Qualified for the round of 16 at the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells after an excellent performance against Frances Tiafoe this Sunday (6−3, 6–3), Stefanos Tsitsipas, like Grigor Dimitrov, was questioned about the The evolution and place of the one-handed backhand in modern tennis.
And if everything had to be done again, the Greek player would not hesitate for a single second to opt for this very particular shot.
“If I had to start tennis again and choose between the one-handed or two-handed backhand, I would still choose the one-handed backhand. I feel like I’m one of the players continuing the legacy of the one-handed backhand. If I wasn’t there, if Grigor (Dimitrov) wasn’t there, if Lorenzo (Musetti) wasn’t there, if Richard (Gasquet) wasn’t there, we would hardly see this shot on the circuit . It’s an old school move, something people used to play back then, but it has its modernity today. It has evolved into a modern shot that doesn’t look at all like it did hundreds of years ago. I think in the future more and more kids will decide to go for a one-handed backhand and we might see it again at high levels, maybe even a lot of players will play it soon in the top 10.”
Published on Monday March 11, 2024 at 6:08 p.m.
2024-03-11 17:08:00
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