But with practice, it kind of improves your instinct. So I always try to rotate more on the backhand if I’m going to go for a down-the-line. It helps me get a better grip and rhythm into the ball.

If you’re a young player like Stefanos Tsitsipas watching his hero, Roger Federer, win his first major title in five years at age 35, you might think you made the right choice with your backhand.

World No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas spent some time sharpening his backhand ahead of his opening match at the Paris Masters. In a video doing the rounds on social media, the Greek was seen performing ...

Stefanos Tsitsipas recently opened up about why he decided to stick with the one-handed backhand even though it is not as pragmatic as the double-hander, revealing that he had been inspired by watchin ...

LONDON — Stefanos Tsitsipas stood behind the courtside sofa in the O2 Arena on Sept. 22 watching Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray practice their doubles game.

PARIS — The precise date escapes Stefanos ­Tsitsipas, but he remembers the moment he left the two-handed backhand behind for good. “I was very young, like 8 years old, and it was a specific ...