Watching Roger Federer or Justine Henin whip through ... because the grip is similar to a backhand volley grip, it makes it easier to play the net. The more difficult the one-handed backhand ...

“I kept telling myself to play free,” Federer said. For more than a decade, he had tried to free his one-handed backhand from the death grip of Nadal’s lefty forehand. Thirteen years after ...

But even if the correlation between happiness and a one-handed backhand is impossible to prove, watching Federer practice and ... over all but ripped from your grip — and somehow you have ...

He used a Western grip to execute his powerful forehand ... By using topspin Federer can fire backhand shots for winners. The Swiss may use a backhand flick with his wrist providing the power ...

Federer kept alive a one-handed backhand ... because you can hold the forehand grip with the right hand and the backhand grip with the left so it’s much easier to react and hit the ball.” ...

"Federer has a bit of an in-between forehand and backhand grip to return serve, so the grip change is not nearly as much." If these adjustments have helped reduce the disadvantages of hitting a ...

A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s rare that ... not be impressed by his athleticism and grace. Or watch Federer stretch to reach a slicing backhand and return it with power and accuracy without being ...

We’re sure Swiss tennis pro Roger Federer has a regime as quick and efficient as his backhand. After a couple ... your racket won’t fly out of your grip in the next set. We like this Ultimate ...

Both Federer and Wawrinka opt for a single-handed grip, which led to a number of exquisite backhand rallies the likes of which a contemporary fan almost never gets to enjoy. The French Open is the ...

His formidable ground strokes include an efficient single backhand that ... for the wooden racket. Federer switches grips more often between a semi-western and eastern grip, but he is like DaVinci ...