Tennis fans can’t help but remember legendary Roger Federer‘s comment on the single-handed backhand stroke. ATP rankings recently shared that this famous tennis stroke by Federer will no longer be present in the top ten. Now this news has disappointed the tennis fans thinking that such exclusive tennis strokes will be extinct from now on. At this moment, the tennis fraternity remembers the wise Roger Federer, who once predicted a similar scenario in professional tennis.

Not just Federer but American tennis legend, John McEnroe has impressed his followers by inning beautiful single-handed backhands. Now on the verge of its extinction, people remember Federer’s foreseeing tennis knowledge.

Swiss legend Roger Federer once predicted the obsoletion of single-handed backhands

Recently, one tennis journalist shared on their official X (formerly Twitter) that Roger Federer predicted the situation. Sharing Federer’s statement, this source wrote-“Next week will be the first one in history with no one-handed backhands inside the ATP Top 10 That’s what Roger Federer said back in 2017 about the two-handed backhand predominance in tennis.”

Federer’s prediction said-“I mean, look, from moving now on forward we will see double-handed backhands predominantly, which is how I would teach my kids, as well, to play tennis. I think it’s just easier. Double-handed backhand, you can always fight a wrong position with the left hand, let’s say if you’re a right-hander. You know, on the return it’s the same thing. You might have a little bit less reach, but you can also let go and still reach it. I think a double-hander is the way to go, but I hope it’s not a dying breed, you know, like you said. I think it just looks nice, a one-handed backhand. You mentioned Thiem, Gasquet, Stan, they all look good, those one-handed backhands, especially if there is power and in defense it looks great. Grigo same thing. ”

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ATP Rankings’s decision over single-handed backhand strokes has left players like Chris Eubanks sad. Eubanks said-“I started off two hands on both sides up until the age of about nine or ten. Then I switched to a one-hand forehand. I think at about 14 I went to a one-hand backhand. It’s what I have now. Obviously I have had a decent amount of success with it. Gonna make it work. Going to try and make it as good of a one-handed backhand as I can,”

Federer’s prediction truly impressed fans showing his ability to foresee the future of tennis. However, this decision of ATP rankings has left fans utterly disappointed.

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