One-handed backhand VS two-handed backhand: pros and cons. Which one do you prefer and why? ✍️

[@snickaren111]

Even Roger said something like this recently. He said that the one handed backhand is more beautiful due to the free swing, but that two handed backhand has more opportunities to it.

[@markvanderwerf8592]

2 handed is better in almost every way. Especially the return and high spin balls are troublesome for onehanders. The great one handed players (federer, wawrinka, tsitsipas etc.) all have the backhand as their weakest shot basically. Yes it's beautiful when they can lean into the ball but it's error prone and they have problems when under pressure.

[@devasundarchatpublicityas9472]

2 handed back hand is very very illegal and it should be banned at the earliest. It is clear logic. How can a tennis player use 2 hands to play the sport. One should use only 1 hand to play this sport. Accolades achieved by a one handed backhanded player is double of what has been achieved by a double hand usage player. It is a disgrace and shame to this sport

[@TheRomeogigli]

​@@devasundarchatpublicityas9472 are you born in the wrong century?

[@ThesGt]

​@@devasundarchatpublicityas9472what a stupid take

[@vivahernando1]

​@@markvanderwerf8592 not Stan. Tsisipas is not in their class

[@wgJatdgt08rf]

Let's appreciate what Roger achieved even in the era of two handed backhand with one of the most beautiful one handed backhand.

[@eiyp3]

He once said that he tried to play 2 handed,but his natural game wasn't allowing him to adjust,if he had just stuck to this fact and forced 2 handed BH,we would be living in a big 2 World

[@Omkar529]

​@@eiyp3 I mean I'm sure he just tried it casually. If he knew its benefits & stuck to it from a very young age, it would become natural eventually.

[@eiyp3]

@@Omkar529 yeahh one of the greats of the tennis didn't know about its benefits, lmaooo, and it doesn't become natural eventually, natural is what you are born with

[@Omkar529]

@@eiyp3 *Facepalm* Brother, you have to pick which BH you want to use at a very early age, like maximum at 11-12 years old. I'm sure Roger didn't know of a 2HBH's long term benefits at that age lol. He can't change to a 2HBH in freaking 2011 after having trained with a 1HBH all these years, silly.

[@eiyp3]

@@Omkar529 you do realise that fed was from a well to do family, which means he had coaches even at earlier age, it's like the first thing they teach in any tennis academy. Such dumbheads on internet lol

[@wernerr.5532]

I totally agree. In my opinion the one-handed backhand is the most beautiful motion in any sport. It is like watching pure sense of grace.

[@tersecleric2]

Cover drive is better than 1 hand backhand

[@pierdomenicosommati443]

It's not just "elegant". It's much more powerful and energy efficient. "Effortless power" is the key for understanding the OHBH strengths. It's longer to master at high level, it's more difficult to learn, but this is a fake problem if you consider a very talented kid who's playing it from a very early age AND who has a predisposition to it, while at the same time he/she doesn't feel good with the two hander. It has different characteristics than the two hander, different strengths and different relative weaknesses, but the main point is that teaching the two hander to kids who can't really feel natural with that shot is DUMB. We already know very well that in those cases (which are much more frequent than what we could imagine), the shot will remain a weakness forever, no matter how generally talented the kid is. Remember people like Tsonga, Stosur, Berrettini, Ivanovic, Barty. All EXTREMELY talented players with terrible, very weak two handers. Barty's backhand was actually slightly better, but it was still so useless in her game plan (it just helped opponents to take better rhythm), that she basically stopped playing it, opting for playing with one handed slice only, and she started dominating the WTA. Things are much MUCH complex than you often think. The two hander is not always easier for everyone, and it CAN'T be the better option for everyone, no way.

[@henriquelaydner4080]

It was worth to mention Guga Kuerten as one of the best one handed backhands.

[@sidvyas8549]

What a throwback

[@rogergarland3746]

@@sidvyas8549 Kuerten sure did have one of the best backhands. It's a shame that his injury shortened his career. He's one of the players that should be watched on KZbin.

[@hafadaze9046]

Exactly that guy was former #1 with his one hander

[@ricardolombardini]

That backhand was so good It helped him win even in clay courts!!

[@qzrnuiqntp]

Edberg is still for me the best one handed bh.

[@emptysea1137]

1 handed backhand: greater reach racket length stays the same both wings better slice easier to take on low balls out front if you are very right or left handed … the easier shot. 2 handed backhand: more powerful grip easier to hit high balls easier to return the serve better recovery to middle after shot if open stance contact point very similar to forehand

[@theroadrunnerjarhead4109]

Been using the one handed backhand for 40 years. Feels very natural and there are days I prefer it to my forehand. I also can cover more ground with it. Topspin or slice or drive one handed backhands feel just great to hit.

