Hitting this backhand -> on a match point -> for the trophy of the French Open -> against Novak must be one of the most satisfying points ever. And he celebrated it in such a humble way! Kudos to Stan the man.
@@qsfrankfurt9513 the last person Djokovic wanted to see in his draw in a Grand Slam was Stan Wawrinka. Wawrinka holds the monopoly in Grand Slams since he hit his stride in the 2014 Australian Open where he beat Djokovic. He should have beaten him the year before.
One thing I think Stan does to generate more power on the backhand is something a coach once taught me: Hold the racquet in your off hand and pull forward with your dominant hand while still holding the racquet back with the off hand. This "pre-loads" the racquet so when you let loose the off hand, the racquet springs forward from the tension in your muscle. You can't do this on a forehand or with a two-handed backhand.
He's awesome. Stan the Man. I'm always mesmerized when I see him doing down the line at will. Especially match point down? 😯 Amazing.. How much belief for a low-percentage shot.
Wrarinka is legend admired even for the greatest and those who wins him. A cannyon man. The gestures of Big Four Andy Murray and Big One Djocovic overwhelmed honours him.
They're all great shots but those backhands he blasted like cannonballs against Djokovic in that French Open final are some of the greatest shots ever made in the history of the game!
He is top 1, not just one of top 3. Way better than Federer and Gasquet. He is the only one who is not afraid of Novak's overload on backhand, while Federer is so prone to that. His offensive backhand is in much higher level than Federer's
@@minhtrinh5981 imo it's somewhat similar to Federer's backhand, but on a lot of steroids, more power and much harder to overload while retaining most of the beauty on the swing.
His one handed BH is exceptional, 10 out of 10 for beauty, power, depth & accuracy, under attacked passing shot backhand winners is his greatest weapon..
Fantastic video! highlighting the fact that Stan has the best one handed backhand in the world! It's sheer offensive power is a weapon that no other player has ever matched. Stans accuracy is also incredible whilst launching a force of power so immense that the ball still manages to land in court. These skills are just not human and Stan deserves all the praise he gets. Us tennis fans are lucky that Stan is displaying these incredible skills for us to all watch in awe! Stan has proven to the world that a one handed backhand can be an immense weapon against the best of the best! He is awesome! & so unique.
Stan has the best power backhand, I'll have to admit that as a Federer fan. Roger has more shoulder rotation and thus his backhand is more focussed on spin. Stan's racket face on the other hand more so drives through the ball as his wrist opens up more.
It is indeed like playing and or watching someone with two forehands. A killer shot. If I could have anyones backhand from any generation of tennis, it would be Stan's. It's the best.
No they were not. Nowhere near Stan. Both edberg and stich had great slices, but top spin stan is miles ahead. Btw one quirky one that i personally really liked was leconte. Also some great ones from france guy forget, pioline, noah, leconte.
I always liked Ken "Muscles" Rosewall's slice. Between he and Evonne Goolagong and Ash Barty, they were the most awesome to watch. I've heard that Don Budge had a pretty good backhand as well.
@@scottiep74 Noah's backhand is rather mediocre compare to Lendl or Edberg. If I remember correctly that Stan never beat Federer on non clay surfaces. I think part of the reason is that Federer can use slice and other short to change the angle, trajectory to give Stan a different look on his backhand that throw him off with his timing on the backhand. If Stan plays Edberg or Stich I would expect pretty much similar tactics would be employed by Edberg or Stich, these guys would try to rush Stan on the backhand
A video i totally agree on. His backhand is a work of art and absolutely majestic. The one handed backhand is a dying race for reasons i have no idea why. Sad
What amazes me is that. I can hit a great 1 hander if the ball is exactly 2 feet of the ground with minimal top spin. Stan can hit any ball ever hit across the court with his.
Greatest "one handed" backhand ever? How about just the greatest backhand ever! Period. If you watch his game and movement on the court he had no business reaching top 10 let alone top 5 in the world! He won 3 slams with his backhand. Truly Incredible! (I guess it helped when he pointed at his head too)
AO Final 2014 first set set ball! Absolute incredible back hand return! If you don't have insert it, this would be missed very much! And he can wear terrifying shorts while he makes one of the best long line passing shots! 😇👍
@@geemy9675 Federer's backhand was the reason that he lost to Nadal else he was better than Nadal in every aspect. On his comeback in 2017, his backhand was massive improvement and Nadal couldn't cope up with him in AO.
