Roger Federer played the two-handed backhand during a coaching session in New York at an event for his technical sponsor UNIQLO.Having abandoned his professional activity on the men’s circuit for almost a year, the Swiss champion does not give up picking up his racket and exchanging during some promotional event.The last occasion took place in New York, and something never seen before took place right there, which surprised all fans and the world of tennis in general.
In fact, the 41-year-old from Basel started to hit the ball with a two-handed backhand: a kind of new experiment tried by King Roger, very famous for his incredible one-handed backhand during his career.At the moment Federer is, according to statistics, the last player to have been number one in the world with a one-handed backhand.Who can take this primacy away from him? So far the only one capable would seem to be Stefanos Tsitsipas, even if he has lost that continuity which could lead him to become the best in the ATP world rankings.The Swiss, also due to the peculiarity of his game, has never been forgotten by many fans.
Roger will soon be busy organizing and promoting his event: the Laver Cup, scheduled for September in Vancouver.The event, which pits six players from Europe against six athletes from the rest of the world, was the showcase for Federer’s last doubles match against his lifelong friend-rival Rafael Nadal.Here is the video in which Roger Federer hits the ball with a two-handed backhand, in New York: a video that immediately went around the web, also spread on Twitter.
Roger Federer passe du côté obscur de la force.
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— Tennis Legend (@TennisLegende) August 3, 2023
