Has any pro with a one handed backhand...

[crazylevity]

...played a defensive or patient style of tennis? It's just a thought I had and I'm quite curious. The reason I ask is that my natural tendency is to play a reactive and patient game with variety, but I don't really generate enough pace to be an attacking player, even though I play with a one handed backhand.

So has there ever been a pro with a one handed backhand with a non-attacking game?

 

[GrassCourtFan]

...played a defensive or patient style of tennis? It's just a thought I had and I'm quite curious. The reason I ask is that my natural tendency is to play a reactive and patient game with variety, but I don't really generate enough pace to be an attacking player, even though I play with a one handed backhand.

So has there ever been a pro with a one handed backhand with a non-attacking game?

Sure, look at lots of the claycourters. You can play either defense or offense with either 1 or 2h backhand. (Well, everyone in the pros knows how to play both, just a question of which one they prefer or do better at...)

Also, ignore the trolls who say that just because your primary game isn't a power game then you're a pusher who can never progress.

 

[thejoe]

Yep, nice try. I play with a lot of spin and angles and come to the net frequently enough to be considered all-court. I've taken the ITN tests and scored 6, which translates to a NTRP 4.0.

Oh don't listen to him, he has no idea what he's talking about.

 

[T1000]

Yep, nice try. I play with a lot of spin and angles and come to the net frequently enough to be considered all-court. I've taken the ITN tests and scored 6, which translates to a NTRP 4.0.

you come to the net then you're definetly a pusher :shock:

 

[crazylevity]

So, on topic: the only person who has been mentioned is Youzhny. Anyone else?

 

[akv89]

So, on topic: the only person who has been mentioned is Youzhny. Anyone else?

Tommy Robredo.

Is Nicolas Almagro considered a defensive player?

 

[wyutani]

So, on topic: the only person who has been mentioned is Youzhny. Anyone else?

to think about it ljubicic too. hes a more defensive player, and his only attack is his serve. defensive definately.:neutral:

 

[wyutani]

Tommy Robredo.

Is Nicolas Almagro considered a defensive player?

almagro yes. claycourters with one handers are generally defensive. of example, gaudio, those he's often attacks with his drop shots.

 

[crazylevity]

Gaudio had a great weapon with his backhand, if his head was on straight. I totally forgot about Robredo, I must admit. He's dropped off the radar but wasn't he in the top ten fairly consistently at one point?

Anyone know much about Dudi Sela as well?

 

[Claudius]

Tommy Robredo.

Is Nicolas Almagro considered a defensive player?

Almagro is one of the hardest ball hitters out there.

 

[akv89]

Almagro is one of the hardest ball hitters out there.

That's why I was wondering. He hits the ball really hard but stands way behind the baseline. So I wasn't sure if he should be classified as a defensive player or an aggressive baseliner.

 

[TheMagicianOfPrecision]

Almagro-definetely not a pusher, hits very hard and has huge serve.
Id say Robredo,Albert Costa.

 

[ReturnWinner]

Albert Montañes

 

[Djokovicfan4life]

Oscar Hernandez, along with plenty of the other clay courters out there.

 

[Cloudy]

Almagro's backhand doesn't count cos he has the only ugly 1 hander in the world.

 

[TheMagicianOfPrecision]

Almagro's backhand doesn't count cos he has the only ugly 1 hander in the world.

Well, you dont get style-points in tennis (then Fed would be no1 forever) and it certainly has pais lots of bills!

 

[ubermeyer]

you come to the net then you're definetly a pusher :shock:

pushers never come to net

 

[フェデラー]

WIth my one hander i always feel the obligation to attack with it unless i slice obviously.

 

[TheMagicianOfPrecision]

WIth my one hander i always feel the obligation to attack with it unless i slice obviously.

Then i suggest you should play a lot more crosscourt, and wait for a ball that you can attack, its all about pick and choose//Coach F.P

 

[GameSampras]

Bruguera or Corretja?

 

[フェデラー]

Then i suggest you should play a lot more crosscourt, and wait for a ball that you can attack, its all about pick and choose//Coach F.P

thanks MOP I usually hit cross court now but I need to work on my down the line.

 

[TheMagicianOfPrecision]

Bruguera or Corretja?

Bruguera had a 2handed BH,Corretja is a good choice.

 

[TheMagicianOfPrecision]

thanks MOP I usually hit cross court now but I need to work on my down the line.

