For a while it seemed on the verge of extinction. The game was moving towards faster and faster baseline rallies and the two-hander is an easier shot to take on the rise. Then Federer came, dominated and now we are in a situation where the one-handed backhanded seems to be thriving. Just looking at this year’s Indian Wells with Stan the Man Wawrinka beating Dominic Thiem, Pablo Cuevas and his classic game reaching the quarter-finals, Federer finding a new way to beat Nadal. Then we also have Dimitrov who is playing better than ever and next generation guy Denis Shapalov who hits …