[@dcotai2902]

Yes sir..one handed can cover more..but i can very heavy top spin two handed

[@theroadrunnerjarhead4109]

@@dcotai2902 the one handed backhand is versatile. One has to be a younger guy to use the two handed. You have to cover more ground with two handlers.

[@jeromeh7985]

Same here

[@kidlatazul]

Same here, for at least as many years. When I learn to play the saying was “two hands for beginners“. Once you had progressed past beginner, you used one hand. Just for the extra half step you don’t have to take alone , the one-handed backhand is better.

[@pierdomenicosommati443]

Same here. I'm a very average amateur player, still my OHBH is by far my better and easier shot from the very first days I started playing. Despite it's usually considered the most difficult shot in tennis, this is actually not true at all if I have to talk about myself, and on good days I can hit it extremely hard for my level, with little physical effort... I think it's totally not possible to whip the ball with two hands, like you can do with one hand (which of course means a free wrist). I can also hit very narrow angles and easily switch to heavy high bouncing topspin, plus I also have a good slice for my level too. Contrary to this, I really can't feel the ball at all if I try the two hander, and I find it somewhat hard to get rid of some old technical issues on my forehand side. It seems that people today are finding it very hard to comprehend the lethal potential of a well developed OHBH, in the right hands of high level players with specific predisposition for that shot... convincing them to adopt the two hander is really dumb.

[@TheImano]

No matter what, I still love watching the one handed player like Sampras, Henin, Federer, Becker and many more, it's beautiful and it's not just a sport but a form of art.

[@docstranger9520]

It’s the DIFFICULTY that is the appeal. I have only just figured out my one handed backhand and it’s my favourite shot to play now. I love it. There is more to life than just points. There is the art of the game.

[@JackbenG1981]

Couldn’t agree more, I played with a two handed backhand most of my life but switched to a one hander because it’s a beautiful shot

[@swastikbasu8972]

same! I used to stick to the slice bh in matches for a long time while trying to figure out the one handed topspin backhand. And it was worth the patient process, it's like learning to play guitar!

[@JackbenG1981]

@@swastikbasu8972 couldn’t agree more! If you’re playing at club level and you know you’re not going to try and push forward and play higher, play the beautiful game

[@DEForce-fm8rt]

Agree! I prefer the 1 hander and all the benefits of hitting it. More power because it’s free flowing but must react quickly, intuitively, imaginatively to compensate for the advantage of the two hands. It will become as an upside down forehand in a sense negating the seeming advantage of the 2 hander. Even works well on high balls.

[@Omkar529]

Sure but these are professional players, winning points and beating others is there livelihood, practicing on the "art of the game" isn't going to help them win.

[@orionasgardzero7793]

Musetti backhand is pure class

[@danieljeongdesign]

I was fortunate enough to see him practice up close last week at Indian Wells. The practice lineups were loaded - Novak, Alcaraz, Rublev to name a few. Musetti’s backhand was the most impressive personally

[@bigbtripathi]

When I was learning to play tennis, I tried both and found 1-handed more comfortable than 2-handed. Since then I always use 1-handed backhand.

[@JS_360NC]

Same for me, 2 handed just doesn’t feel natural

[@AC-wl7ve]

as some one who played a lot of squash and racquet ball before i took up tennis it came much more natural to me as well. it is still a very difficulty shot to execute, but i think in certain situations it is superior because how much more easily you can rotate your body through it compared to a 2 hand.

[@sunixdeam6391]

Same 1 handed allows more free range of motion. 2 handed is too easy and too tight for me. I need a challenge

[@John-ev3pu]

@@AC-wl7ve swing has more amplitude you are free and it is cool. But on a high ball, it is difficult to keep the same mechanics, whereas on 2 hands i can implement force.

[@AC-wl7ve]

@@John-ev3pu oh forsure. I end up slicing the ball way more than I should because I just get handcuffed on too many balls.

[@forrestboulay832]

To discover the weaknesses in Federer's backhand, you'd have to put clay, a left-hander, a high, very lifted ball and the greatest clay-court player of all time in front of Federer. The one-handed backhand is still the most effective if mastered correctly. Harder to master, but more effective.

[@rafamonzonatance8634]

The problem is there are less optimal situations to hit a good one handed bh, the two handed bh is way more versatile and can be hit properly in more situations. Thats why one-handers tend to have a better slice bh, because they need to use it a lot. I use a one handed bh myself and I love it, but the reality is what it is

[@yydd4954]

Stan mastered it

[@GuidossInnit]

I just play one handed backhand as it’s easier for me to hit and easier to get to the ball / get in postion. Particularly with low balls.

