The aesthetic appeal but limited practicality of the one-handed backhand has seen it fade from the top of the sport. Patrick Smith / Getty Images Last Sunday at the U.S. Open, the longest streak in ...

Did you know that no player with a one-handed backhand has reached a Grand Slam semifinal in 2026? If this continues at the US Open, it will be the first year since the inaugural Wimbledon in 1877 ...

20-year-old Felix Balshaw scored his first ATP victory in Lyon ...

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 ...

Although it is one of the most artistic shots in tennis, the one-handed backhand has become a rarity on the ATP tour. Italian tennis star Lorenzo Musetti, being a user of the beautiful shot himself, ...

For 149 years, a player with a one-handed backhand appeared in every Grand Slam semifinal. That streak ended at the 2026 US Open. What happened to tennis’ most elegant shot?

Jannik Sinner’s season may be over, but the records don’t stop coming for the reigning world number one. The Italian will be frustrated to see... Tennishead The 2026 ATP Season Has Been a Complete ...

On social media, a new campaign started after an appeal was made from the Grandstand stadium in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in New York. Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas hits a backhand ...

Newswise — Risk factors for higher incidence of tennis elbow, a painful tendon condition, among recreational tennis players include frequency of play, wrist stretching before matches, and using a ...

The top five current ATP players if tennis was still played with wooden rackets has now been predicted Wooden tennis rackets are most certainly a thing of the past ...