-handed backhand to two-handed in 1979. He won two singles and twenty-three doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, he reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 12 May 1986 when he became the World No. 24. McNamee reached his highest doubles ATP-ranking on 8 June 1981 when he became the World No.
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Svetlana Ganina Svetlana Ganina (born 11 July 1978) is a Russian table tennis player. Since 2002 she won several medals in double and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships. She was qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics, scheduled to play in the first round of the singles competition, but she did not actually play. She competed in both singles and doubles in 2004. She plays in a defensive style, with occasional attacking causing much trouble for her opponents. She uses long pimples on the backhand, though she frequently anticipates the placement of her opponent and flips her racket
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was World No. 25 in 1988. He was a member of the Australian team which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986. Fitzgerald was formerly the captain of the Australian Davis Cup Team from 2001 to 2010 before Patrick Rafter took over after Australia's World group playoff loss to Belgium. Fitzgerald was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993. John Fitzgerald (tennis) John Basil Fitzgerald OAM (born 28 December 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand. During his career, he won 6 top-tier singles titles and 30
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2015. Jade Curtis Jade Curtis (born 2 May 1990 in Oxford) is a retired British tennis player. Curtis has won four doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 15 February 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 325. On 21 September 2009, she peaked at world number 230 in the doubles rankings. Curtis competed in the main draw of the Wimbledon doubles in 2007 and 2009, losing in the first round. She started playing tennis at the age of seven. Her favourite surface is hardcourt. She plays Right-handed two-handed backhand. Curtis retired from tennis
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Jade Curtis Jade Curtis (born 2 May 1990 in Oxford) is a retired British tennis player. Curtis has won four doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 15 February 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 325. On 21 September 2009, she peaked at world number 230 in the doubles rankings. Curtis competed in the main draw of the Wimbledon doubles in 2007 and 2009, losing in the first round. She started playing tennis at the age of seven. Her favourite surface is hardcourt. She plays Right-handed two-handed backhand. Curtis retired from tennis in
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John Fitzgerald (tennis) John Basil Fitzgerald OAM (born 28 December 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand. During his career, he won 6 top-tier singles titles and 30 tour doubles titles, including 7 Grand Slam doubles titles. He also achieved the career men's doubles Grand Slam (winning all four titles-the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open). He reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1991, teaming up with Anders Järryd to win three out of the four Grand Slam doubles titles that year. His career-high singles ranking
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singles), and was its longest-standing member. Mohammad Ghareeb Mohammed Ghareeb (born July 22, 1980) is a tennis player from Kuwait. He plays right-handed with a single-handed backhand. Unranked in singles as of February 2018, with a career-high ranking of No. 336 in 2006. In August 2016, Al Ghareeb was Kuwait's second ranked tennis player. He played a competitive match against world No. 1 Roger Federer in the second round of the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships, though he lost in straight sets. Ranked No. 488 at the time of the match, Ghareeb was expected to offer little resistance to Federer, but
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Mohammad Ghareeb Mohammed Ghareeb (born July 22, 1980) is a tennis player from Kuwait. He plays right-handed with a single-handed backhand. Unranked in singles as of February 2018, with a career-high ranking of No. 336 in 2006. In August 2016, Al Ghareeb was Kuwait's second ranked tennis player. He played a competitive match against world No. 1 Roger Federer in the second round of the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships, though he lost in straight sets. Ranked No. 488 at the time of the match, Ghareeb was expected to offer little resistance to Federer, but in a surprisingly competitive match, Al
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Roberto Argüello Roberto Argüello (born 12 May 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Argüello was an ambidextrous player, capable of using right-handed shots for balls to his right and left-handed stokes for balls to the left of him. He however favoured a two-handed forehand and backhand. The Argentine was the 1977 Junior Orange Bowl champion and four years later won the Under-18s Orange Bowl. In 1982, the year of the Falklands War, he left tennis in order to serve with the Argentine Army. He played just one tournament that season, the Buenos Aires Open in February. Argüello
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Ecuador in 1985. Both matches were dead rubbers. Roberto Argüello Roberto Argüello (born 12 May 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Argüello was an ambidextrous player, capable of using right-handed shots for balls to his right and left-handed stokes for balls to the left of him. He however favoured a two-handed forehand and backhand. The Argentine was the 1977 Junior Orange Bowl champion and four years later won the Under-18s Orange Bowl. In 1982, the year of the Falklands War, he left tennis in order to serve with the Argentine Army. He played just one tournament that
