Loading video…
Video
ROGER EXPLAINS: Why the One-Handed Backhand is Dying Out 🎾
Loading video…
Video
ROGER EXPLAINS: Why the One-Handed Backhand is Dying Out 🎾
Watch next
All from Tennis Channel →
Up next
Colton Smith is 'trying to make it last' in US Open qualifiers 🦾 | 2026 US Open
Keep the session moving with another watch from the same channel.
Person context
Open athlete profiles or related sport coverage without starting a new search.
Roger Federer gives a thoughtful, in-depth breakdown of why his signature shot is disappearing from the top of men's tennis. With zero one-handed backhands in the ATP top 10 for the first time since rankings began, Federer explains the coaching shifts, racket and string technology, and changing playing styles that have pushed the game toward the double-hander — and reflects on what's been lost along the way.
🎾
.com
Get even closer to the sport & its players on our other social channels 📲
IG: @TennisChannel
FB: @TennisChannel
TikTok: @TennisChannel
Twitter: @TennisChannel
Threads: @TennisChannel
Stay up to date with tennis live scores, news, rankings and more @ Tennis.com
Press play above — the video streams right here. The free Spot Sports app also queues clips like this one alongside your followed teams and athletes, plus live atp scores.
From the Tennis Channel channel. Tap the channel link below the title to browse more uploads.
Follow Roger Federer in the Spot Sports app — new highlight videos and podcast appearances push to your feed automatically.
Spot Sports' watch-cost tool maps your zip to the cheapest legal stack for atp games, accounting for DMA-locked RSNs, league passes, and direct-to-consumer apps.