To hit a one-handed or a two-handed backhand? Here’s a quick comparison of the two. A one-handed backhand is a thing of beauty but that beauty, unfortunately, is used less and less on the tour. The game has become much faster and to hit a one-handed backhand without relying heavily on slice is more and more troublesome. Hitting topspin balls over the shoulder with one handed backhand just forces you to slice. Returning the 200 kilometer serves is much more difficult with one hand than it is with