[@kkarx]

This. Exactly, with one handed backhand it is easier to get to the ball and into the right position. Two handed backhand requiers very careful preparation for a shot.

[@stephaneprivate1013]

How do you deal with high balls lift bounce and kick serves ?😅

[@theggman455]

Upload masterclass of one handed backhand

[@theggman455]

Please

[@jaichavezg]

I totally agree. I love one Handed backhand but the strategies that players like Nadal developed to play against Roger, made a huge advance in the Game between the two types of backhands. the spin Nadal get to make Roger hit a backhand above of his shoulders gave him a Lot of results.

[@DEForce-fm8rt]

Once Roger switched to the a larger racquet he did beat Nadal the 5 out of the 6 times they played.

[@Synchronizebud]

@@DEForce-fm8rt which racquet did roger used before and after? I’m just following tennis recently

[@haedulus]

​@@Synchronizebud he switched from a 90 square inch to a 97 square inch racket

[@pierdomenicosommati443]

Nadal was easily beating also every other two handed player with that lefty forehand, for what matters. The only players he found big difficulties against, were Djokovic outside of clay (though Nole was winning not because of his backhand, it was rather because of his strenuous consistency, the two hander being just a part of it), and Federer on grass and indoor, and from 2015 everywhere except clay. The only players able to really dominate Nadal's forehand rallies with the backhand, were the late Federer, whose backhand suddenly became a total nightmare for Rafa, and Fognini on very few occasions, who on his best days can consistently hit his double hander probably harder and easier than any other double handed player in history.

[@whowantstoknow401]

Rafa said it best, with Roger I could hit high to his backhand… with Novak, there was no place to go

[@AC-wl7ve]

rafa absolute abused rogers backhand and had the perfect game to expose it.

[@Astronomynatureandmusic]

One handed! Got used to it 15 years ago, has become part of my tennis persona, I guess. Anyone here tried changing from one handed to double or the other way around?

[@georgemesser3262]

I started with the double when I was very young but I started loving the one handed purely because I was able to just smash it every time it was probably my best shot for years

[@Editor_Hound]

2 handed is more utilitarian, jack of all trades shot. 1 handed is more beautiful, and remembers the fans about the swashbuckling style of play of the older ages of tennis, where tennis players too more risks. There is nothing more beautiful than a full swing 1 handed backhand down the line.

[@snpio2811]

so true. I also do two handed backhand. but as he mentioned, one hand backhand is soooo beautiful. I wish I know how to do one handed backhand :)

[@lhslguevara]

Agree that being a top player with a one hand backhand is harder, but the two-handed players I see also have VERY good one hand backhands, usually slice.

[@_NAED_]

The 1-handed backhand, which I call 'butterfly', also *feels* so damn good! I feel more power, though, when I use the 2-handed backhand. NA

[@yousifkhalil9655]

Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Grigor Dimitrov, Richard Gasquet, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas. Denis Shapovalov, Tommy Haas. The first One-handed backhand that come to mind

[@jkj1459]

One handed backhand is easy it’s only few practice sessions away . Find the spot , take proper position, bend and lean forward your knees and go for the stroke while coming back to normal position. It’s like wind and unwind a spring .

[@Ascensium]

Dominic Thiem one handed backhand is definitely a beautiful bomb!

[@javierfranco3270]

Beauty is able to inspire humans in unimaginable ways. This is why Roger Federer is so appreciated because he brought something different to tennis and still managed to win 20 GS against the disadvantage of the one handed- backhand.

[@hasiemwily1947]

Tennis is currently played with relatively on the slower surface, it provides more benefits for two handed backhand, in previous era of 90's and before when it was played on faster surfaces with the technology of racket in that era, it more advantageous for 1 handed backhand, even Sampras changed from his two backhand on his transition from junior to 1 handed backhand for attaining the efficiency of his game in S&V player ...

[@OfficialWorldChampion]

The secret of the shot is to take it early and commit to it as a powerful offensive weapon, rather than submit to the dogma of a one handed backhand being weaker. If you really believe it’s inferior to a two-handed backhand and don’t have total conviction in its powers, don’t even bother.

[@overrotate]

Amen!! 100% agreed.

[@janotopspin]

Amen!!

[@TimTheMusicMan]

There is nothing better than a 1hbh, it takes more talent to use and it’s reach is much further the 2hbh is used by the baseline only world. They go together. Boring baseline 2hbh. The 2hbh is a default for those who can’t perform a 1hbh.

