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See you later, my friend: Dimitrov says goodbye to one-handed backhand

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August 09, 2024

Players with one-handed backhands are trading in their iconic stroke for, shall we say, something peculiar. ATP Tour stars are accepting this drastic change – using both hands – as part of their daily routines.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is changing his morning self-care routines. Denis Shapovalov is struggling to complete simple tasks. Dominic Thiem is feeling frustrated. Why?

“The one-handed backhand is dead,” joked Grigor Dimitrov in this latest ATP Tour episode. “We’re trying to use the two-handed backhand whenever we can!”

How do players react to this transition? Watch the full video below.