One-handers and two-handers side by side, so you can settle which style deserves the crown.
1Jannik SinnerWorld No. 1 whose flat two-hander is hit early and redirects pace down the line better than anyone in the current game.
2Carlos AlcarazSeven-time major champion who mixes a heavy two-handed drive with the best backhand drop shot on tour.
3Novak DjokovicThe two-hander that redefined defence, taken on the rise and used to change direction from anywhere.
4Stan WawrinkaThe most admired one-hander of the modern era, and the shot that won him three majors.
5Richard GasquetFrenchman whose looping, high-takeback one-hander was a fan favourite for two decades.
6David NalbandianArgentine whose two-handed backhand was widely rated the cleanest ball-striking shot of the 2000s.
7Andre AgassiTook the ball early off both wings and used the two-hander to end points from the baseline.
8Marat SafinRussian former No. 1 whose two-hander could flatten out winners from defensive positions.
9Ken RosewallAustralian great whose sliced backhand is still the textbook reference for the shot.
10Grigor DimitrovBulgarian with one of the most fluid one-handed backhands of the past 15 years.
11Dominic ThiemAustrian whose violent one-hander produced the heaviest topspin on the shot in the modern game.
12Lorenzo MusettiItalian carrying the one-handed backhand into the next generation, especially on clay.
13Denis ShapovalovCanadian lefty who jumps into a one-handed backhand hit at forehand pace.
14Andy MurrayBritain's three-time major champion, whose two-hander was the passing-shot backbone of his defence.
Comments 1
Both men hit two-handed backhands with almost nothing in common, while Wawrinka, Gasquet and Nalbandian are why the ranking exists at all: https://youpick.best/articles/sinner-vs-alcaraz-ranked
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