(Adds quotes and detail) By Clare Lovell LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Richard Gasquet sent French Open champion Stan Wawrinka flying out of Wimbledon on Wednesday, winning the battle of the slingshot ...

NEW YORK—Several years ago, a tennis father I know refused to let his son learn the two-handed backhand. He insisted that the boy be taught a one-hander, as in the father’s eyes the one-hander was a ...

There is a back-handed complement to the late rounds of the U.S. Open men's action, and already evidence that a rare old tennis shot can augment a bit of mischief. Richard Gasquet, theoretically the ...

Roger Federer said this week that it doesn't bother him when he shanks a backhand. When it's out, it's out and it doesn't matter by how much. Richard Gasquet may beg to differ. The Frenchman mishit a ...

In the hands of highly-skilled mischief-makers — think John McEnroe, Martina Hingis, Ilie Nastase or Fabrice Santoro — the drop shot can sting with the audacity of a practical joke pulled during a ...

Once known as the “little Mozart of French tennis,” Richard Gasquet is set to end his career without a major to his name. At 38, the French player renowned for his exceptional one-handed backhand told ...

Defending champion Novak Djokovic is back in the Wimbledon final for the fourth time in five years after subduing Richard Gasquet in straight sets. Djokovic overcame an early barrage of single-handed ...