GRIP IT: Fixing your backhand slice Sep 25, 2016. Style Points. Style Guide: Headband controversy can't stop Hailey Baptiste’s Roland Garros run By Stephanie Livaudais Jun 01, 2025.

NEW YORK — In the early stages of another comeback from another wrist injury in February, 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro sounded almost desperate. “I need to improve my backhand ...

Once you’re ready to try a one-handed grip, it’ll make your backhand slices easier when you want to add backspin — and your topspin shots too. 02. Forehand stroke . Dominic Thiem ...

Skidding, knifing, and spinning at players' ankles, the slice is a weapon that any player with dreams of winning ... it’s at Wimbledon where the continental backhand grips tightest. GO DEEPER.

Henman uses his backhand slice to approach the net; the spin keeps the ball low forcing his opponents to hit up giving him an easier volley. The Williams sisters use the backhand slice as a defensive ...

Grips: Yes, you have to change your hand position on the backhand from your forehand grip. Some two-handed backhanders use eastern grips on both sides to alleviate this change.

Barty, a 23-year-old Australian who plays 18th-seed Wang Qiang in the fourth round on Sunday, hits the backhand slice even more often than Federer. It’s the engine that propels her game.