[@sdfsdfdSFSAFSDF]

​@@TimTheMusicMango back in the coffin grandpa

[@UchihABitachi]

It’s not inferior, it’s just that the 2 hander as more advantages. 2 hander allows you to make last second adjustments (if a ball jumps up differently due to a crack, flat spot, hitting a line, or a rock) and gives you that extra left hand that aids with speed, power, & control at the last second as well. With the One hander, you need to set up early, guesstimate where the ball goes and take a huge swing. No adjustments can be made & you might shank the ball or get a bad contact. Vs high balls, 2 hander has the advantage bc it has a better shoulder turn by using the front of your other shoulder just like your fh. The one hander has to use the back side of the same shoulder resulting in a limited range of motion, one that is really unable to hit most high balls unless you are precise every time. I am a one hander and there will be days I can time the shot very well and days where the opponents pace, spin & height towards my bh bothers me & I can’t get a solid hit on it.

[@danguee1]

One of the big coaches said: we will only have OHB's if kids insist on having it. Because for a kid, a OHB is sooo hard - they, and their parents, and their coaches will naturally gravitate to THB so that the kid has best chance of success at junior level

[@depthsencor5169]

no matter one or two, As Long as you always win the game. You are lagend!

[@RonakGalaiya]

My son @ronakgalaiya loves the idea of doing a single handed backhand but understands the need for a double handed for juniors

[@dirkhartog7438]

Very few kids have either the strength or timing to hit a strong one-handed backhand so the great majority are learning 2HBH which looks like an off-hand assisted forehand IMO. While u will sometimes see a 2HBH player hit a 1 handed slice back-hand or drop shot, they almost never hit a 1 handed top-spin backhand. They just can't do it consistently.

[@rogergarland3746]

That's true up till ages 10-12 but then they start developing the strength to transition to the one-hand backhand. However coaches and no longer have them them make this transition. Rather, they have them continue playing 2 handed.

[@squidjames7735]

BS … I seen kids hit great BHs at 10yo.

[@yakzivz1104]

if kids were taught proper technique at an early age- the 1hbh would not be a problem.

[@jdaws4896]

That’s also a reason why they don’t volley as well, you see the single in doubles a lot more

[@tennishill177]

you are spot on.

[@willkittwk]

The two handed BH is virtually a two handed left handed FH as the dominant hand is the left ( of course referring to right hand players here) so the 2HBHer can be late on the ball and still hit a strong shot. Can hold the shot a split second longer to gain control can hit a stronger return of serve usually. I.e. Djokovic, Rafa, Agassi, Jimmy Conners Bjorn Borg Andy Murray cause they have more tendency to drive everything instead of chipping. And with rallycentric players today it makes sense. Great one handers like Sampras and McEnroe were primarily serve and volley and straight attacking players you don't see anymore. Roger is a different breed who can win easily from baseline or attacking style as could the great Bjorn Borg who had what looked 2H but was actually a Hybrid with top hand release and using his bottom RH as his dominant driver.

[@Mono.102]

As a one hand tennis player i recomend u to once play it u will definitely love that power shots!!❤

[@Terminatortx33]

I was taught one handed as a kid and i have always used it. The follow through feels good and as stated here it looks gracious.

[@hamburg303]

There is nothing more beautiful for me, than a clean two-handed backhand like Nole or Safin

[@alfandosavant4639]

When the ball is coming fast, like 4.5 / 5.0 level, 1HBH would be burdened by the timing & footwork. More upfront & delicate footwork. You can do anything any timing with 2HBH, and hell i understand my limit already, so yeah, 2HBH it is.

[@yakzivz1104]

do you play with 1hbh?

[@AP-eb8hd]

One handed advantage is the slice to follow with a volley..but with current playing conditions it's increasingly difficult..

[@musicfan300]

It's good to have both. Two handed backhands are much more reliable on all groundstrokes a player can get to,, but one handed backhands are a big advantage for playing doubles at the net, and they're good for defensive slices in a scramble. (Extra reach).

[@natashaxxiii]

I really do think my one handed backhand chose me. I tried to play with 2 hands it was very unnatural and I got no power out of it. As soon as I switched, it just clicked. I totally agreed. It’s my favourite shot to play and I feel the sense of grace every time I pulled it off. I can’t lie that it takes a lot of patience tho.

[@Rafedavic]

I agree so much with this. I grew up learning 2hbh and while my other strokes progressed, my backhand was just always mid. Put in the work on a 1hbh and once it clicked, it rlly clicked. Whenever I finally started clicking on my 2 hander, my success never lasted. 1 handed just sticks and is much more natural to me.

