Who has the greatest two-handed backhand in tennis history?

By YPB Team

The shot that was considered a beginner's compromise until a teenager from Florida won eighteen majors with it. Pick the best two-hander the game has produced.

  1. Chris Evert — ranked #11
    Chris Evert
    Made the two-hander respectable, winning eighteen majors from the baseline with it.
  2. Novak Djokovic — ranked #22
    Novak Djokovic
    The most reliable backhand in the modern men's game, hit equally well down the line.
  3. Andre Agassi — ranked #33
    Andre Agassi
    Took the ball early on both wings and redirected pace better than anyone.
  4. Monica Seles — ranked #44
    Monica Seles
    Two-handed on both sides, flat and struck impossibly early.
  5. Serena Williams — ranked #55
    Serena Williams
    A backhand hit at forehand speed, especially on the return.
  6. Rafael Nadal — ranked #66
    Rafael Nadal
    Heavy, high-bouncing and far better than its reputation on clay.
  7. Jimmy Connors — ranked #77
    Jimmy Connors
    Flat, early and aggressive, decades before that was standard.
  8. Marat Safin — ranked #88
    Marat Safin
    Enormous power off both wings when everything was working.
  9. David Nalbandian — ranked #99
    David Nalbandian
    Widely regarded by peers as the purest two-hander of his era.
  10. Bjorn Borg — ranked #1010
    Bjorn Borg
    Topspin off both sides at a time when almost nobody hit it that way.
  11. Mats Wilander — ranked #1111
    Mats Wilander
    A backhand he could switch to one hand mid-rally when it suited him.
  12. Andy Murray — ranked #1212
    Andy Murray
    His most dependable shot, and the one that built his passing game.
  13. Kei Nishikori — ranked #1313
    Kei Nishikori
    Compact and precise, the shot that carried him into a US Open final.
  14. Simona Halep — ranked #1414
    Simona Halep
    Clean, flat and hit with almost no margin for error.
  15. Iga Swiatek — ranked #1515
    Iga Swiatek
    Punishing down the line and central to her clay-court dominance.
  16. Daniil Medvedev — ranked #1616
    Daniil Medvedev
    Struck from an absurd depth of court and almost impossible to hurry.

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