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forehand is played with a Western grip. The Semi-Western backhand grip, is used by placing the hand such that the base knuckle of the index finger is right on bevel #8. Compared to the Continental grip, the blade has rotated 90 degrees clockwise. This forces the wrist in an uncomfortable twist but allows for the greatest possible spin. This is basically equivalent to the Semi-Western forehand grip. The same face of the racquet as in the forehand is used to strike the ball. No need to change grips if the forehand is played with a Semi-Western grip. The basic Two-Handed
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on the court. He uses a powerful one handed backhand. Lajovic was born 30 June 1990 in Belgrade, Serbia to parents Marina and Dragisa Lajovic. He started playing tennis when he was 8 years old in T.K. Stara Pazova and later continued in T.K. Partizan Belgrade. He lives in Stara Pazova, Serbia where he owns a cafe-restaurant. Lajovic's nickname is Duci (Dutzee). He is in a relationship with longtime girlfriend Lidija Mikic, who is a student of medicine. "Current till 2018 Paris Masters." Dušan Lajović Dušan Lajović (; born 30 June 1990) is a Serbian professional tennis player. Lajović has
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sets. In 2018 Paire smashed 7 rackets and was fined $16,500 at the Washington Open . Paire's style of play is characterised by its flashiness, unpredictability and at times inconsistency. The main strength of his game is his double-handed backhand, known for its speed and spin. Paire often uses topspin backhands cross court at great speed and acute angles to set up a powerful backhand down-the-line to finish off points. In contrast, his forehand is relatively less powerful and consistent, particularly when played on the defense, to the extent that he's been known to hit backhands inside-out. Paire is also
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balls. Single-backhand "flicks" also evolved due to the popularisation of the top-spin single-handed backhand. Unlike the flat single-handed backhand, top-spin single-handed backhands are almost always performed with the Semi-Western or even Western Grip. Richard Gasquet, who is considered to have one of the most elegant and efficient single-handed backhands, is known for his long, winding action on his backhand and his elegant follow-through. The top-spin single-handed backhand is probably the hardest to learn. It involves the player employing a Semi-Western or Western grip, and winding the racket around his body and, most importantly, bring it lower than the ball. Then,
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Gene Mayer Gene Mayer (born April 11, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States who won 14 professional singles titles during his career. Mayer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played tennis at Wayne Valley High School, where he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team. He was a double hander on both forehand and backhand. The right-hander Mayer reached his highest ranking on the ATP Tour on October 6, 1980, when he reached the rank of World No. 4. Mayer has been a resident
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followed the normal path of playing regularly on the junior circuit would have been beneficial, Williams responded: "Everyone does different things. I think for Venus and I, we just attempted a different road, and it worked for us." Williams is primarily a baseline player, and her game is built around taking immediate control of rallies with her powerful and consistent serve, return of serve, and forceful groundstrokes from both her forehand and backhand swings. Williams's forehand is considered to be among the most powerful shots in the women's game, as is her double-handed backhand. Williams strikes her backhand groundstroke using
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grandfather of five, Rosewall now lives in northern Sydney. Rosewall was born on 2 November 1934 in Hurstville, Sydney. His father, Robert Rosewall, was a grocer at Penshurst, New South Wales and when Ken was one year old they moved to the Rockdale where his father bought three clay tennis courts. Ken started playing tennis at age three with a shortened racket and using both hands for forehand and backhand shots. They practiced early in the morning, focusing on playing one type of shot for a period of weeks. He was a natural left-hander but was taught to play right-handed
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both wings to mix his shots up and hit drop-shots. He is well known for his double-handed backhand slice, similar to that of Fabrice Santoro and Jimmy Connors, and often pulls off jumping backhands and jumping slice drop-shots which catch his opponents off guard. His drop-shots are particularly effective on clay and grass, where he has had most success. Despite having a weaker, top-spin serve, Mayer occasionally serve and volleys and is also known for his two-handed backhand cutting volley. He also often uses a Chip and charge tactic during points to finish points off. This makes him unpredictable and
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hardcourt. She plays right-handed and has a two handed backhand. Pichet retired from tennis 2014. Virginie Pichet Virginie Pichet (; born 28 January 1983) is a retired French tennis player. Pichet has won Seven singles and five doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 21 June 2004, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 120. On 22 June 2009, she peaked at world number 239 in the doubles rankings. Pichet competed in the main draw of the French Open in singles 2003, 2004, 2006 and doubles in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 her lost
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Sanja Ančić Sanja Ančić (; born 18 July 1988) is a tennis player from Croatia. She won a total of eight ITF tournaments in singles and one in doubles. Her highest singles ranking was world no. 159, which she reached on 11 September 2006, and her highest doubles ranking was no. 240, reached on 5 March 2007. She retired in 2007. Ančić was born in Split to Stipe and Nilda Ančić. She plays right-handed, has a two-handed backhand and is the sister of professional tennis players Ivica and Mario Ančić. She played with her brother in the 2007 Hopman Cup.
