Doesn't Gonzo have the ugliest backhand?

[svijk]

With all this talk going on about beautiful FH and BH, I thought I'd ask who has the ugliest BH. The first player that comes to mind is Gonzo.
His slice is good, uses it too often though.

However his top spin BH looks really weird , maybe i shouldn't call it top spin at all. Its just a flat shot hit with a lot forearm power usually hit down the line. I guess you can it a very unique shot, not taught in any tennis school.

 

[roundiesee]

I agree with the OP. I was watching his match against Verdasco last night and I thought he might have changed his topspin backhand stroke. I remembered it looked different when he was younger. Now it appears to be a strange stroke with a seemingly half completed follow through motion at waist high level. It's not easy to describe it.

 

[OliverSimon]

His backhand is great its just he does not choose to drive every ball.

 

[Miami Tiburon]

I sure wish I had that ugly backhand.Because if thats the case mine is disgusting.

 

[KiNG]

I think Gonzo has always been hitting his backhand like this. But it just seems to look a little bit stiffer than before.

To me, his backhand drive is just kind of like "lift the ball". I don't know how to describe it. But it seems to me all he uses is his rotator cuff when he drives it.

 

[JohnS]

Feliciano Lopez doesn't exactly have the best looking top spin backhand. That's why he slices everything.

He just doesn't want to accept "Ugliness" in his profile.

 

[6rump]

It may be ugly, but guess what... with that backhand gonzo can produce a "shocking" shot, and he has a good slice also....
I would say Karlovic has a bad looking backhand and also the top spin backhand, which is why he slice everthing.......

 

[maximo]

I watched him play Ferrer today, and hit some pretty nice winners.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

his BH seems esthetically fine to me... as the rest of his game, in fact.
i enjoy to see him playing !