Sinner Backhand already top 3 in history?

Yesterday I went to lunch at the tennis club where my dad goes to play with his friends, and during lunch a discussion arose about who has the best two-handed backhand on tour. 4 of us said Zverev, while the other 3 were convinced it was Sinner. My dad says that Jannik has already the 3rd best backhand in history after Agassi and Nalbandian, also for him prime Djokovic backhand is really good but highly overrated. I think it's too early to consider Sinner's backhand already in the top 3 in history. What do you think?
Sinner--a top 3 backhand of all time? Ridiculous. Nalbandian is no top three, either. To not even list Connors--routinely recognized has having one of the greatest backhands in tennis history--shows a gross lack of understanding about what a great backhand is.
 
Sinner--a top 3 backhand of all time? Ridiculous. Nalbandian is no top three, either. To not even list Connors--routinely recognized has having one of the greatest backhands in tennis history--shows a gross lack of understanding about what a great backhand is.
I don't disagree but what makes a great backhand then? Nalbandian is overrated because his variety and creativity on the BH side made for great highlights but it was not in the same league as Djokovic's for consistency, reliability and other factors. It was still an amazing BH of course but I don't think it's top 3 either
 
Yesterday I went to lunch at the tennis club where my dad goes to play with his friends, and during lunch a discussion arose about who has the best two-handed backhand on tour. 4 of us said Zverev, while the other 3 were convinced it was Sinner. My dad says that Jannik has already the 3rd best backhand in history after Agassi and Nalbandian, also for him prime Djokovic backhand is really good but highly overrated. I think it's too early to consider Sinner's backhand already in the top 3 in history. What do you think?

Drinking at lunch?! Nice!
 
Djokovic's is overrated. It's probably the best and more reliable defensive backhand in history, hitting well on the move, against power and depth, but he is rarely aggressive with it. Sinner also hits well on the move but is much more aggressive, including approaching and hitting winners with it. Comparing it to Agassi's is a bit unfair though partly because they were developed with such different equipment. Agassi didn't have the benefit of polys and played against serve and volleyers so his he did it best for the type of backhand needed at the time - hitting early so that the volleyers don't have time to get to the net. But Agassi didn't hit very well on the run like Sinner does. But frankly, no 2 hander looked comfortable hitting on the move until Djokovic revolutionized and perfected it.
Djoker's backhand down the line beat Fedal a lot and won him 24 slams. Overrated? lol
 
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