Beauty and the Beast: One-handed versus two-handed backhands
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A shift in the past 15 years has, arguably, transformed the two-hander into the most important live stroke in tennis.
Published Jun 14, 2023
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![Textbook, exceptional, you name it: Djokovic's backhand is as good as they come.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/tqnwa7cqksei4dyzjqca.jpg)
Textbook, exceptional, you name it: Djokovic's backhand is as good as they come.
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![A 16-year-old Evert made the 1971 US Open semifinals in her major debut.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/cpzhda0umtwv8cszvh4t.jpg)
A 16-year-old Evert made the 1971 US Open semifinals in her major debut.
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![His mean backhand helped Connors lift a men's record 109 tour-level trophies.](https://images.tennis.com/image/private/t_16-9_768/f_auto/tenniscom-prd/ez5hq9bkhbwlwhr6ciqy.jpg)
His mean backhand helped Connors lift a men's record 109 tour-level trophies.
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