One-handed backhands of the ATP at the 2010 US Open

[freekbeta]

I am a big fan of one hander and its the most beautiful to watch but not the most effective. See what nadal has done to federer. I have a single handed one too and I have been exploited many times by other players by just throwing a high backhand which can only be sliced or returned back with no juice on it. Well what I can do does not matter in front of these players but still, If I have a kid to train, I will train him for double hander.

[banditjr770]

I love Gasquet's backhand so much, but it becomes a problem when your forehand isn't half as effective. . .

[chilemack2]

Richard! Gasquet! 2010

[martinr345345]

GASTON GAUDIO ¡

[chilemack2]

@martinr345345 Unico!!!

[365to173repubsPWNED]

That last player in the video...he looks like such a shitty player. He'll never amount to anything

[Answer558]

@365to173repubsPWNED You mean Federer? Fuck you.. that backhand has won 16 grand slams..

[365to173repubsPWNED]

@Answer558 sarcasm

[MaratSafinVideos]

@Answer558 No thanks to his backhand, really.

[Answer558]

@MaratSafinVideos A backhand winner got him the Australian Open 2007 title.

[MaratSafinVideos]

@Answer558 And Radek Stepanek has closed out matches with his forehand, your point?

[lilaznbballerz]

i bet this person really love handicap people



[vitboi08]

Gasquet all the way

[conservatards]

Damn you Roger, why do you have to make everyone else look so vulgar

[cro91Maderfaker]

best backhands : 1.wawrinka 2.federer 3.gasquet 4.ljubicic 5.youzhni

[frinxblvs]

i love Gasquet's BH,, also Almagro's,, and Feds slice,, actually they told me that my OHBH is more natural than my forehand

[celza6198]

Stan's is awesome.

[worldted]

Love the way these guys hit the ball nicely out in front of their bodies. They never seem rushed or late at the contact point. As an amatuer hacker tennis player, I constantly hit my one-handed backhand late. Guess that's one of the many reasons I'm not on the ATP Tour!

[jblake42]

where is james blake ?? he is the king

[KorgathBladefist1]

@jblake42 JB rules!

[sbkevin47corp]

always the best at the and....jajajajajaj

[Stylaz21]

Other pro's with a one handed backhand: Feliciano Lopez, Garcia Lopez, Blake, Ljubicic, Karlovic, Golubev, Dimitrov, Huta Galung, Thomas Schoorel, Eric Prodon....any more?

[LilitaEsperanza07]

todos me gustan, pero para mi el el de fed es el mas bonito! se ve tan elegante cuando juega woow! ademas no solo es bueno en eso, sino que su juego en general es muy hermoso, aunque pierda su tenis es brilante, por cierto tambien me gustan mucho el de stanislas y el de gasquet son bellos y efectivos!

[storm22tpt]

I agree with all your comments. I dont know the reason why so few up coming players use the one hander. I find the one hander, by far, the most beautifull shot in tennis. Nicolas almagro , philipp kohlshreiber, tommy robredo and the others mentionned all have awesome backhands. Check out andrey golubevs backhand, he generates a lot of pace but its mostly very unpredictable and he often takes it on the rise sticking close to the baseline.

[jjbnyc1]

@storm22tpt Yes, I too love Golubev's backhand! It's too bad he's having an off year after the one he had last year. I hope things get better and we start seeing him again in later rounds of tournaments.

[warrenvazquez]

@storm22tpt

do you not think that 2 handed bh is a better choice for the modern game? ohbh may be the most beautiful (i agree) but at times, i would swap to a two handed backhand in certain situations, if i could.

[storm22tpt]

@warrenvazquez No way. Ill always preach for the 1 hander. And I honestly think the 1 hander is the BEST choice for the modern game. The reason why so few players nowadays use the 1 hander is mainly because of the transition from 2 hander to one hander. you will lose matches until you are comfortable. I guess not many young players want to steer away from their comfort zone. 1 hander=power control variety and it sets you apart from the rest of the band wagon.

A+ brother

[visitnajr]

thumps up if u use one handed backhand

[claus1225]

it's unfortunate that not more people r u one handed backhands

[jjbnyc1]

@claus1225 I agree with you 100%. I'm rooting for Grigor Dimitrov's continued success for that reason. There are also a few upcoming juniors with one handers, I believe.

[mrSnakeeye20]

@claus1225 its hard to hit

the 2 handed is easy and allot of peolpe are lazy

i have 1 handed backhand works great

[sultanabran1]

Federer is easily the most elegant. Whether his backhand is as strong as the others is a different matter. But Federer is easily the most elegant. His movement around the court is smoother as well.

