“At the beginning, it’s all you have: a simple forehand, a simple backhand. It’s all you have at the end, too.” — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
In tennis, there is the forehand, the backhand, the overhead smash and the drop volley, all with a different grip. — John Updike Copy Share Image
It's always been my backhand which has been the shot. I can hit with my eyes closed, you know. — Jack Draper Copy Share Image
I really have no problem against any player with their forehand into my backhand. — Jack Draper Copy Share Image
Roger inspires me, we both play the one-hand backhand, he's also a very aggressive player. — Stefanos Tsitsipas Copy Share Image
“If I knew beforehand that I’d need a good backhand, I’d never have taken up tennis. Or bitch slapping.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
My backhand is definitely a lot more solid and consistent. There were times when I couldn't hit it into the ocean. — Andy Roddick Copy Share Image
“Sometimes karma takes years to pay a person back, but that day, it had a fast backhand return...” — Joshilyn Jackson Copy Share Image
I have been working on my backhand since I was the age of five. And it's a disaster, my backhand, so I'm… — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Copy Share Image
My strokes come from a lot of different people. I personally take credit for my forehand. My uncle helped me a lot… — Taylor Fritz Copy Share Image
When you don't have that confidence to play three, four hours with a good backhand against Rafa, is just matter of time… — Juan Martin del Potro Copy Share Image
My father loved the single-handed backhand, so to him, that was the main goal; we were always fascinated by that shot. He… — Grigor Dimitrov Copy Share Image
Even if I'm moving well, hitting my forehand well, hitting my backhand well, none of that really matters much if I'm not… — Christopher Eubanks Copy Share Image
I think I have a lot of room for improvement. My serve is okay, but I need to work on a lot… — Andy Roddick Copy Share Image
I used to hear a lot that all I could do was hit a serve, I couldn't volley, I can't hit a… — Andy Roddick Copy Share Image
Sometimes you can really serve well and win the match because of the serve. I have the opposite thing now, so it's… — Agnieszka Radwanska Copy Share Image
When I sat on the chair at 5-0, I was like, 'Okay, now you can try to break her, and if not,… — Petra Kvitova Copy Share Image
Sometimes I use a bungee, one of those bungee cords that offer resistance training. I find that useful. Like, I'll go out… — Kevin Anderson Copy Share Image
The serve, I was too young and too small and... not enough powerful to have a good serve when I was young,… — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
I struggled quite a long time with my backhand, which was one of my best weapons before my surgery. It took me… — Marco Chiudinelli Copy Share Image
There are many things to improve on. But for sure my backhand is the natural shot of my game. It's always been… — Jannik Sinner Copy Share Image
I'm a massive Roger Federer fan, and sometimes I can see in his game the willful development of a tactic or technique… — Chris Thile Copy Share Image
I struggled quite a long time with my backhand, which was one of my best weapons before my surgery. — Marco Chiudinelli Copy Share Image
The one-handed backhand helps you to be more aggressive in the points. — Dominic Thiem Copy Share Image
My serve and my forehand I pretty much always had, but my backhand was a made backhand. I worked on it for… — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
