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Why the one-handed backhand is losing its grip on professional tennis

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Dimitrov single-handedly flying flag at Wimbledon for old-school backhand

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - For tennis purists the sight of a single-handed backhand pinging off the centre of a racket is a joy to behold but it is becoming rare and Grigor Dimitrov, one of the best ...
Yardbarker

Grigor Dimitrov makes bold prediction on the future of one-handed backhands in tennis

Once popular among tennis legends such as the likes of Roger Federer, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, Justine Henin and Steffi Graf, many believe the one-handed backhand is a lost art. However, former ...
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Tennis-Dimitrov single-handedly flying flag at Wimbledon for old-school backhand

LONDON (Reuters) -For tennis purists the sight of a single-handed backhand pinging off the centre of a racket is a joy to behold but it is becoming rare and Grigor Dimitrov, one of the best exponents ...