“When you do a one-handed backhand, you have to close your grip. When you do your slice, you open it much more," says Henin. As the Belgian later explains, preventing shoulders from tightening ...

Newman compensates for this by using a two-handed backhand almost exclusively ... However, it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution. The grip has limitations, particularly in backhand play and ...

If you're like most pickleball players, your forehand return feels effortless, but when the serve comes to your backhand, ...

The one-handed backhand looks like one of the hardest shots in tennis. But with a bit of practice, it can become one of the most satisfying shots in the book. Not only is it a very useful defensive ...

That backhand! It’s such an imperious statement ... In that same period, not a single woman won a major with just one hand on the grip—the last player to accomplish that was Henin in 2007.

This is the way to hold the racquet for the serve, volley, sliced backhand and smash. It is known as the chopper grip, because it is the way you would hold an axe. It allows you to swing the racket ...