LITennis

Backhand Slice & Drop Shot: Using Disguise as a Weapon

When we think of weapons in tennis, we often picture big serves or explosive forehands. But at every level of the game, the ability to disguise your shot, especially on the backhand side, can ...
Reuters

Maple Leafs erupt for 7 goals, sink Penguins

November 30 - The visiting Toronto Maple Leafs salvaged their Thanksgiving weekend with a 7-2 thrashing of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Each player on Toronto's goal-starved third line ...
Frontiers

Effects of loop type and target direction variation on kinematics and kinetics of table tennis backhand loop: a statistical parametric mapping approach

School of Physical Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China Background: Modern table tennis increasingly relies on the backhand loop as a primary scoring stroke, but it remains unclear ...
Tennis

Lorenzo Musetti single-handedly keeps one-handed backhand year-end Top 10 streak alive

This week on Tennis.com, we'll be featuring five storylines—one a day—that came out of the ATP and WTA's 2025 year-end rankings. So far, we've covered how this is the first time since 2004 that four ...
WTA

Vote: What was the best shot of the WTA Finals Riyadh?

We've rounded up our five favorite shots from this season’s WTA Finals Riyadh. What do you think was the top shot of the crown-jewel event? Check them out and vote for your pick below. With the 2025 ...
WTA

Vote: What was the best shot of the Asian swing?

We've rounded up our five favorite shots from this season’s Asian swing. What do you think was the top shot of the swing? Check them out and vote for your pick below. With the 2025 season complete, we ...
abc7NY

Yankees complete comeback from 2-0 hole, oust Indians in Game 5

CLEVELAND -- These young Yankees were unshaken, resilient and as tough as the city they represent. The baby Bronx Bombers have grown up fast. The bend-but-don't-break Yankees, way ahead of schedule, ...