Yeah, thats the one that needs most work imo, a lot more difficult and of course the net is higher there.

 

[GameSampras]

Bruguera had a 2handed BH,Corretja is a good choice.

Ahh yea thats right.

 

[darthpwner]

Bruguera or Corretja?

Bruguera has 2 hander lol

 

[darthpwner]

Do Muster and Berasatagui count? By pushers do u mean grinders or clay courters?

 

[Laker]

Guillermo Vilas anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZZMuXBr_Hk

 

[Claudius]

A lot of the lesser known Spanish/South American players fall into this category. Vassallo Arguello, Garcia-Lopez, Montanes, Hernandez to name a few.



Wawrinka too if you consider him to be a defensive player.

 

[Bilbo]

So, on topic: the only person who has been mentioned is Youzhny. Anyone else?

Ljubicic was never an agressive baseliner. But he isnt a counterpuncher either. I would however say that he plays extremely patient and smart tennis. Never takes high risk shots (except his serve) and has a high tennis IQ. So i guess Ljubu goes in that group too.

 

[Claudius]

Volandri might be in this category too.

Have you noticed a lot of one-handers' favorite surface is clay?

 

[Bilbo]

WOW! How could i forget. Orantes. Orantes was a soft ball baselining clay courter who had a one handed backhand.

 

[JeMar]

Almagro's backhand doesn't count cos he has the only ugly 1 hander in the world.

Gonzalez' is pretty darn ugly.

 

[Al Czervik]

Guga, although you could argue he was an aggressive clay courter.

 

[GrassCourtFan]

Guga was definitely aggressive. Played far behind the baseline, but he could and did rip his shots.

 

[nfor304]

Alberto Martin

 

[Tempest344]

robredo definately

what about rochus?

 

[boris becker 1]

corretja

costa

 

[Djokovicfan4life]

Almagro's backhand doesn't count cos he has the only ugly 1 hander in the world.

Huh? Almagro 1HBH is straight out of the textbooks in terms of technique.

 

[tennis_pr0]

I am a 5.5. player with a one handed backhand, and to elaborate on this subject, I don't think it matters whether you have a one handed or two handed backhand, its the manner in which you feel most comfortable playing. You can play equally aggressive with a two handed backhand as you can with a one handed backhand. Personally, I like yo play aggressive, but I have seen many high level players with one handed backhands that don't, and as may people on this thread have already stated, there are many professionals that fall into that category as well.

 

[Pektus]

I'd include Thomas Muster in this list.

 

[NamRanger]

A lot of the lesser known Spanish/South American players fall into this category. Vassallo Arguello, Garcia-Lopez, Montanes, Hernandez to name a few.



Wawrinka too if you consider him to be a defensive player.

Wawrinka is anything but defensive and patient.

 

[crazylevity]

I am a 5.5. player with a one handed backhand, and to elaborate on this subject, I don't think it matters whether you have a one handed or two handed backhand, its the manner in which you feel most comfortable playing. You can play equally aggressive with a two handed backhand as you can with a one handed backhand. Personally, I like yo play aggressive, but I have seen many high level players with one handed backhands that don't, and as may people on this thread have already stated, there are many professionals that fall into that category as well.

While I agree with you, I can't help but wonder about this because at the highest echelons of the game, the best attackers are the ones with one handed backhands (Federer, Sampras, McEnroe, Edberg, et al) while the best defenders are the ones with two handers (Borg, Nadal, Connors, Hewitt, etc).

Does the one handed backhand necessarily translate to a better attacking game, and vice versa?

 

[gsquicksilver]

Bruguera or Corretja?

bruguera was a 2 handed backhand player.

 

[tennis_pr0]

While I agree with you, I can't help but wonder about this because at the highest echelons of the game, the best attackers are the ones with one handed backhands (Federer, Sampras, McEnroe, Edberg, et al) while the best defenders are the ones with two handers (Borg, Nadal, Connors, Hewitt, etc).

Does the one handed backhand necessarily translate to a better attacking game, and vice versa?

This is true, and I think to a point it does translate to a better attacking game. With the one handed backhand, you have more options (angles, slice, more reach) but a lad less reliability. With the two handed backhand, yo have much more room for error, but less options with your shots. Don't hold me too accountable for this statement because I know it does not apply to all tennis players, but I think as a generalization it is fairly true...

 

[teto29]

gustavo kuerten, anyone?

 

[Augustus]

Victor Hanescu doesn't have an agressive game IMO