[@natashaxxiii]

@@Rafedavic I totally understand. It takes so much practice, timing, angles and patience but to us, one hander, it’s much easier to perfect than having the extra unwanted hands on the racket in my opinion!❤️

[@chanchalnishanth8117]

As someone who plays one handed backhand, I can completely understand his point.

[@matthewevans3916]

Do you think that these super talented one handed players would have been better if they were trained to use two hands?

[@new2utube541]

The fact that one-handed backhand still exists today is thanks to Roger. So many guys copying him!

[@thoughtfulwitch00]

Ikr I'm not even a big fan of Roger but he made me fall in love with the one handed backhand.

[@pelojaguar3936]

I agree with you

[@itacatv2146]

That was his biggest weakness. LOL! Keep thinking of Nadal and Djokovic pounding that poor backhand.

[@vinayakadalwai4072]

Good lord!! Who told you that it exists today because of him?

[@thediesel1241]

​@@itacatv2146 What lmao? Federes backhand was undoubtedly one of his strenghts. Were you even born during Nadals youth up to his late 20s? Dude has been avoiding his own backhand like the plague. If any of the 3 had a weak backhand it's Nadal.

[@cristianfuentes2539]

dennis shapovalov's backhand is also a beaut!

[@geemy9675]

I'm definitely a one handed BH guy and prefer to see one handed BH players playing, but in some situations I instinctively play 2 handed. I'm m not great at it, can't put significant top spin or power but it's a useful defensive shot for me that I can at least send a high ball or lob that gives me time to recover, when I receive a powerful and long shot on backhand and don't have time to step back, I kinda block it with two hands. I'm wondering why there is so few player that use both. I'm not talking about slicing one handed or two hand BH players using one hand when they can't reach the ball with two hands

[@samuellazarov5599]

(1hbh player here) When it comes to contemporary tennis it's all about consistency. 1HBH is truly beautiful but inefficient for defense, therefore 2hbh is superior when it comes to consistency and especially - defense. Imagine 1hbh vs 2hbh play cross court on a competitive pace. Who would make the first mistake? It is a question of human physics - is what it is.

[@lfabio.n]

In Roger's case, there's still one thing to mention, he played with the 90 inches frame through most of his career and during his prime. How was he able to beat Nadal with that racket,on clay? I'll never understand that because that frame is unplayable for me after a while.

[@claudiusbarcellos193]

Gustavo Kuerten, Thomas Muster, Boris Becker, Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Federer, McEnroe, Sampras...greats one hand n.1

[@shore348450]

The main advantage of the two hander is the return of serve. You don’t need to change grip.

[@MrCWL]

In rallies, one handed is perfectly fine if not even advantageous in some aspects. But in return of serve... I'd say it's at only half as good as two hands if not worse. Even the best one hander right now in the game has a terrible bh return which is costing him grand slams arguably.

[@chadcat420]

Agreed and that's a reason that makes Federer the goat imo. First to win 20 GS with a one handed backhand.

[@delplaya5]

One handed all the way because it feels so good when you rip one. I have a hard time watching tennis if there isn't at least one player with a one hander.

[@OfficialWorldChampion]

One handed backhand has greater maximum spin and pace than a 2 handed. Some people can even hit it harder than their hardest forehand.

[@goldencalf5144]

That's true, but the two handed backhand is more versatile. The two handed backhand absorbs incoming pace and spin more effectively, it's easier to handle high balls and it's more forgiving of being late and having less than perfect footwork. If you're playing a strong opponent, they won't always give you time to set up perfectly for a one handed backhand.

[@reformedwretch2071]

I can confirm this from experience. Some backhands are rockets, even more so than a full power forehand

[@kakashihatake1029]

Yep and I've also noted that a lot of 2 handed backhanded also struggle on high balls the same way 1 handers do. But from waist level shots, I feel that the 1 handed backhand is definitely superior

[@ijump-bounce2283]

If we look at players like Gasquet for example or Thiem yes, cuz Gasquet has a shitty forehand, and Thiem is usually spinning a lot with his forehand and delivers powerful backhand more often maybe, but if he wants to, he might hit powerful forehand with consistency, it's more like a choice he was powerful on both side. Federer could be powerful with his backhand too but we know that his main weapon was the serve and forehand

[@alexandrkuril7143]

@@goldencalf5144 your comment made me think… maybe the future can be learning both. Playing two handed while defending, while playing one handed while attacking. It would be difficult to learn, but could make an improvement if mastered.

[@finnyr9330]

In my day I competed with a two-hander and it was my better side. I have since switched to a one hander and and am reaping tons of benefits that I did not have with two. I find I can do a lot more with the spin I can generate.

[@Vincent28281]

U name the two who are the less best looking back hands in the game incredible. Shapovalov and dimitrov are better. Mussetti also.

