What Pros Use the Same Grip for FH and BH.

[drake]

I'm referring to the one handed backhand. Specifically the extreme eastern bh grip and the semi-western fh grip. I pivot the racquet face for both fh and bh then change to either grip but it seems quicker just to pivot the face, without changing grips. I cant seem to recall any 1 handed pros that use the same face even though it's the same grip.

 

[Andres]

I believe Kohlschreiber is the only one whom I've seen doing it. And I'm not even that sure

 

[drake]

I just checked on the tube. Kohlschreiber spins his racquet around like everyone else. Sweet backhand though. Thanks anyways, Andres. Next practice out I want to see if it's very effective against some 5.0 serves. Should improve the reaction time.

 

[Rickson]

I've seen Amelie use the same side only once, but on all her other backhands, she flipped it to the opposite side. I guess she can be considered a once in a blue moon, same side face user.
I don't think any pro does that same side hit. My buddy used to use the same side, but he had a very bad backhand so his version was sort of like a reach on the forehand accidental backhand. His fh grip was in between a continental and an eastern so when he hit his version of a backhand, it looked like a mutated forehand.