Best one handed backhand poll
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Sentinel
Bionic Poster
And Federer has been relentlessly running around his backhand and hitting inside out forehands .. so ...
MixieP
Hall of Fame
And Federer has been relentlessly running around his backhand and hitting inside out forehands .. so ...
His inside out forehand is also in the Le Wow category.
Manus Domini
Hall of Fame
If Rosewall and Budge aren't in it but Sampras is, the poll is flawed.
1} Rosewall
2} Budge
1} Rosewall
2} Budge
Overheadsmash
Professional
Fed for sure his BH is smooth and clean. He is a great striker of the tennis ball.
kiki
Banned
...and Laver close up there, comes at nº 3.
tennisenthusiast
Hall of Fame
Wawrinka's BH is far superior than Federer's. He is supreme....!
Manus Domini
Hall of Fame
true, but Budge and Rosewall are known for two of the greatest backhands ever, amongst other things
Chris Evert Fan
New User
I am sorry. As much as I am an avid Roger Federer fan - at times a little too much - he does not have the best one handed backhand of all time. He does have a lot of versatility with it, he disguises it very well, and he is able to play aggressively with it. But over the years it has proved to be his more vulnerable side. He is prone to generate errors with it. And it is simply ineffective on clay against topspin and high bouncing shots. Against Nadal in particular has his backhand proved to let him down.
None of this is to knock down his backhand. It is beautiful to behold. But I just don't think it merits the status of best ever. I am not as versed in men's tennis as I am in women's tennis (to my detriment, I admit). As I understand it, though, Pete Sampras had a very good one handed backhand. But whether it was the best I cannot know. For women, when Justine Henin was at the height of her powers in early 2004 and all of 2007, hers was arguably the best single handed backhand ever. Graf's was also truly amazing.
Just my two cents.
None of this is to knock down his backhand. It is beautiful to behold. But I just don't think it merits the status of best ever. I am not as versed in men's tennis as I am in women's tennis (to my detriment, I admit). As I understand it, though, Pete Sampras had a very good one handed backhand. But whether it was the best I cannot know. For women, when Justine Henin was at the height of her powers in early 2004 and all of 2007, hers was arguably the best single handed backhand ever. Graf's was also truly amazing.
Just my two cents.
Noisy Ninja
Semi-Pro
Another vote for Kuerten.
I voted Edberg, but I would've gonne for Guga in a blink had he been on the poll. Most fluid motion I have ever seen. You could see he wasn't even trying, it was just natural.
Special mention for Gaston Gaudio's backhand. A thing of beauty and, to me, right up there with Guga's.
Special mention for Gaston Gaudio's backhand. A thing of beauty and, to me, right up there with Guga's.
forzamilan90
Legend
could be a liability against certain oponents but in terms of aesthetics Federer's is the most beautiful and artistic (now in terms of most effective backhand it's probably Don Budge or Kenny Rosewall of all time)
fhdowntheline
Semi-Pro
I voted for Edberg, because I felt that amongst all these players, Edberg was the one who used the backhand as his primary weapon..You'd argue that Gasquet is the same, but there is simply no comparision in terms of achievements.
