![]() ![]() Gasquet agreed with Henin, telling the Wimbledon Diary: "At the moment, we are lucky as Roger Federer is the best player in the history of the sport, and he has a single-handed backhand. Hopefully the young kids are going to surprise me and will play with just one hand, but I'm not sure." "We teach the two-handed backhand to the young kids, rather than the single-handed shot, as it's easier to have the power with the two arms. The one-handed backhand could be coming to an end, and that would make me sad," Henin told the Wimbledon Diary. "I'm afraid that we won't see too many one-handed backhands in the future. So Stan Wawrinka recently won the Roland Garros title with a one-handed backhand, and he is through to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, along with two other male players who use just the one hand on that wing, Roger Federer and Richard Gasquet.īut Henin, whose single-handed backhand was arguably the prettiest of them all, said that this apparent revival is just an illusion. That was not because she was reliving those finals, but because she was discussing how the single-handed backhand will soon disappear from view. There was a touch of sadness to Justine Henin's voice as she stood a few metres from Centre Court, the stadium where she twice came so close to winning the Venus Rosewater Dish (she was the runner-up in 20). Rather less provocative than the top that Serena Williams once wore after winning the tournament, which asked: "Are you looking at my titles?" "Make your own luck," read the slogan on Amelie Mauresmo's t-shirt. "He played some amazing, unbelievable tennis against Djokovic in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon last year, so even before the US Open title the people in London knew who he is and what he is capable of. They know that he plays well and that what happened at the US Open could happen again here at Wimbledon. ![]() "Winning in New York last year means that people now see Marin as one of the guys. What has changed, Ivanisevic said, is that the tennis public and players have a new respect for Cilic, who meets defending champion Novak Djokovic in the last eight. We still make the same jokes and we still have great fun together," Goran Ivanisevic, a former champion and now Cilic's coach, told the Wimbledon Diary. "What I like about Marin is that he's a nice, quiet guy. No other senior player has this effect on the next generation, not even close.ĭon't imagine that Marin Cilic's success at last year's US Open - this is his first Wimbledon as a grand slam champion - has turned him an egotistical monster (you won't meet a more decent and polite player on the tour). ![]() Perhaps there are some juniors who don't already have a Federer image on their Instagram account no doubt they will be there for his next training session. Only then did Federer - a former boys' singles champion, who was preparing for Wednesday's men's quarterfinal against Frenchman Gilles Simon - leave the court.Īnd it was as he moved up the pathway towards the pavilion that he ran into the parents a couple of mothers intercepted him and asked for a photo with him. Such was the crush of juniors around Federer after his practice session at Aorangi Park, the Wimbledon Diary kept a look at its watch and it took the Swiss more than 15 minutes to patiently fulfil every request to pose for a photo. Wimbledon Diary: Federer's lasting effect, and the death of the backhand?Ĭan there be a junior player - or indeed a parent of a junior - left at the All England Club who now hasn't had their photograph taken with Roger Federer? You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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