Who has the best backhand in men's tennis?
One-handers and two-handers side by side, so you can settle which style deserves the crown.
1Jannik Sinner
World No. 1 whose flat two-hander is hit early and redirects pace down the line better than anyone in the current game.
2Carlos Alcaraz
Seven-time major champion who mixes a heavy two-handed drive with the best backhand drop shot on tour.
3Novak Djokovic
The two-hander that redefined defence, taken on the rise and used to change direction from anywhere.
4Stan Wawrinka
The most admired one-hander of the modern era, and the shot that won him three majors.
5Richard Gasquet
Frenchman whose looping, high-takeback one-hander was a fan favourite for two decades.
6David Nalbandian
Argentine whose two-handed backhand was widely rated the cleanest ball-striking shot of the 2000s.
7Andre Agassi
Took the ball early off both wings and used the two-hander to end points from the baseline.
8Marat Safin
Russian former No. 1 whose two-hander could flatten out winners from defensive positions.
9Ken Rosewall
Australian great whose sliced backhand is still the textbook reference for the shot.
10Grigor Dimitrov
Bulgarian with one of the most fluid one-handed backhands of the past 15 years.
11Dominic Thiem
Austrian whose violent one-hander produced the heaviest topspin on the shot in the modern game.
12Lorenzo Musetti
Italian carrying the one-handed backhand into the next generation, especially on clay.
13Denis Shapovalov
Canadian lefty who jumps into a one-handed backhand hit at forehand pace.
14Andy Murray
Britain's three-time major champion, whose two-hander was the passing-shot backbone of his defence.
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