Denis Shapovalov has highlighted a disadvantage in his career that he believes traces back to Roger Federer’s influence. The Canadian was once seen as one of the game’s most exciting young prospects, ...

If at first you don’t succeed, try to hit a leaping, crosscourt one-handed backhand for a winner again. In the first round of Shanghai, Denis Shapovalov captured the first set against the veteran ...

Denis Shapovalov remains one of the few players using a one-handed backhand on the ATP tour. He named Roger Federer for playing a big role in shaping that part of his game. Shapovalov has yet to find ...

It’s the shot that makes the viewers stop scrolling. It’s the stroke that gets the crowd going, the one that looks less like athletic exertion and more like a brushstroke on a canvas. But for Denis ...

PARIS—Are all tennis aficionados really just backhand obsessives in disguise? Because it can be hit in a variety of ways—two-handed, one-handed, drive, drop, chip, topspin—and because its path across ...