He also has tge ability and guts to go for those 1HB winners at important points even when doen break point ,set point ehich is low percentage which distinguishes him from federer
His backhand was most powerful especially his ability to hit downthe line when other 1HB players would go cross court. He struggled against nadal for sMe reasons as federer. He didn't do well against federer though except in RG 2015 where he blew fed away
Actually, there is still a lot of debate regarding the best 1 hander ever. I think a lot of people get it twisted when it comes to Stan's 1hander. Sure, he can win points with it. He went toe to toe with peak Djokovic, after all. As a pure winning shot, it's surely up there with the best of the best. In terms of variety, though, how is it any better than Rogers? The block return, the chip and charge return, the short crosscourt slice, the neutralizer, the flicks, halfvolleys etc etc. The list is endless. As an overall weapon, Roger's backhand clears.
All this loop winded answering, NO roger doesn’t have a bh as good as stan. If Roger had stan’s bh, he would have won at least 5 more slams, if not 10 more
@@numbersindia5312 that's not true though. Wawrinka can't flick or half volley to save his life which Roger can. You think without that prestine ability he would have won anything with just his forehand?
@@TvRFReloadedjust forehand?? Are you a tennis player?? Not to brag, but i am a usta 5.0, roger has practically the best serve fh volley, early take, run around inside out shots, there is a lot in his game that made him with a weak bh, but that doesn’t mean his pre 2017 bh was ok, flick bh, cmon, that worked with sub standard players, not with the best. Again, he was repeatedly bullied on his bh side and his flick or half volley did not help him, while they look ok, his bh would barely hold up for more than 4-5 straight baseline rallies, if he had stan’s technique on the bh and the upper body strength to pull it off, i really doubt if nadal and novak would have even beaten him once
@@numbersindia5312 well it was basically me just pointing out the flaw in your argument. All good and well that stan has incredible technique and upper body strength. But he doesn't posses any of the defensive ability Roger has on the backhand side and if you are going to ask me if i play, then surely, as someone who plays at a decent level, you would know just having a powerful backhand isn't going to cut it. Or else Stan would have definitely won more than 3 slams 1 measly masters title. Don't forget besides Novak, Roger has the most wins against Rafa of any other player. Nadal bullied Roger on clay while picking and choosing his battles off it and thus got into Roger's head. Stan has only 1 real win over Rafa and that was against the worst version of him in 2015. That 1 set in the AO final means fuck all tbh. Just look at their 2017 RG final. That was peak wawrinka getting a beating similar to Roger's 2008 defeat. More variables come into play with their backhands and Federers backhand is far more useful for varying situations hence his overall success against all the different generations he faced.
He probably has been practicing that since he was 14. Some people start with a two and then switch over to a one. He probably started with a one, so in those formative years, he really got to dial it in.
Most powerful I think for sure, but who else can do those little flick bh winners like Federer? I would still give it to Roger for versatility and effectiveness. Bonus: Gasquet is far and away the most aesthetically pleasing. Imo.
Most powerful is Thiem. Stan has great placement, but I don't know if it's physically possible to generate more power than Dominic. He is like a spring loaded whip that unloads on the ball
I changed to 1h BH bcs of federer, his backhand is so fluid and beautiful, however with time I realized that his 1H backhand was not the best in the game, wawrinkas is hands down THE best no debate.
Anyone who knows anything about tennis will agree that Stan's is the best one handed backhand in history. The shot at 6:35 is still the greatest shot I've ever seen.
So how many Grand Slams did Wawrinka's backhand earn him?? Anyone can make a compilation of top pro backhands - Federer was among the best and achieved more titles than Wawrinka.
