Eight years ago, Martina Navratilova summed up the problem with the one-handed backhand in today’s ... the other side of the net. Watching Roger Federer or Justine Henin whip through their ...

Henin took the racquet back around head level ... can’t go wrong putting Roger Federer at the top of any tennis listicle, right? When it comes to the one-handed backhand, though, some might ...

We have republished it following Roger ... of this decade, Federer was already widely considered the greatest tennis player in history. With his sublime footwork, picturesque backhand and an ...

For a man widely assumed to have achieved all that he did because of his otherworldly talent, Roger ... head. Federer, now 35, instantly showed the world how much he had improved his backhand ...

As Federer’s second serve kicked out wide, he immediately moved to the backhand corner ... Federer flipped that on its head. He didn’t have the fastest serve, but he had the most lethal.

Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia’s sports documentary captures plenty of tears and even a little tennis, but Roger Federer deserves a more probing portrait ... through years of head-to-head competition.

Roger Federer has a losing record against ... forehand and first and second serves could bounce up around Federer's head on the backhand side, making it impossible for him to get over the top ...