A shift in the past 15 years has, arguably, transformed the two-hander into the most important live stroke in tennis.

The 32-year-old, in an episode of the ‘More Than A Name’ podcast, named his top five players with one-handed backhands.

Dominic Thiem is still the most recent player with a one-handed backhand to win a Grand Slam title. After falling short in ...

His height obviously makes bending for low balls difficult, and reaching out to hit balls tailing way from him even tougher. And like a lot of two-handed power baseliners, del Potro feeds on pace.

Once popular among tennis legends such as the likes of Roger Federer, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, Justine Henin, and Steffi Graf, many believe the one-handed backhand is a lost art. However, former ...

Thiem also collected a total of 17 tour-level titles during his career, adding further weight to his achievements on tour. But despite how effective the shot was for him throughout his career, the ...