Very good motion. And he digs his feet in. And coming in at the ball with a bit of racket head speed. Crushes the ball into submission That he has a bit of extra muscle in his Back really gives it bit of speed. I call him Stan the stupid man 😅
History is very long, and since you are not a student of tennis history (nor am I) you should probably change the title to "one of the best in the past 2 decades"
Yes, Stan's down the line backhand is the best of the best. But his backhand lacked versatility. Not many crosscourt winners. Not the most effective slice. I don't think I've ever seen him hit a drop shot and didnt' lob very often. This is why, for me, Federer's one-hander is the greater weapon. Roger can do so much more with his backhand. He's hit winners with his slice. His drop shot is untouchable. And I've seen him hit countless lob winners with it. And some of the angles he gets while also hitting the ball on the bounce is incredible. And yes he can smack one down the line for a winner.
very beautiful his stroke but he does not trust it inside-out for a reason... (not enough spin+power combo plus timing becomes low-percentage). Nobody has an inside-out backhand as brutal+heavy+precise as gonzo's inside-out forehand. That should be the litmus test for backhands. Only nalbandian got anywhere near a few times.
Hitting this backhand
-> on a match point
-> for the trophy of the French Open
-> against Novak
must be one of the most satisfying points ever.
And he celebrated it in such a humble way! Kudos to Stan the man.
His BH stance is so beautiful and well executed, it isn't talked about enough...
What are you talking about, Wawrinka's backhand is praised everywhere nowadays, on basically every social media platform lol
Dude, it is.
That French Open against Djoker was other worldly- he was on FIRE😎!
We don’t call him “the Man” for nothing!
It's because it rhymes with his name.
I can watch Stan's BH all day. Masterpiece. Pure of art
Djokovic just loves seeing Wawrinka stand and deliver that backhand.
Yes .. and lose that point, and often the grand slam final between them...
@@qsfrankfurt9513 the last person Djokovic wanted to see in his draw in a Grand Slam was Stan Wawrinka. Wawrinka holds the monopoly in Grand Slams since he hit his stride in the 2014 Australian Open where he beat Djokovic. He should have beaten him the year before.
Y’all remember that year he was battling Djokovic? Man, those were some sweet matches.
Wawrinka vs Gasquet = Paradise for one-handed BH fans. 🙂
One thing I think Stan does to generate more power on the backhand is something a coach once taught me: Hold the racquet in your off hand and pull forward with your dominant hand while still holding the racquet back with the off hand. This "pre-loads" the racquet so when you let loose the off hand, the racquet springs forward from the tension in your muscle. You can't do this on a forehand or with a two-handed backhand.
Djokovic reactions are the best.
He's awesome. Stan the Man. I'm always mesmerized when I see him doing down the line at will. Especially match point down? 😯
Amazing.. How much belief for a low-percentage shot.
best backhand in history, period.
One handed,sure.Overall ,no way..
The Michael Biehn of tennis. The 2015 French Open final vs Djok .. frightening stuff.
Wrarinka is legend admired even for the greatest and those who wins him. A cannyon man. The gestures of Big Four Andy Murray and Big One Djocovic overwhelmed honours him.
Power -Wawarinka, Variety-Federer, Consistency-Gasquet, these threes are the best !
goat-mury
40-15- Fed backhand was useless on mp against Djokovic at Wimbledon!
@@pauljohnson6019🤓
Obviously you are talking about one handed bh, cause overall Djoker's bh is the best by far
They're all great shots but those backhands he blasted like cannonballs against Djokovic in that French Open final are some of the greatest shots ever made in the history of the game!
Absolutely...and this was peak Djokovic. The shots were unreal!
Well done video. Stan the Man certainly let it rip on the backhand side. Quick question - What about Gustavo Kuerten’s backhand? It was pretty lethal.
Stan W probably has one the top 3 best backhand ever. So beautiful to watch.
He is top 1, not just one of top 3. Way better than Federer and Gasquet. He is the only one who is not afraid of Novak's overload on backhand, while Federer is so prone to that. His offensive backhand is in much higher level than Federer's
@@minhtrinh5981 imo it's somewhat similar to Federer's backhand, but on a lot of steroids, more power and much harder to overload while retaining most of the beauty on the swing.
His one handed BH is exceptional, 10 out of 10 for beauty, power, depth & accuracy, under attacked passing shot backhand winners is his greatest weapon..
For me the best backhand ever in terms of technique and aesthetic.
Also effectiveness, it was not a weakness for Warwinka. Hence why he defeated prime Djokovic and Federer numerous times
@@nate9198 Nadal as well!!!
@@nate9198 3-23 against Federer who has a supposedly weaker backhand, nothing to be proud about.