[danbromberg]

Almagro seems to me to be the most consistent of all 1 hand topspin BHs

[AceGuitarR7]

love almagros

[d0min0danc1ng]

you forgot Grigor Dimitrov :)

[cams1806]

Gasquet has the most graceful and beautiful. <3

[paoloscjm]

when everybody says federer, gonzalez, blake,etc its because their forehands are better than their backhands

[paoloscjm]

you have to watch almagro backhand winner or almagro backhand and you can see how efficience its his shoot

[paoloscjm]

For me Almagro backhand is powerful and his forehand is powerful too, its balance to have two signature shoot, and wawrinka too



[fastmilion]

i go with federers backhand looks sooo natural..

[Henri1357]

WHAT ABOUT J BLAKE?!?!?!

[10JNO10]

For me Wawrinka has the most effective, Gasquet has the most gracefull, Federer has the best slice and can do anything with it !

Maybe some are missing to the list : Montanes, Garcia Lopez or Gonzo

[jjbnyc1]

@10JNO10 I know I missed a lot of folks, but these were just the ones I was able to catch when I went to the US Open last year. I'll definitely try to catch the other ones this year!

[futuramaishot]

@10JNO10 I have a different opinion. I believe Federer looks the most graceful,.

[MrViksyn]

For me Kohlschreiber's os the best :)

[NuttensoOhn]

Thanks for this video ! I really love the one-handed backhand !

[akarafanadal]

Almagro has the most pace on his backhand, Federer can crank up the speed when he wants to and its huge! and fed can also do anything with his backhand like hit a banana of a single handed backhand who else is able to do that?

[niclassj]

Stan's backhand looks so fluid and easy!

[Timberlakefan]

Wawrinka and Gasquet both generate the most pace. Gasquet has a bigger loop in his swing, which makes it difficult to take the ball early.

[jjbnyc1]

@Timberlakefan Great observation!  I remember observing that often Gasquet will actually take a big step BACK to return on his backhand side.

[365to173repubsPWNED]

@Timberlakefan Completely disagree...almagro generates the most pace

[shabalabading42]

wawrinka's is the best by far

[jjbnyc1]

@shabalabading42 I used to think that Gasquet's was the best—and it still delivers the most gasp-inducing winners, but having seen Wawrinka's up close, it's definitely up there! The amount of spin and power he generates is amazing.

[ninoyml]

@shabalabading42 i agree...wawrinka is so far...it's very smooth

[PhilippedeHerte]

Gasquet's has the best backhand in the game. Unfortunately, he's also a head-case.

[jjbnyc1]

@PhilippedeHerte Sigh. Alas, I'm afraid you are correct. I still watch his match against Federer in Monte Carlo in 2005 and wonder what might have been.

[fantasyheart7]

@jjbnyc1 All those Federer, Nadal, Djokovic...they can't amaze me as Gasquet do. If he's feeling good on the court, he can do everything. He is THE shotmaker.

Just wait for him. I'm sure, he'll be back at the top very soon. And I hope he'll finally show people who always drag him down, what an amazing player he is. One of the best, obviously.

Definitely in love with his playing.

Sorry for my bad english ;)

[bobomber]

Love Kohlschreiber's. His technique is flawless. ^^

[azianpro53]

@bobomber couldn't agree more

[jctennis123]

great vid, thanks for posting this @jjbnyc1

[worldted]

All have terrific one-handed backhands, but my favorite is Gasquet's.

[ThaaWhiteShadow]

Prettiest: Federer's

Best: Gasquet's and Wawrinka's

[hattrickster33]

Youhzny has a weird backhand...

[jjbnyc1]

@hattrickster33 A little bit. I think that has something to do with the fact that he started off with a two-hander. I remember years ago when he started he played with this (equally weird) two-handed backhand where he would let go with his left hand during the follow-through (almost like a Borg backhand). You can see on some backhands now that he still sort of does it, especially during the warm up.

[hattrickster33]

@jjbnyc1 Yea that must be it, he's pretty good with it though.

[chucko01]

great upload.

[jjbnyc1]

@chucko01 Thanks! Can't wait for the season to start up again...

[MrPURECONTROL]

i only like rogers

[foul01]

i love how Karlovic and Lopez werent even in consideration

but surely Ljubicic...?

[jjbnyc1]

@foul01 Unfortunately, Karlovic didn't play this year's US Open because of injury and Ljubicic already lost (to Ryan Harrison) by the time I got to tournament, so I totally missed him. Lopez, I totally missed because his match was going on at the same time as the other matches I was following (I believe Youzhny and Wawrinka). Next time!

[foul01]

@jjbnyc1

and Gonzalez, cant believe i forgot him

maybe its because in my mind Gonzalez = forehand

anyway, thanks for the effort