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4 One-Handed backhand players in Halle semis.

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#1 ·
Federer - Youzhny
Kohlschreiber - Haas

Considering this era has a 1/5 (probably less) players with a one handed backhand over the ones with two-handed BH, that's pretty unexpected.
 
#40 ·
Re: Halle semi finals: an observation.

::drool: We are in for such a treat today! Whoever wins, tennis is the big winner this tournament :worship:

:woohoo:Halle Grass!:woohoo:

All 4 players with single handers.

You just got to love TRUE grass.

When was the last time it happened on a tournament?
FIXED IT.
 
#28 ·
It's funny how people nowadays equate 2h backhand = clay and 1h backhand = grass. Once upon a time, it was thought that 1h backhand was superior on clay. Many all-time great claycourters had 1h backhands. 2h backhand was a freak shot which worked only in producing flat shots on fast courts.
 
#5 ·
Lol you and Andresito having the same thought.

1 handed players seem to have better slices and those work more on grass, so yeah good to see.
 
#73 ·
Lol you and Andresito having the same thought.

1 handed players seem to have better slices and those work more on grass, so yeah good to see.
ditto :yeah:
 
#8 ·
Four singlehanded serves as well. This tournament is amazing.
 
#83 ·
Should be mandatory viewing. :rocker2:
That should be on a t-shirt somewhere. :angel:
 
#14 ·
:worship: grass :cool::)
 
#39 ·
:sad:
 
#18 ·
No idea when this last happened in a regular tournament, but the last major it happened in was also on grass - Wimbledon 1997, where the semis were Sampras v Woodbridge and Pioline v Stich. Interestingly, 7 of the 8 quarterfinalists were one-handers too, with Kiefer being the odd man out.
 
#30 ·
Talking about tennis? :scratch:

It's funny how people nowadays equate 2h backhand = clay and 1h backhand = grass. Once upon a time, it was thought that 1h backhand was superior on clay. Many all-time great claycourters had 1h backhands. 2h backhand was a freak shot which worked only in producing flat shots on fast courts.
Guga owned RG with a one hander :yeah:
 
#22 ·
Savour the absolute pleasure of pure, unadulterated backhand porn, people...:cool:
 
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