Technique is Federer, He adapt the motion angle and touching on every surfaces. But Stan have more power, accuracy, consistent hitting.
@@GholamFareed Nadal's bh was/is mediocre at best.No wonder why he always look for his forehand
Wawrinka brings the heavy artillery.
Majestic, absolutely killer shot
It is the best backand in tennis history. Period :)
Magnifique Stan, tu nous a fait rêver durant ces belles années. On espère te voir à Gstaad en 2024 ❤
Fantastic video! highlighting the fact that Stan has the best one handed backhand in the world! It's sheer offensive power is a weapon that no other player has ever matched. Stans accuracy is also incredible whilst launching a force of power so immense that the ball still manages to land in court. These skills are just not human and Stan deserves all the praise he gets. Us tennis fans are lucky that Stan is displaying these incredible skills for us to all watch in awe! Stan has proven to the world that a one handed backhand can be an immense weapon against the best of the best! He is awesome! & so unique.
If only he was more consistent, he could have blown Murray, Delpo and the other Big 3 rivals out of the water
Exactly with this lethal weapon he should have won more titles.
Yeah he bloomed pretty late in 2013
Stan was very consistent tbh. The problem is that he only started reaching his highest level at 28.
Delpo?? Stan has more titles and grand slams than delpo
@@numbersindia5312 Wrong, Delpo has more titles than Stan.
The inside-out backhand down the line is a weapon ✨
Stan has the best power backhand, I'll have to admit that as a Federer fan. Roger has more shoulder rotation and thus his backhand is more focussed on spin. Stan's racket face on the other hand more so drives through the ball as his wrist opens up more.
No coil / uncoiling of upper body. Just swings arms. Amazing.
False. Look closely or in slow motion.
Can watch this on and on and on...
It is indeed like playing and or watching someone with two forehands. A killer shot. If I could have anyones backhand from any generation of tennis, it would be Stan's. It's the best.
This backhand is a masterpiece.
His footwork on the backhand was so perfect. Always setting himself up for the best shot possible. Check out 2:20 as an example.
there's not many players that can outpower Nadal in a cross court backhand vs Nadal forehand battle
The best in history from both styles, 1HBH and 2HBH. Great Stan the Man!!!
Disagree. Edberg, Stich, Kuerten had equally good backhands, if not better.
But Wawrinka deserves to be on that list for sure.
mate Stan shits all over these guys, are you delusional
No they were not. Nowhere near Stan. Both edberg and stich had great slices, but top spin stan is miles ahead. Btw one quirky one that i personally really liked was leconte. Also some great ones from france guy forget, pioline, noah, leconte.
I always liked Ken "Muscles" Rosewall's slice. Between he and Evonne Goolagong and Ash Barty, they were the most awesome to watch. I've heard that Don Budge had a pretty good backhand as well.
@@scottiep74 Agreed: All good ones! Gasquet, too. Dominc Thiem's was pretty awesome, too.
@@scottiep74 Noah's backhand is rather mediocre compare to Lendl or Edberg. If I remember correctly that Stan never beat Federer on non clay surfaces. I think part of the reason is that Federer can use slice and other short to change the angle, trajectory to give Stan a different look on his backhand that throw him off with his timing on the backhand. If Stan plays Edberg or Stich I would expect pretty much similar tactics would be employed by Edberg or Stich, these guys would try to rush Stan on the backhand
The one handed BH the most beautiful thing in tennis
Gentle laughing from Edberg
Michael Stich was the one with the supreme backhand when Edberg was active.
A video i totally agree on. His backhand is a work of art and absolutely majestic. The one handed backhand is a dying race for reasons i have no idea why. Sad
Gustavo Kuerten. Best backhand.
You may be correct... Gustavo or Roger for sure
What amazes me is that. I can hit a great 1 hander if the ball is exactly 2 feet of the ground with minimal top spin. Stan can hit any ball ever hit across the court with his.
Greatest "one handed" backhand ever? How about just the greatest backhand ever! Period. If you watch his game and movement on the court he had no business reaching top 10 let alone top 5 in the world! He won 3 slams with his backhand. Truly Incredible! (I guess it helped when he pointed at his head too)
And he did it in the big 3 era !
For me Gasquets definitely isnt worse as a single shot.
Anyways, Gasquets backhand has always been the most inspiring shot for me.
