Underrated One Handed Backhands

[socallefty]

1HBHs are usually over-rated.

 

[Vincent-C]

Leconte was super talented, but as was the case with many of his French compatriots, he was a head case and was concerned with a lot of things other than tennis.

I was always impressed by Leconte's tiny, circular swing motion off both sides, as though he needed almost
no preparation time. OTOH JMac beat him every time they played, so..

 

[Vincent-C]

1HBHs are usually over-rated.

Especially Gonzalez, Hoad, Laver, Newcombe, Rosewall, McEnroe, Mandlikova, Becker, Edberg, Rafter, Sampras, and Federer..
buncha losers / oh, wait!

 

[Vincent-C]

duplicate deleted.

 

[Vincent-C]

Why is it so flippin' difficult for a commenter to delete a flippin' post here- like this unintended-duplicate one?

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Hundredfold."

The CIA and their ancillaries run it all now.

 

[RSJfan]

so, you judge the backhand technique based on how many majors the player won?
I don’t that, Clerc had much better backhand than Vilas period. I respect your opinion as anybody’s else but I grew up in Argentina, I played tennis while these players were still playing. I saw Clerc spanking Vilas really bad in an exhibition indoor match. Vilas fans were booing Clerc, I was having the best time of my life witnessing that. We have no room to have two idols among us, not admitted. I took Clerc’s side, the underdog.

I couldn’t disagree more and I saw them both play in person a lot. Just about every time I saw Clerc he lost. Most memorably when Bruce Mason kicked his a&& at the ‘81 USO. Vilas was a much better tennis player with a much better BH. How the heck Clerc ever hit #4 is a mystery but then Gene Mayer hit #4 as well and Ruud hit #2. Vilas and Clerc shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath.

PS, exos mean nothing.

 

[Vincent-C]

I couldn’t disagree more and I saw them both play in person a lot. Just about every time I saw Clerc he lost. Most memorably when Bruce Mason kicked his a&& at the ‘81 USO. Vilas was a much better tennis player with a much better BH. How the heck Clerc ever hit #4 is a mystery but then Gene Mayer hit #4 as well and Ruud hit #2. Vilas and Clerc shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath.

PS, exos mean nothing.

Bruce Man-Son-Hing, I think. And Gene Mayer caused many players trouble, IIRC.

 

[kevin qmto]

Chris Eubanks, Andrei Pavel, and Chris O’Connell

 

[RSJfan]

Bruce Man-Son-Hing, I think. And Gene Mayer caused many players trouble, IIRC.

LOL. No. Different person. And not nearly as good a tennis player as Manson.

I’m familiar with both Bruce’s and Gene’s games.

 

[Vincent-C]

LOL. No. Different person. And not nearly as good a tennis player as Manson.

I’m familiar with both their games.

I stand corrected, having been confused when you referred to the player above as "Bruce Mason".

 

[Vincent-C]

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[RSJfan]

I stand corrected, having been confused when you referred to the player above as "Bruce Mason".

I’m confused about what was confusing. I mentioned a particular match that made an impression on me where Clerc lost badly to Bruce Mason.

“ Most memorably when Bruce Mason kicked his a&& at the ‘81 USO.”

Not sure how you got from that to think it was a different and futures level player that I never mentioned (and never heard of.)

 

[Vincent-C]

Bruce Mason

Bruce Manson

Bruce Man-Son-Hing

I’m confused about what was confusing. I mentioned a particular match that made an impression on me where Clerc lost badly to Bruce Mason.

“ Most memorably when Bruce Mason kicked his a&& at the ‘81 USO.”

Not sure how you got from that to think it was a different and futures level player that I never mentioned (and never heard of.)

I'm pretty sure it was Bruce Manson- not "Mason", as you had it directly above- who d. Clerc at the '81 USO,
though correction is welcomed. I'd rather watch Eliot Teltscher than any of 'em, myself..

 

[RSJfan]

Bruce Mason

Bruce Manson

Bruce Man-Son-Hing

I'm pretty sure it was Bruce Manson- not "Mason", as you had it directly above- who d. Clerc at the '81 USO,
though correction is welcomed. I'd rather watch Eliot Teltscher than any of 'em, myself..

100% it was Manson. Sorry for typo. Now I understand the confusion. I know Bruce. Manson.

I liked to watch Teltscher as well.

What is your feeling on Clerc v Vilas BH. I don’t even understand how it’s a question let alone someone telling me Clerc has a better BH than Vilas. Clerc doesn’t even have a better BH than Teltscher.

 

[newyorkstadium]

Aleksandar Kovacevic
Viktorija Golubic

Would love to put Eubanks on this list, because he absolutely rips it, but unfortunately it breaks down when put under pressure.

 

[Vincent-C]

100% it was Manson. Sorry for typo. Now I understand the confusion. I know Bruce. Manson.

I liked to watch Teltscher as well.

What is your feeling on Clerc v Vilas BH. I don’t even understand how it’s a question let alone someone telling me Clerc has a better BH than Vilas. Clerc doesn’t even have a better BH than Teltscher.

I didn't see Vilas play that much, so can't compare to the others.

 

[RSJfan]

I didn't see Vilas play that much, so can't compare to the others.

That has never before stopped anyone on TTW from offering a purported authoritative opinion.

 

[speedysteve]

How about an up and coming..

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard!

Pretty solid all round, can rip it. Great wrist strength and versatility of shot demonstrated.

He's going places.

 

[BauerAlmeida]

1HBHs are usually over-rated.

This is a bit true. At one point you would have heard someone say "He has one of the best one-handed backhands in the top 50" about everyone with a OHBH in the top 50. Federer, Gasquet, Wawrinka, Almagro, Kohlschreiber, Dimitrov, etc. There wasn't anyone who had a OHBH that didn't have it praised as a great shot.