Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem, and—who else?—Roger Federer. Using a sturdy two-handed backhand will never gain you entry into that elite cohort. On the other hand, blasting away with two hands ...

Now that's how you hit a backhand. Is it possible that Stan Wawrinka is getting better at age 32? The Swiss will play for his second French Open title in three years after a rousing five-set ...

The one-handed backhand has forever been recognised as one of the most artistic skills in sport. Few would argue there are more iconic sights in recent sporting memory than Roger Federer gracefully ...

But again Wawrinka hit back with two breaks in the fourth set to take it into a fifth, just like their three previous Grand Slam encounters. Two double-faults and an overhit backhand cost Wawrinka ...