Tennis backhand videos: one-handed, two-handed and slice

What to watch for in a backhand video

• One hand or two. Check which backhand the lesson teaches before you copy it. The preparation, the contact point and the finish are different.
• The turn. On both backhands the shoulders turn early, so the back of the hitting shoulder faces the net for a moment.
• The contact point. Pause at contact. A one-handed backhand is hit further in front of the body than a two-handed one.
• The other hand. On a two-hander, the non-dominant hand does much of the work: for a right-hander, the left arm drives the swing. On a one-hander, the free arm pulls back to keep the shoulders closed.
• The slice. The racket moves from high to low with an open face. Players use it to defend, to change the pace and to approach the net.

How to practice with these videos

1. Pick one lesson that matches your backhand and take one cue from it.
2. Rally crosscourt to the backhand side for ten minutes with only that cue in mind, then try a few slices.
3. Open the AI coach in the app, choose Drill Ideas, tell it what you worked on and what happened, and ask for a backhand drill for your next session.
4. After your next match, use Match Review to talk through the points you lost on the backhand side.