[HIGHLIGHTS] The ATP and the end of a romantic era for some, effective for others and old for the rest: a Top Ten without a one-handed reverse

The ATP men's ranking on February 19 was the first of the Open era in which not a single top 10 player plays with the one-handed backhand. The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas left that elite group that day and that list marked the end of an era.

In the list of 28 tennis players who were number 1 since the ATP ranking began in 1973, 10 players used the one hand. The two- handed backhand is easier to execute and with it it is also easier to counterpunch or contain a quick shot from the opponent.