His bh just isn’t anywhere near as effective though.
@@louisjones5974 depends on the matchup
His backhand DTL is a nightmare for the opponent!
Also his GTM
My favorite aesthetically will always be Gasquet’s, but Stan’s was so powerful and helped him win 3 Slams
Even Stefan Edberg
Majestic
AO Final 2014 first set set ball! Absolute incredible back hand return! If you don't have insert it, this would be missed very much! And he can wear terrifying shorts while he makes one of the best long line passing shots! 😇👍
novak is credited with the best bh in the tennis history....but even he has on more than one occasions submitted to stan the man...
8:27 the best BH Stan hit in his life.
It just doesn’t get any better than that. Mechanics like a Swiss watch.
90% of this video could just be that french open final against Novak😂
I always thought that title belongs to Federer but watching this video I just have to agree. Amazing.
Federer??? Federer's bh has always been his weakness
@@elektrik_exekutioner6822 So....Federer's weakness is still stronger than Wawrinka's strength 😂 Honeslty Federer had one of the best backhands too
@@geemy9675 That's bullshit. Federer's bh was mid-tier for most of his career.
@@geemy9675 Federer's backhand was the reason that he lost to Nadal else he was better than Nadal in every aspect. On his comeback in 2017, his backhand was massive improvement and Nadal couldn't cope up with him in AO.
Federer has a great backhand with super variety but it had a tendency to break down under constant pressure because no one go go after his forehand.
Which certain debates?
Stanimal!!!
His forehand isn't too bad either.
The title should say top spin OHBH, not overall. And even that would be overreaching as Stan is not very consistent. But it’s thing of beaty for sure.
It's still the best one hander in history.
He also has tge ability and guts to go for those 1HB winners at important points even when doen break point ,set point ehich is low percentage which distinguishes him from federer
His backhand was most powerful especially his ability to hit downthe line when other 1HB players would go cross court.
He struggled against nadal for sMe reasons as federer.
He didn't do well against federer though except in RG 2015 where he blew fed away
Actually, there is still a lot of debate regarding the best 1 hander ever.
I think a lot of people get it twisted when it comes to Stan's 1hander. Sure, he can win points with it. He went toe to toe with peak Djokovic, after all. As a pure winning shot, it's surely up there with the best of the best. In terms of variety, though, how is it any better than Rogers? The block return, the chip and charge return, the short crosscourt slice, the neutralizer, the flicks, halfvolleys etc etc. The list is endless. As an overall weapon, Roger's backhand clears.
😎😎😎 pre 2017 roger bh was just not good enough, that was his weakness
All this loop winded answering, NO roger doesn’t have a bh as good as stan. If Roger had stan’s bh, he would have won at least 5 more slams, if not 10 more
@@numbersindia5312 that's not true though. Wawrinka can't flick or half volley to save his life which Roger can. You think without that prestine ability he would have won anything with just his forehand?
@@TvRFReloadedjust forehand?? Are you a tennis player?? Not to brag, but i am a usta 5.0, roger has practically the best serve fh volley, early take, run around inside out shots, there is a lot in his game that made him with a weak bh, but that doesn’t mean his pre 2017 bh was ok, flick bh, cmon, that worked with sub standard players, not with the best. Again, he was repeatedly bullied on his bh side and his flick or half volley did not help him, while they look ok, his bh would barely hold up for more than 4-5 straight baseline rallies, if he had stan’s technique on the bh and the upper body strength to pull it off, i really doubt if nadal and novak would have even beaten him once
@@numbersindia5312 well it was basically me just pointing out the flaw in your argument. All good and well that stan has incredible technique and upper body strength. But he doesn't posses any of the defensive ability Roger has on the backhand side and if you are going to ask me if i play, then surely, as someone who plays at a decent level, you would know just having a powerful backhand isn't going to cut it. Or else Stan would have definitely won more than 3 slams 1 measly masters title.
Don't forget besides Novak, Roger has the most wins against Rafa of any other player. Nadal bullied Roger on clay while picking and choosing his battles off it and thus got into Roger's head. Stan has only 1 real win over Rafa and that was against the worst version of him in 2015. That 1 set in the AO final means fuck all tbh. Just look at their 2017 RG final. That was peak wawrinka getting a beating similar to Roger's 2008 defeat. More variables come into play with their backhands and Federers backhand is far more useful for varying situations hence his overall success against all the different generations he faced.
