* If you participate in racquet sports, consider seeing a qualified coach who can give you tips for improving your stroke technique (in tennis, switching to a
two-handed backhand may help).
Born January 21, 1994 (age 24) Birthplace Melbourne, Australia Height 5ft 11in Turned pro 2008 Plays Left-handed (
two-handed backhand) Prize money PS1,200,000 Career record 171-162 Career titles 0 WTA, 3 ITF Highest ranking No.27 (July 8, 2013) Current ranking No.333 (June 11, 2018) Grand Slam Singles results Australian Open ..3R (2013) French Open .
Until now, Kerber's defensive
two-handed backhand, which she digs out from an almost sitting position, had been her most important shot.
However, the Romanian became frustrated as she struggled with accuracy and the lefty sent a
two-handed backhand long to hand Wozniacki a trip to the second round.
Muguruza was ruthless against Rybarikova with her favourite shot, the
two-handed backhand, bringing up a break point in the second game.
Studies on backhand stroke mechanics have compared elbow muscle activities in one- and
two-handed backhand strokes (Giangarra, et al., 1993) and quantified joint angular movement differences between the two stroke styles (Akutagawa and Kojima, 2005; Genevois, et al., 2015; Kawasaki, et al., 2005; Reid, 2002).
Plays: Right-handed (
two-handed backhand) and turned pro in 2010
When Murray's aggressive
two-handed backhand went just wide, he turned and blew a kiss to his coach Boris Becker - who has won this event three times.
Nadal continued to wilt as the fourth set began and shortly after Brown sent a brilliant
two-handed backhand down the line, he was broken again.
But the quality of tennis from the world No.1, especially his brilliant
two-handed backhand, was just too good.
Herlihy's aggressive shot-making, especially his signature lethal
two-handed backhand down the line, is a striking counterbalance to Ames' smoothly consistent game; the players' styles couldn't be more contrasting.
Chang, known for his tenacious baseline defence and
two-handed backhand shots, became the youngest-ever man to win a Grand Slam when he triumphed at the 1989 French Open at the age of 17.
two-handed backhand - a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands