[Dark Knight]

Two of the best one handed backhands on tour: Gasquet and Wawrinka.

Both can blast winners of that wing and look pretty at the same time.

Who do you think has the better backhand??

[leng jai]

Wawrinka probably has the best offensive single handed top spin backhand in the game. Gasquet's can't really compete because of his nonsense court positioning.

[HumanCondition]

This question has been battered and asked to death. Gasquet hits with more precision and angle and Stan has more flatness and power.

[Newcomer]

almagro

[blackwell]

Also Almagro, Haas and Youzhny..
But the most beautiful BH probably Wawrinka's and he plays exciting tennis unlike an annoying pusher Gasquet.
Gasquet's BH is more reliable though

[HumanCondition]

Originally Posted by duong

I'm not a Gasquetfan and I prefer Wawrinka, but Gasquet's backhand is clearly even better than Wawrinka's.

Even offensively.

Please elaborate.

[Puschkin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX6JPZQiu9Q

[Nixer]

Originally Posted by leng jai

Wawrinka probably has the best offensive single handed top spin backhand in the game. Gasquet's can't really compete because of his nonsense court positioning.

I agree. Wawrinka's BH is consistently better offensively. Gasquet will generally push a lot of BHs only to hit some flashy winner once per game.

[HumanCondition]

Originally Posted by duong

I can't elaborate a lot

The only things I can say is :

- when you say than "Stan has more flatness and power", actually Gasquet can hit it flat and powerful as well ;
- videos might be helpful but I'm at work and have no access to youtube.

Gasquet has a less offensive mind and has a very far court-positioning but it's only partly because of his backhand imo (it's also because of his mind and footwork, and because of his forehand), because yes he's more comfortable when the ball is low, that's the ideal conditions for his backhand, but I saw him hit great backhands on high balls as well. And Stan also is more comfortable when the ball is not too high.

Any tennis player can hit the ball "hard" and "flat", but it's how you adopt this style and bring it to the court. Gasquet is capable of ripping excessively powerful BH's, but elects to be more precise and angle-driven (which is beneficiary in the long run), whereas Warwrinka pushes and attacks with much more frequency and manages to give it incredible pop. Both are impeccable for different reasons. It entirely depends of the surface, as well.

[afterglows]

At the end of this video :
http://www.tennistv.com/video/clip/1957164

Fish and Tipsarevic seem to give the edge to Gasquet.

[Dougie]

Gasquet´s big backswing requires time, that´s one (if not the only) reason he likes to play so far back. Wawrinka´s bh is more compact, so it´s easier for him to step in and be offensive with the shot. If we are talking just about winners, then there´s not much difference because Gasquet can blast those from practically any position, but Wawrinka is better at taking the ball earlier and taking time off from his opponent. In other words, it´s offensively a bit more versatile.

[leng jai]

Gasquet can hit it better than Wawrinka but at the same time Wawrinka's peak backhand is just as good. Gasquet wastes so much of the match hitting backhands that have close to zero offensive value that it's almost impossible for me to say it's better. A few flashy winners and passing shots on the run don't change the fact that Gasquet's backhand is simply not as good for the "meat" of the match.

[MIMIC]

Better? I guess that depends on which quality you see as more superior. Gasquet his a more precise BH while Wawrinka can hit a more powerful one and basically bludgeon you with it.

Almost like apples and oranges; they're both great in their own right. But if I'd have to pick, I'd go with Gasquet.

[Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by leng jai

Wawrinka probably has the best offensive single handed top spin backhand in the game. Gasquet's can't really compete because of his nonsense court positioning.

Agree with you there dude.

Gasquet goes way back into the court to get his swing....Stan doesn't seem to do that.

[Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by afterglows

At the end of this video :
http://www.tennistv.com/video/clip/1957164

Fish and Tipsarevic seem to give the edge to Gasquet.

I think this has to do with the fact that Gasquet is the more successful player.