A shift in the past 15 years has, arguably, transformed the two-hander into the most important live stroke in tennis.

Explore a step-by-step demonstration of the one-handed backhand in tennis, shown without any spoken commentary. The video ...

His height obviously makes bending for low balls difficult, and reaching out to hit balls tailing way from him even tougher. And like a lot of two-handed power baseliners, del Potro feeds on pace.

A lingering wrist injury has sidelined her two-hander, but on the grass courts of London, Karolina Muchova is making her one-handed improvisation look more like a calculated tactic. LONDON -- When ...

Lorenzo Musetti uncoiling his backhand is a picture of vintage elegance. The 23-year-old glides across the baseline before carving out the single-handed shot, a whippy action that finishes in a ...