Best slice backhand ever?

[matchmaker]

As title says.

[Mick]

steffi graf . slice backhand was her specialty.

[morten]

Graf yes, Edbergs was good, Mac, Stich.. actually Rusedskis slice was good and Rafters. Probably a lot of players from the wood era were even better, like Laver, Rosewall, atleast the clips i`ve seen they look great.

[wyutani]

ivan lendl...the BEST in the world.

[morten]

hm.......?

[Cenc]

sampras by far

[helloworld]

Originally Posted by Cenc

sampras by far

Sampras's approach slice is amazing, but his normal slice ain't that great.

[morten]

Sampras was good, but to me not brilliant, too much a stab shot in a way, not as elegant or versatile as the very best IMO.

[OrangeOne]

Graf, when a FH and a slice backhand = 20+ GS's, then that says something.

In person, and watching from court level, hers was sublime.

[FiveO]

Ken Rosewall.

5

[TennisExpert]

Originally Posted by FiveO

Ken Rosewall.

5

Same to me.

[purple-n-gold]

3 votes for Kenny.

[robertg06]

What about Nadal? He really bites into the ball.

[urban]

Rosewall. His slice wasn't a real sharp spinning underspin slice, but more a solidly hit, very hard underspin drive - with deadly precision.

[Borgforever]

Originally Posted by urban

Rosewall. His slice wasn't a real sharp spinning underspin slice, but more a solidly hit, very hard underspin drive - with deadly precision.

Yes! Well put. My vote would also go to Kenny -- with a clear No. 2 to Laver, who also hit a hard, precision BH slice similar to Rosewall's...

[heninfan99]

Graf's was amazing but the greatest slice of all time was owned by Hicham Arazi.

[joe sch]

Originally Posted by Borgforever

Yes! Well put. My vote would also go to Kenny -- with a clear No. 2 to Laver, who also hit a hard, precision BH slice similar to Rosewall's...

Kenny Rosewall ! The fans and players that have seen tennis played for atleast 4 decades will usually mention Rosewall, Laver, and many of the other great allcourt S/V players. Todays players just use slice as a defensive stroke, not to hit flat blast winners that almost slide when hitting, rather than float and stop. For all those tennis fans and players who dont believe or just have not seen, the below links shows some very good footage from Laver v Rosewall - Roland Garros 1969 ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO6bD...ext=1&index=16

[hoodjem]

Another vote for Rosewall's backhand. It was an offensive shot: fast, hard, and skidding. It just didn't come back up.

Laver once said you needed a shovel to counter it.

[Zimbo]

For players I saw only, it has to be Steffi for the ladies and Edberg for the guys

[morten]

Originally Posted by joe sch

Kenny Rosewall ! The fans and players that have seen tennis played for atleast 4 decades will usually mention Rosewall, Laver, and many of the other great allcourt S/V players. Todays players just use slice as a defensive stroke, not to hit flat blast winners that almost slide when hitting, rather than float and stop. For all those tennis fans and players who dont believe or just have not seen, the below links shows some very good footage from Laver v Rosewall - Roland Garros 1969 ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO6bD...ext=1&index=16

I was not too impressed by Rosewall in this clip... Federer yes, great!!