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.
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.
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.
Add me to the party too -- love the one-handed backhand. I enjoy watching these four guys play anyway, so I'm really happy to see them all make it to the semis.
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