[@adam_.1859]

I'm sorry but tsitsipas really dont have good backhand

[@hadydas1777]

Yeah for example Altmaier's one is absolutely beautiful, way better than Tsitsipas

[@Amr_D]

he has the trashiest of them all

[@Omkar529]

​@@hadydas1777 Maybe it looks that way because Altmaeir rarely plays with top players, unlike Tsitsipas.

[@dineshjani9524]

He should change it to a two handed if he want to win a Grand slam

[@Omkar529]

@@dineshjani9524 He can't change it now, after training with the 1 hander for so long. He'll have no practice with the 2 hander.

[@dcotai2902]

..yess I finally..did the effort after 25yrs ..snd teaching myself a one handed..but can slso still two hands

[@rbarrav]

Do not forget Marcelo Ríos from Chile. He was phenomenal

[@bpdcraft]

If the debate is which one is pretty, the debate is not being made on the court.

[@Apoz]

There is actually a 3rd backhand: the onehanded forehand with your off-hand where your main-hand supports the offhand for control. It differs from the traditional two handed backhand, but also doesn't too much.

[@ozik1912]

as far as I know one handed backhand has a technique and angle advantage, two handed backhand has power and stability advantage. Therefore it is more or less the same. However you learn tennis at very young age. For kids, two handed backhand is easier. I believe then most of them don't change it. At least for me it is the reason. I tried to switch to one handed but I couldn't do it.

[@rogergarland3746]

What you have experienced is the problem of teaching the 2-hander. I makes players so uncomfortable using one hand, that it prevents them ever learning it.

[@TnXJD]

I've played tennis for 30years, I can do both. However, I started with 2-handed when I was a kid because it gave me more power to swing the racquet. Now, I still prefer 2-handed

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

I mean, we hit one handed with the forehand so it makes sense to just one handed with the backhand. The back muscle groups are arguably stronger than chest and front muscles. So theoretically, the one hand backhand can be more powerful.

[@aidanwatson3499]

I could never get the timing with the double handed backhand. Got so much more power and control with a single handed backhand.

[@richardgreen5637]

I'd love to know what Rogers opinion is but glad to say that Djokovic DBL backhand has helped him become the goat, imo.

[@kkarx]

One handed backhand is much easier to learn and you can play it pretty much immidiately. For two handed backhand you need a serious preparation.

[@sravandanda2302]

Majority of the top 10 have 2 handed BH. Even among the rest of the ranked players, the majority would be 2 handed BH.

[@user-be5qg7mr1s]

I love playing guys with 1 handed backhands. They usually can't handle high shoulder ballls. Balls on the run and return of serve are also not easy. Its dying out

[@yakzivz1104]

all they would have to do is slice it back or take it on the rise. The 1hbh is not dying out. LOL

[@alexr7595]

@@yakzivz1104, it absolutely is. It’s a relic of a past, when balls weren’t as heavy, and the game itself wasn’t as physical. Federer himself advised young players to learn two handed backhand.

[@yakzivz1104]

@@alexr7595 federer is one person. Secondly the majority of young players are not going to make it to the professional circuit. Thirdly, there are more than a dozen players with 1hbh in the top 50. Majority of people prefer 2hbh because it is easy not more effective or powerful. If I can teach myself a proper 1hbh and use it effectively, so can many others.

[@katokilombo]

I learnt 1 handed backhand as a child...then at 35 changed to 2 hb for 2 years and now I play again with 1 hb.

[@MrSuperOurs]

We knew Patrick loves Tsitsipas but to put his backhand up there with Richard's, come on man haha. Tsitsipas literally does everything he can to avoid hitting his backhand. It's literally a sub average shot at that level.

[@medardrabe718]

MOST OF THE TOP ONE TENNIS CHAMPIONS ARE 2 BACK HAND PLAYERS. BUT MOST OF THE LEGENDS IN TENNIS ARE ONE BACK HAND PLAYERS : - ROD LAVER - MAC ENROE - SAMPRAS - FEDERER

[@leotka]

Only one advantage of 2 handed backhand - defense. Modern tennis goes in wrong direction - primitivisation. All strategy us massive forhand domination and powerful serve. This is reason why I prefer watch doubles and mix games. Single handed backhand much more demanding to early preparations. Double handed is more forgiving.

[@tonythetrainee4114]

I've been using 2handed bh for a long time since it was still not popular. But I feel I'm getting older and I'm just a short guy with a short reach. A trainor a long time ago told me that I should use a single. I think he has a point. A single bh can do magic than a 2hander. But I'll still use my 2hander especially in double. But I'll mix it up with a single handed when I play singles.

