RIP my friend: Dimitrov Co. farewell the one-handed backhand

pOne-handed backhand players are trading in their picturesque motions and precise ball striking for, well, something peculiar. And the ATP Tour stars are letting this drastic change — using two hands — seep into their daily lives./pp

a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview'Stefanos Tsitsipas/a is changing his morning grooming routine. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/denis-shapovalov/su55/overview'Denis Shapovalov/a is finding it difficult to complete simple tasks. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/dominic-thiem/tb69/overview'Dominic Thiem/a is hilariously frustrated. Why?/pp

“The single-handed backhand is dead,” a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/grigor-dimitrov/d875/overview'Grigor Dimitrov/a joked in the latest ATP Tour feature.”We’ve been trying to use two hands everywhere we can!”/pp

How are the players reacting to this not-so-easy transition away from ‘poetry in motion’? Watch the full video below to find out./ppiframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tCUPz-JX8eo?si=bZC8MdMSK9NDYBEe" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen/iframe