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Sanja Ančić Sanja Ančić (; born 18 July 1988) is a tennis player from Croatia. She won a total of eight ITF tournaments in singles and one in doubles. Her highest singles ranking was world no. 159, which she reached on 11 September 2006, and her highest doubles ranking was no. 240, reached on 5 March 2007. She retired in 2007. Ančić was born in Split to Stipe and Nilda Ančić. She plays right-handed, has a two-handed backhand and is the sister of professional tennis players Ivica and Mario Ančić. She played with her brother in the 2007 Hopman Cup.
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forehand shot to the right front corner is shooting a frontside pinch. A right-handed player shooting to the left front corner is a reverse pinch. A right-handed player shoots a backhand frontside pinch to the left corner and a reverse double pinch to the right corner. Everything for a left-handed player would be the opposite. The dink is another very effective offensive shot designed to end the point. It is a shot very low to the front wall hit very softly so as to bounce twice before the opponent can get to it. Dinks are most effective when the opponent
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of balls, and use of the match balls is resumed only when play resumes. A recent rule change is to allow coaching on court on a limited basis during a match. This has been introduced in women's tennis for WTA Tour events in 2009 and allows the player to request her coach once per set. A competent tennis player has eight basic shots in his or her repertoire: the serve, forehand, backhand, volley, half-volley, overhead smash, drop shot, and lob. A grip is a way of holding the racket in order to hit shots during a match. The grip affects
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right-handed player, a backhand begins with the racquet on the left side of the body, continues across the body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the right side of the body, with the racquet over the right shoulder. The backhand can be a one-handed or two-handed stroke. Due to the fact that the player's dominant hand "pulls" into the shot, the backhand generally lacks the power and consistency of the forehand, and is usually considered more difficult to master. However, the two-handed backhand provides more stability and power for the shot, and is increasingly used in
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Edgardo Massa Edgardo Massa (born 22 March 1981 in Formosa, Argentina) is a former tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1998. Massa plays right-handed, and uses a single-handed backhand. Massa who is known by the nickname "Yayo", started playing tennis at the age of 5. He was part of the same generation that produced David Nalbandian and Guillermo Coria. Together with Nalbandian and Coria, Massa represented Argentina in the Junior Davis Cup in 1996 and 1997. As a junior, Massa won the Asunción Bowl junior, which was G1 level event, the level under the junior Grand Slams, Banana
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men's singles final at Wimbledon. He was a member of the Argentinian Davis Cup team who reached the finals of the World Group in 2006, 2008 and 2011. Nalbandian played right-handed with a two-handed backhand, which was known for being a devastating shot. Post tennis career, Nalbandian has taken up the sport of rally racing, and has competed in Rally Argentina. Of Armenian descent, David Nalbandian was born in the small city of Unquillo in Córdoba Province, Argentina. He became a professional tennis player at the age of 18. As a junior, Nalbandian reached as high as No. 3 in
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hopes to retire on his own terms and not because of the injuries. Currently Massa is coaching Argentine junior Aranza Salut Edgardo Massa Edgardo Massa (born 22 March 1981 in Formosa, Argentina) is a former tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1998. Massa plays right-handed, and uses a single-handed backhand. Massa who is known by the nickname "Yayo", started playing tennis at the age of 5. He was part of the same generation that produced David Nalbandian and Guillermo Coria. Together with Nalbandian and Coria, Massa represented Argentina in the Junior Davis Cup in 1996 and 1997. As
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Cory Ann Avants Cory Ann Avants-Dockins (born January 22, 1985) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Born in Hawaii, Avants grew up in North Carolina, coached in tennis by her parents Hank and Sharon. A right-handed player, she had both a two-handed forehand and backhand. Avants won her first ITF title at Raleigh in 2000. From 2001 she competed as a professional and reached the final round of qualifying at the 2001 US Open, before having to retire hurt with a knee injury. As a wildcard she featured in WTA Tour main draws at Los Angeles