[@netfun8087]

I love my one handed backhand. But sometimes only on return of serve I miss my two handed backhand I had as a youth. In every other respect my one handed backhand is more powerful and generates more spin.

[@LagartoChicloso]

I have been playing tennis for 1 year and i am 3.5/4.0, one handed is the only way i see becouse i cant even put the ball in with 2 hands, neither i want to. I can aim really good where to put the ball with my one handed backhand and i can give some power to it

[@tuan_hnguyen201]

Bro literally named Tsitsipoop’s OHBH as one of the most beautiful 💀

[@Coachvtennis]

He has to kiss his butt. He is paid to

[@Omkar529]

It is, though. It's just at a disadvantage against other 2HBHs, so he struggles in rallies, which is the biggest part of modern game.

[@tuan_hnguyen201]

@Charlie-de7yr wrong, Wawrinka is the best. No debate on this

[@Coachvtennis]

@@tuan_hnguyen201 war stan backhand is the strongest single hand. Best Petra korda as in technical only. Not necessarily better than stan

[@tuan_hnguyen201]

@Charlie-de7yr gotcha. Sorry for the misunderstood. Probably Tsisitsipas is working directly with him, hence why he's mentioning here lol.

[@michaelguy00777]

Now, IF someone can pull off a 3 handed backhand, would make history! Imagine ..

[@fabiogurgel1]

I would have to desagree. Estatiscally there are 50 players with one handed backhand on tour(over 1814 players). Less than 2,8% of them. But there are 8 among the best 50 players on tour, almost 15%. There are 13 among the top 100- 13%. There is clearly a statiscally evidence that suggests that if you have one handed backhands you become more competitive, maybe because of the increase of variety due to slices and volleys.

[@pedropaivalemos]

Nice bro where do you find this numbers and one handers? Thanks..

[@Omkar529]

How can you say that a player is more likely to get into Top 100 with a 1HBH when only 13% of the players in the current Top 100 use that shot and 87% use the 2HBH ?

[@yoloyolo9051]

​@@Omkar529 based on the whole pool of atp players, onehanders seem to be higher in rankings than they should

[@fabiogurgel1]

@@Omkar529 because in total there are only 50 players who hit backhand with one hand over almost 2 thousand players; 2,8%, but they are 13% over the top 100.

[@Omkar529]

@@fabiogurgel1 Maybe there are only 50 one handers in Top 2000 because like Patrick said, it's harder to get to the top with a 1HBH, so the rest of them don't make it on the tour, because their shot is inferior.

[@pierdomenicosommati443]

Yes it's more difficult because 40 years ago Bollettieri decided that the OHBH was weaker. Then, his pupil Agassi got regularly beaten by Sampras (who, according to Bollettieri, had been previously "ruined" by his coach who has convinced him to change his THBH when he was 16), sometimes even being dominated in backhands rallies, but nobody seems to have realized this. Then Kuerten came, kicking a lot of two handed asses with his OHBH, then Henin came, just slightly before Federer came too. They made two handers look weak (especially Henin, but also Federer in morte recent times), but everybody's very quick to forget. Then Wawrinka came, who took three slams out of the hands of the best version of Djokovic ever, despite clearly being a lower level player than the Serb champ, and he did it by destroying his confidence with his lethal, massive OHBH. Then Thiem came, and he was the only player threatening the Fab3, for at least 5 years, mainly thanks to his ultra heavy OHBH... In the same times while the late Federer was making everybody look inadequate (even Nadal's forehand) with his massive anticipated OHBH. All this happened while tennis coaches actually had stopped teaching the OHBH after Bollettieri had declared it out of game in the late 80's. Such champions grew out of a much smaller number of kids than the number of kids using the THBH. But people it's so quickly to forget everything, when they're biased. The tennis bias is that the OHBH is "elegant" but weaker. But it's not elegant. It's actually just DEADLY, and it's much more efficient in terms of the amount of effort required. Then yeah, it's more difficult and longer to learn at high level... But NOT FOR ALL!!!! A certain percentage of young players feel weird with the THBH, they feel constricted and can't find an optimal feel for the ball, while they feel much natural with the OHBH. All this kids shouldn't be kept with the THBH, it will reveal a VERY WEAK shot, like we're seeing more and more, even at a very high level. Those very talented players are heavily impacted by those harmless, useless two handers, while they could've been destroying balls if they had a OHBH. Everybody knows their names.

[@fabioprestesdecampos4277]

Coach, you forgot the 1HBH by Guga Kuerten....

[@jeanterine4712]

And Kolshreiber, Almagro and so many players

[@Coachvtennis]

I disagree. The only real difference between the backhands is one step. The one hand backhand is easier than the two handed backhand because most people are not ambidextrous. Why would you put an uncoordinated hand on the racket?

