Many tennis legends have made the One-handed backhand stroke popular. However, as Navratilova said, this tennis stroke needs practically a genius to pull it off correctly. Well, many critics and players argue that this difficult tennis stroke is becoming obsolete in the sport slowly. Taylor Fritz dropped his bits about the matter. Nevertheless, the question remains why such an exclusive tennis stroke, which was pulled off greatly by legends like Federer or Wawrinka is losing its charm among the tennis players.

American tennis star Taylor Fritz was asked about the lower number of single-handed players in the top ten of the ATP rankings. In his response, Fritz addressed the issue with his perceptions, which might offer fans great feedback.

Taylor Fritz thinks the One-handed backhand stroke is “taught less” otherwise “there is always going to be guys with one-ies around”

In a recent press conference, this American tennis star was asked whether less efficiency is a reason why players are opting for two-handed tennis strokes. Fritz was also asked whether he thinks a single-handed backhand is an easily exploitable stroke. In his response, Fritz said – “It depends on the one-hander I’m facing. For sure there are some that I feel like I can definitely pick apart and there are some that I maybe think is even the stronger side of that person, so it just depends on the player.” 

While Taylor Fritz chose to focus on the players’ skills, he also admitted how tough it is for players to pull off single-handed backhand effectively. Fritz said- “But I don’t know. It’s a bit tougher to return serve with a one-y, and I think pretty much, you know, most of what tennis is serve and return, is the two most important parts of the game. That’s part of it. But I don’t think it’s, like, dying out, like it’s never going to be there. “

Fritz is not losing hope as he believes single-handed players will soon take their places within the ATP ranking’s top ten. He further commented- “I think there is going to be guys with one-ies in the top 10. I just think that more people are playing with two handers. It’s taught less. One-ies are taught less. Yeah, I don’t know. I think there is always going to be guys with one-ies around, thought.

Fritz’s statement becomes important because his two-handed backhands were great. His coach, Paul Annacone complimented Fritz’s backhand strokes as well.

Commentator joined by coach as they termed Taylor Fritz’s two-handed backhands “finest”

Back in 2022, Tennis Channel’s famous commentator Prakash Amritraj highlighted this American tennis prodigy’s backhand skills. He said- “It’s a funny thing what belief does for a player. You can strike the ball well, but if you’re not feeling it, you’re not feeling confident – all of a sudden those aren’t going in, you’re hitting the tape. But when you’re really feeling it, even today – Fritz was stepping into that backhand down the line, cross court, coming in behind it. It’s turned into such a weapon.”

Amritraj’s compliment was further backed up by Fritz’s coach, Paul Annacone, who said- “The backhand to me is something that’s bread and butter – he feels like he should be able to hit it in the sleep.”

Taylor Fritz’s exclusive comments about the single-handed backhand highlighted how the American still keeps faith in the brilliance of players who can pull it off nicely. At the same time, Fritz mentioned his expertise in the field, giving fans a detailed reason for the silent obsoletion of this exclusive tennis stroke.

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