Nadal’s 2019 Roland Garros victories over Thiem and Federer back-to-back demonstrate the weakness of the classical one-handed backhand.
One handers with classical grip structures have an Achilles heel—high topspin balls.
In addition, Nadal, who is ambidextrous and plays like he has two forehands, also demonstrates the power and future potential of dual handed ambidextrous play.
Nadal plays his two handed backhand with very good spin and rotation, and often uses the open stance. This is much more efficient and effective than the classical one hander which is not as strong on high balls, often uses closed stances, and cannot generate nearly the same amount of RPM.
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