[@kenali8475]

I always used both 😅. Thought it was easier to use 2 handed on higher balls and when it was low i used 1 handed because i could hit harder that way.

[@goldencalf5144]

The one handed backhand is better for offence while the two handed backhand is better for defence. If you are hitting from the backhand side, most of the time you will be in a neutral or defensive position. Therefore the percentages favour the two handed backhand.

[@henriquelaydner4080]

That’s why I only use a two handed backhand when I’m in deep trouble defensively wise.

[@DanAngelok]

To me with two handed backhand, you can do effective counter while in defence. But with one hand you usually see a slice (if the ball is on extreme side, you can’t do a one handed backhand - like hitting diagonally)

[@yakzivz1104]

do you play 1hbh

[@AC-wl7ve]

im surprised there no players that use both. 2 hand in the tricky spots like you mention and 1 and to rip them down the line.

[@FanDeDrift]

When mastered it's a lot more powerful... (Wawrinka, Thiem, Kuerten). I think because the pattern on a one handed Bk gives more amplitude and less complicated in the execution

[@Agent-hh2kk]

Tstsipas and Shapavaolv despite being established pro players on tour have shown many occasions of the flaws of their backhand and the consistency they had

[@megowopwop8545]

Roger would have won 30 slam titles of he had a two hander. No doubt, but then roger wouldn't be roger if he didn't play so beautifully

[@yakzivz1104]

no he wouldn't have. lol

[@deluxewaterless7229]

Federer and He in had the best one handed back hand to me

[@aryol8816]

I switched from 1 to 2 hand, the reason is using 2 handed backhand gives more arm healthy especially in long games.

[@Thranduil606]

Interesting. I always thought 1 handed backhands looked clunky. Andre Agassi, in my opinion, had one of the most beautiful backhands int he world.

[@eddiev9011]

I arge. But for me Agassis Backhand was the blueprint of Beauty

[@richardgreen5637]

I'm a social player and just recently learnt a two handed backhand and am using both when necessary. I wonder if this can be a tool for the next gen.

[@jeromeh7985]

Justine Henin is the ultimate reference

[@jkhan856]

Yeah that's right kids. RF is one of the greatest talents in the history of the game.

[@molybdaenmornell123hopp5]

I love my one-hander but I still need to practice those shoulder-high balls, particularly on the rise.

[@jkj1459]

Sampras , stefan edberg, Roger Federer , wavarinka , Tstipas , Are few names coming to my mind

[@danielwandawn3070]

well in my case. im forced to do One Handed backhand. i broke my left hand and many muscle dont work properly anymore. :) so, yeah.. my backhand is beautiful 😊

[@cks2020693]

One of the biggest advantage two-handed backhand has over one-handed backhand is the easiness to turn a defensive point into offensive, because when it comes to one-handed backhand, your defensive shot is the slice, there is either enough time yo set up for a full one-handed swing or there is not enough time and you gotta go for slice

[@rogergarland3746]

Many skilled one-handers can slice offensively and can repeatedly do so. It's usually the two-handers that use slice as a defensive shot and then want to go back to hitting two handed.

[@cks2020693]

@@rogergarland3746 depends on your opponents and your slice quality/depth, take Dimitrov for example, he loves to slice on his backhand, but at pro level he loses more than he wins because pros don't make mistakes easily; it's better to use it offensively as a tempo changer to throw opponents off. Repeatitive slices are only effective against players 4.0 and lower as they generally have trouble handling spins and would likely resort to slicing back with bad quality

[@rogergarland3746]

As to the slice being a defensive shot for one handers, it's the same for two-handers. They also use it as a defensive shot. However, the one-handers are more skilled with it, so it is not only used as a defensive shot by them.

[@mrmattyd]

As a tennis coach who grew up watching Becker, Edberg, McEnroe, etc in the 80s, today's players who use 2 hands are pathetic, and tbh irrelevant. It's not their fault, but the rules should've been changed as they are effectively playing a different sport. Or cheating. Take your pick.

[@fabz1509]

Two handed is much less stressful on the arm that holds the racquet. Also more powerful in attack & effective in defense. Specially at pro level where they try to minimize injuries.

[@Dew0ne]

Remember right handers like Djokovic having problems with the left wrist 😉

[@fabz1509]

@@Dew0ne you are correct back in 2016 he did have a left wrist injury. Also as of last year he had a right wrist injury. Overall I still believe a 2 hander has a tremondous advantage over one, specially with regards to arms related injuries. However according to the new Carlsberg commercial with Mads Mikkelsen one handed backhand is better!