Interactive Forum August 2021: Denis Shapovalov Backhand

[John Yandell]

If you were maybe 20 years younger Stotty that would probably be your backhand.

[stotty]

It's amazing to watch the shot in high speed video. Looks an extreme grip. He uses his body to the maximum...deep turn, an explosive strike, and a beautiful, full follow through. I'm sure if tried the same thing the ball would end up somewhere in the stadium.

Really nice footage, by the way.

[John Yandell]

Denis Shapovalov Backhand

It’s been over 5 years since Denis Shapovalov burst on the scene. Although he lost in the Wimby semi-final to Novak Djokovic, he looked like he belonged there and was in general trading shots on equal footing. So in the next three months in the Forum, we’ll take a close look at his game, starting with his amazing one-handed backhand.

Check his grip, the variety of stances, the relationship between his forward extension and the deceleration phase—and the jump.

We looked at him before in 2016 though with much less footage. Click Here to see if you see differences or evolution!