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The resurgence of the one-handed backhand

by Jonas Eriksson March 17, 2017

written by Jonas Eriksson

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 …

March 17, 2017 6 comments

First week: Wimbledon insights

by Jonas Eriksson June 30, 2012

written by Jonas Eriksson

The first week of Wimbledon has passed and on the tennis free Sunday I will try to summarize some of the highlights or insights I’ve gathered in the first week with a dash of humor – the Tennisnerd way. Rosol who? We who follow tennis knows how hard it is to play the match of your life, upset a better player and come back for the next round with your A-game. Lukas Rosol who managed the biggest Wimbledon upset in a long time by beating Rafael Nadal in round two, became another example of this in his straight set loss to “Coalwriter” Philipp …

June 30, 2012 0 comment

Players

Philipp Kohlschreiber

by Jonas Eriksson May 5, 2010

written by Jonas Eriksson

This German player is definitely worth talking about. He won the BMW Open in 2007 and has struck fear in many a top player. Novak Djokovic probably remember last year’s French Open where he Kohlschreiber gave him a farewell card that said 6-4 6-4 6-4. But the big results, the really big ones, are yet to come, if ever. He has all the shots, good forehand, amazing backhand, loads of top spin, he is quite solid at the net. But sometimes he lacks that little extra mental strength to finish matches off and go really far in the bigger tournaments. …

May 5, 2010 1 comment

News

In the land of the one-handed backhand

by Jonas Eriksson May 4, 2010

written by Jonas Eriksson

I love the one-handed backhand. It is a beautiful stroke and great players can make it look effortless. Among the strongest on the tour are Gasquet, Justin-Henin (WTA, but who cares, it is spectacular), Olivier Rochus, Federer, Wavrinka, Ljubicic, Kohlschreiber and I probably forget someone. Sadly, I can’t hit it as well myself but today I could look forward to two backhand greats in Olivier Rochus and Richard Gasquet battle it out. Gasquet was once called Baby Federer because of his great all-court, all-shot game, but now he is just potential never unleashed and known for kissing a girl who …

May 4, 2010 0 comment