In early June, Jannik Sinner suffered the sort of defeat that could cause years of psychological damage. He squandered three ...

The ATP Tour rankings currently have no top 10 players who play the shot, as the two-handed backhand has become more popular. The 25-year-old dropped out of the top 10 for the first time in four ...

The ATP Tour may see a situation for the first time in its history where none of its top 10 players use a one-handed backhand. Taylor Fritz beat Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the ...

Granted, 14 of the ATP’s current Top 20 use two-handed backhands, but the one-hander isn’t taking the slow road to extinction that has long been predicted for it. That’s a reason to cheer.

The latest example of our societal erosion: This month, for the first time in ATP men’s tennis tour history (1973 and beyond), there was not a single player with a one-handed backhand in the Top 10.

Brian Baker reached No. 52 in the ATP singles rankings and won two ATP doubles titles. He is currently a national men’s coach at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Fla.

1 – Stan Wawrinka Wawrinka's graceful one-handed backhand is the best on the ATP tour currently – and one of the most beautiful shots in modern tennis.

By and large, the tennis landscape has been overrun with by players with two-handed backhands. But that's slowly beginning to change.

TURIN – The ATP Finals in Turin, Italy features the best men’s tennis players in the world, who have some of the strongest backhands on the tour. Yet these players are often succeeding by ...

The one-handed backhand is truly an art. Combining grace and precision, the one-handed backhands of some of the top pros are truly masterpieces. Possessing a two-handed backhand in my own tennis ...

They talked tennis governance over coffee at Federer’s rented house here last week. But for now, it is the 31-year-old Djokovic’s turn to lead on court and off.