He probably has been practicing that since he was 14. Some people start with a two and then switch over to a one. He probably started with a one, so in those formative years, he really got to dial it in.
Henri Leconte had a very nice backhand.
Most powerful I think for sure, but who else can do those little flick bh winners like Federer? I would still give it to Roger for versatility and effectiveness.
Bonus: Gasquet is far and away the most aesthetically pleasing. Imo.
Most powerful is Thiem. Stan has great placement, but I don't know if it's physically possible to generate more power than Dominic. He is like a spring loaded whip that unloads on the ball
Agree 💯...
Federer was much more versatile
I agree with you as Roger was not as powerful as Stan but was more consistent.
Why not include Stan vs Roger episodes?
He did
Gustavo Kuerten
Thank you.
You're welcome.
the key to his power is his extension through the ball & his leg drive.. Gasquet's is good but the spin kills the speed
I changed to 1h BH bcs of federer, his backhand is so fluid and beautiful, however with time I realized that his 1H backhand was not the best in the game, wawrinkas is hands down THE best no debate.
Anyone who knows anything about tennis will agree that Stan's is the best one handed backhand in history. The shot at 6:35 is still the greatest shot I've ever seen.
Great backhand, especially down-the-line. Unfortunately, in modern tennis, two handers reign supreme and you need that to wins lots of Slams.
Didn't grunt either, not like most two handed backhanded players do
Gaston "el gato" Gaudio señores
Shame the consistency was not there. When he was on he was like Iron Man, but he never managed to get it consistently.
Most people here seem to think tennis history started 10 years ago.
So how many Grand Slams did Wawrinka's backhand earn him??
Anyone can make a compilation of top pro backhands - Federer was among the best and achieved more titles than Wawrinka.
Gustavo Kuerten and Federer?
i wish i was born a swiss
me recuerda al revez que tenia Kuerten
6:31 Best shot ever
Very good motion. And he digs his feet in. And coming in at the ball with a bit of racket head speed. Crushes the ball into submission
That he has a bit of extra muscle in his
Back really gives it bit of speed.
I call him Stan the stupid man 😅
Edberg
Does anyone saw a backend against Federer ??? I didn't... I like Federer but I'm sure Wawrinka did awesone backends against Federer too....
Federer
The answer in Gstaad 2005
History is very long, and since you are not a student of tennis history (nor am I) you should probably change the title to "one of the best in the past 2 decades"
Yes, Stan's down the line backhand is the best of the best. But his backhand lacked versatility. Not many crosscourt winners. Not the most effective slice. I don't think I've ever seen him hit a drop shot and didnt' lob very often. This is why, for me, Federer's one-hander is the greater weapon. Roger can do so much more with his backhand. He's hit winners with his slice. His drop shot is untouchable. And I've seen him hit countless lob winners with it. And some of the angles he gets while also hitting the ball on the bounce is incredible. And yes he can smack one down the line for a winner.
this is probably a dumb question but why does the opponent just stand there
Yes, his backhand is what everyone tries to avoid
The one that comes close is thiem at his peak
I think peak Thiem is pretty close too. If Wawrinka backhand is cannon, Thiem would be sniper
Yeah, Stan's is awesome...but imma still go with Federer for grace and style...Fed's BH slice is one of the best there ever was as well. Fight me
No video between Wawrinka and Federer? Coz Federer's BH is even better.
very beautiful his stroke but he does not trust it inside-out for a reason... (not enough spin+power combo plus timing becomes low-percentage). Nobody has an inside-out backhand as brutal+heavy+precise as gonzo's inside-out forehand. That should be the litmus test for backhands. Only nalbandian got anywhere near a few times.
6:30
All true except for the lack of an equally amazing slice
What's with the irritating background 'music' - not necessary.
I grew up watching Edberg so… 😬
Gustavo Kuerten had a cooler backhand.
mi è sempre piaciuto, e come non potrebbe senno', il rovescio di Wawrinka. Mi piace anche quello di Shapovalov devo ammettere.
Guga Kuerten
Strangely enough , Wawrinka never hit a BH on Federer, that's obvious considering the video's