Tsitsipas laments fall of one-handed backhand as 149-year Grand Slam run ends
Both outlets led with the end of the 149-year Grand Slam run of players using a one-handed backhand, highlighting Stefanos Tsitsipas’s loss to Ben Shelton and its significance for tennis traditionalists. Coverage was largely uniform, with similar phrasing and emphasis on the historical milestone.
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Tsitsipas laments fall of one-handed backhand as 149-year Grand Slam run ends
Ben Shelton’s run to the US Open quarter-finals dealt a blow to tennis traditionalists on Sunday after his win over Stefanos Tsitsipas left the men’s draw without a one-handed backhand and ended a 149-year Grand Slam streak. The elegant stroke has steadily yielded ground to the two-handed shot in the modern power game and at […]
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Tsitsipas laments the fall of the one-handed backhand as 149-year Grand Slam run ends
NEW YORK: Ben Shelton’s run to the US Open quarter-finals dealt a blow to tennis traditionalists on Sunday after his win over Stefanos Tsitsipas left the men’s draw without a one-handed backhand and ended a 149-year Grand Slam streak. The elegant stroke has steadily yielded ground to the two-handed shot in the modern power game and at least one practitioner had reached the men’s singles semi-fi...
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