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Tennis Loses Its One-Handed Backhand Grand Slam Semifinalist Streak After 149 Years

From iDNES · () Czech

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  • Stefanos Tsitsipas acknowledged the importance of preserving a 150-year tradition before his match.
  • His failure to do so ended a streak dating to 1877.
  • For the first time, no player using a one-handed backhand reached a Grand Slam semifinal in a season.

Stefanos Tsitsipas knew what was at stake before his match. “It is up to me to save the 150-year-old series,” he wrote on social media.

The Greek player could not do it. As a result, tennis has experienced its first season since 1877 without a player using a one-handed backhand reaching a Grand Slam semifinal.

The 149-year run has now ended, leaving Tsitsipas and Roger Federer among those associated with the loss of one of tennis’s distinctive traditions.

It is up to me to save the 150-year-old series.

· Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas wrote the message on social media before his match, acknowledging the importance of the streak.
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