With Tsitsipas' round of 16 defeat, a 149-year streak has ended at Flushing Meadows.

For the first time in history, not a single player with a one-handed backhand has reached a major semifinal in a calendar year.

The goal of professional sports has always been to win. Looking good while doing it? That's just a bonus for the gawkers and connoisseurs of bodily form in motion. In professional tennis, the "beauty ...

This is a watershed moment for tennis, as it marks a break with the origins of the sport and the culmination of a five decades-long trend towards hitting the backhand with two hands on the racket. The ...

Stefanos Tsitsipas’ US Open exit means no practitioner of the beautiful shot will be in the men’s semis ...

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - For tennis purists the sight of a single-handed backhand pinging off the centre of a racket is a joy to behold but it is becoming rare and Grigor Dimitrov, one of the best ...

At the 2026 US Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas's exit ended a 149-year era where one-handed backhand players consistently reached ...

Ben Shelton's U.S. Open quarter-final victory marked the end of a 149-year Grand Slam tradition, leaving the men's draw without a one-handed backhand player. The game's evolution towards a two-handed ...

The other famous Swiss, Stanislas Wawrinka, hadn't won a Slam for a decade, but his single-handed backhand leaves a legacy beyond his 2014-16 peak.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year since the first Wimbledon Championship in 1877, a male player with a one-handed backhand has featured in the singles ...