“Extraordinary Players Came”- Stefanos Tsitsipas’ Old Prediction Haunts Him After Us Open Loss
- Ben Shelton's victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the U.S. Open ended a 149-year streak of one-handed backhand players reaching the men's singles semi-finals in Grand Slam tournaments.
- At least one player with a one-handed backhand had reached the men's singles semi-final each year since Wimbledon in 1877 until this year's U.S. Open.
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Federer, Sampras, Kuerten... no one: After 149 years, end of an era in tennis
For the first time since 1877, no male player with a one-handed backhand has reached a Grand Slam semi-final this season, marking the decline of a storied tennis tradition. Once dominant, the one-hander has given way to the more practical two-handed backhand. Modern coaching trends and the evolving speed of the game have contributed to its fading presence among top players.
Tsitsipas laments fall of the one-handed backhand as 149-year run ends
Ben Shelton’s run to the U.S. 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 […]
“Extraordinary Players Came”- Stefanos Tsitsipas’ Old Prediction Haunts Him After Us Open Loss
When Stefanos Tsitsipas made that prediction in 2021, he believed Djokovic was the last giant standing and that his generation was next. Then a 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz blew that idea apart. In 2022, he beat Nadal, Djokovic, and Zverev in consecutive matches in Madrid, and suddenly the future Tsitsipas had pictured for himself did not […]
Stefanos Tsitsipas failed to make it against Ben Shelton, losing 3-0 sets (6-2, 6-3, 6-4) and was eliminated from the US Open. The post Shelton – Tsitsipas 3-0: Stefanos failed and was eliminated from the US Open appeared first on in.gr.
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, the defending champion in New York, defeated Tommy Paul 6:4, 6:3, 6:4 in the round of 16 at the US Open after two hours and 23 minutes of play. It is interesting that four matches were played in this round and in each of them an American played and they achieved three victories.
Tsitsipas laments the fall of the one-handed backhand as 149-year Grand Slam run ends
NEW YORK, Sept 6 - Ben Shelton's run to the U.S. 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. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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