How can something so beautiful to watch, a stroke so etched into tennis history, be so exploitable — and why have a dwindling handful of players remained loyal to it? By Matthew Futterman Reporting ...

The goal of professional sports has always been to win. Looking good while doing it? That's just a bonus for the gawkers and connoisseurs of bodily form in motion. In professional tennis, the "beauty ...

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 ...

Working on the one handed backhand to improve timing, control, and clean contact. A classic tennis shot that requires balance ...

With the Italian finishing 2025 at No. 8, there's still been at least one one-handed backhand in every year-end Top 10 in ATP rankings history, which dates back to 1973. This week on Tennis.com, we'll ...

Dominic Thiem is still the most recent player with a one-handed backhand to win a Grand Slam title. After falling short in three previous finals, Thiem finally broke through at the 2020 US Open, ...

Stan Wawrinka is still one of the sport’s most beloved figures, and his presence will be missed on the ATP Tour after he steps away at the end of 2026. Since revealing that this would be his farewell ...

Stan Wawrinka lost to Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-4 4-6 6-3 on Tuesday at the Millennium Estoril Open, and with that two-hour, ...

Dominic Thiem is still the most recent player with a one-handed backhand to win a Grand Slam title. After falling short in three previous finals, Thiem finally broke through at the 2020 US Open, ...