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Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik (born November 21, 1985) is a South African-born American retired professional left-handed tennis player, with a two-handed backhand. Among his biggest upsets were a 2007 win over Ivan Ljubičić, and a 2009 win against Igor Kunitsyn. Odesnik won his first Futures title in 2003, and won a combined 14 singles titles in Challenger and Future ITF Men's Circuit events. He resides in Weston, Florida, in the United States. In March 2010, Odesnik pleaded guilty to importing human growth hormone into Australia, and was banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation. The ban was later
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the American television series The Office. In the episode, entitled "The Deposition," the character Dwight Schrute mentions Wang Tao as one of his table tennis heroes. Wang Tao (table tennis) Wang Tao (; born December 13, 1967 in Beijing) is a retired Chinese table tennis player, the current head coach of the Bayi Gongshang club in the China Table Tennis Super League, and a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee. Wang Tao is a left-handed player who utilizes the shakehand grip, known for using short pimpled rubber on his backhand and regular inverted rubber on his forehand. Due to the
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ATP Tour Championship Tennis ATP Tour Championship Tennis is a tennis videogame released by Sega in 1994. ATP Tour is the main mode of the game, starts with the user creating a player and customizing attributes such as birth date, nationality, height, weight, and gameplay-related such as making the player right or left-handed, and choosing two moves for backhand and forehand each. Once the game starts, the user is placed at the bottom of the rankings. ATP Senior Tour consists of a single-elimination tournament with eight retired ATP players participating. A total of 40 licensed ATP tennis players are featured
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ATP Tour Championship Tennis ATP Tour Championship Tennis is a tennis videogame released by Sega in 1994. ATP Tour is the main mode of the game, starts with the user creating a player and customizing attributes such as birth date, nationality, height, weight, and gameplay-related such as making the player right or left-handed, and choosing two moves for backhand and forehand each. Once the game starts, the user is placed at the bottom of the rankings. ATP Senior Tour consists of a single-elimination tournament with eight retired ATP players participating. A total of 40 licensed ATP tennis players are featured
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backhand and often hit an unreturnable dropshot with it. The grip for the serve depends on the type of serve. At professional levels, the top spin serve is hit with an Eastern backhand grip (bevel #1). The server stands at an angle to the baseline, so that they can turn during the service and make contact with the racquet squarely on the ball. At professional levels, the slice serve is most commonly hit with a Continental grip (bevel #2). The server tosses the ball a little to the right of his body (if they are right-handed) and cuts the ball
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is proud of. In the modern era of power tennis, Connors style of play has often been cited as highly influential, especially in the development of the flat backhand. Larry Schwartz on ESPN.com said about Connors, "His biggest weapons were an indomitable spirit, a two-handed backhand and the best service return in the game. It is difficult to say which was more instrumental in Connors becoming a champion. ... Though smaller than most of his competitors, Connors didn't let it bother him, making up for a lack of size with determination." Of his own competitive nature Connors has said, "[T]here's
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Acapulco, losing to David Ferrer. He did not compete at the 2018 French Open or 2018 Wimbledon due to a back injury he sustained at the Monte Carlo Masters where he lost in the third round to Dominic Thiem after having gained one match point. Later in the season after returning to active play he lost to Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the first round of the US Open, 2-6 6-4 4-6 1-6. Andrey Rublev is an offensive baseliner with a big forehand - his favorite shot, and has a dangerous and consistent two-handed backhand. His running forehand is particularly lethal
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