Djokovic Backhand Debate Gets Its Teeth
Novak Djokovic's two-hander sits at the center of a sharp all-time tennis argument over technique and trust.

Novak Djokovic's two-handed backhand is back in the middle of a proper tennis argument: not just whether it looks clean, but whether it belongs above every other gold-standard two-hander the ATP has produced. The debate turns on the stuff that separates a pretty shot from a historic weapon. Djokovic's backhand has long been viewed as one of modern tennis' defining tools because of its reliability, technical control and value under pressure.












