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Backhand

The backhand is a shot used in most racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and pickleball, where the back of the hand precedes the palm when swinging the racket. Except in the phrase backhand volley, the term refers to a groundstroke (where the ball has bounced before it is struck). It contrasts with the forehand stroke, where the palm precedes the…

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Grips

Types of backhand

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Great backhands

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Backhand

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Backhand

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related to Great backhands · 20
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related to Grips · 10
Backhand → Australians Vivian McGrath, Beginning, Chris Evert, For, John Bromwich, Mike Belkin, Pete Sampras, Stefan Edberg, The, United States
related to Technique · 10
Backhand → Despite, For, However, It, Ken Rosewall, Most, Steffi Graf, Such, The, Unlike
related to Types of backhand · 10
Backhand → Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, But, Chris Evert, For, Jimmy Connors, Monica Seles, Open, The, Throughout
related to One-handed backhand · 4
Backhand → Modern, One-handed, They, This
related to Two-handed backhand · 3
Backhand → Players, Starting, Two-handed
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Backhand → shot used in most racket sports

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players two-handed backhands one-handed hit shot single-handed many used also slice hand top-spin ball flat player one considered forehand tennis

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Backhandis ashot used in most racket sports0.90text
Stan Wawrinkainstance ofplayers with a modern one-handed backhand0.80text
Denis Shapovalovinstance ofplayers with a modern one-handed backhand0.80text
Stefanos Tsitsipas or Grigor Dimitrov can hit it with an open stanceinstance ofplayers with a modern one-handed backhand0.80text
off the back footinstance ofplayers with a modern one-handed backhand0.80text
too.There are also many players who can set up their shots properly even with little time for preparationinstance ofplayers with a modern one-handed backhand0.80text
can hit effective backhands with one hand even on fast surfacesinstance ofplayers with a modern one-handed backhand0.80text
Ken Rosewallinstance ofwhich was popularised by many classic players0.80text
was still used up until the 1980s even in the women's tourinstance ofwhich was popularised by many classic players0.80text
with many great women champions such as Steffi Graf having one of the lowestinstance ofwhich was popularised by many classic players0.80text
most effective slice backhandsinstance ofwhich was popularised by many classic players0.80text
John McEnroeinstance ofwith marquee players0.80text

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