How to Use single-hander in a Sentence

single-hander

noun
  • Most modern players with a single-hander are underpowered on that wing.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Federer was rare though in being able to play so aggressively with the single-hander.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Thiem, her fellow Austrian and the last player with a single-hander to win a Slam, possessed a phenomenal backhand.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Thiem was unusual in being able to hit the single-hander with an open stance, with his feet parallel to the net, which is an advantage generally held by those playing with the double-hander.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Anthony Behar / Sipa USA Thiem, her fellow Austrian and the last player with a single-hander to win a Slam, possessed a phenomenal backhand.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Those who do play with a single-hander, like Tsitsipas, Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti or Austria’s Lilli Tagger inspire a kind of fascination as to why anyone would go down a path that has become so unusual and supposedly counterproductive.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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