He gained the decisive break early in the second set when Ljubicic sent a backhand sailing wide.
However, the Pennetta backhand put paid to that and the Briton would not get another chance.
She has a great slice from the backhand side and great spin from the forehand.
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Grunts can become a player's signature, like a two-handed backhand or a sartorial flourish.
When Wawrinka got an opening, he would invariably crush a backhand winner down the line.
Bailey's third goal, on a backhand that skittered past Bishop, put the Islanders up 2-1.
"He missed an easy backhand and I think mentally I just relaxed after that, " Djokovic said.
My backhand is not yet technically perfect but it is getting better and better.
In the 2010 final, Nadal hit 51 first serves to Soderling's backhand versus 21 to the forehand.
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She later dropped to her knees as a Sharapova backhand sailed into the net on match point.
Williams saved two set points at 5-4 but netted a backhand to hand the Slovenian the first set.
Djokovic's two-handed backhand is among the best shots in tennis, and it's the perfect counter-weight to Nadal's forehand.
"The key to winning the match was my better serve and playing high on his backhand, " said Nalbandian.
As it fell short of the fringe, he took a backhand swipe with his sand wedge in disgust.
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He smiled when he let rip a top-spin backhand, and he even smiled when he netted a volley.
McDonald pulled the Islanders within one 5:12 when he stuffed a backhand underneath Fleury's pads from a bad angle.
His backhand, always solid, is now impenetrable, even with Nadal's famously high-bouncing forehand.
It's the classic backhand move that allows corruption to look like legal transactions.
Another missed first serve, and Fed is on his backhand, a tiny gap down the line... he's made it!
The South African converted confidently with a firm double-handed backhand down the line.
Evert was a righty with a baseline game anchored by her two-handed backhand.
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He earned a set point at 5-4 up but could not convert, dumping a weak backhand into the net.
Nadal looks slimmer than before, and his powerful forehand appeared to be recovering faster than his serve and backhand.
"He played very well, he's very powerful, has a great a service, a great forehand and backhand, " he conceded.
Brodeur then turned away a backhand rebound attempt by Joel Ward, who had the primary assist on Ribeiro's goal.
Ferrer visibly grows in confidence and registers that hard-earned break point by wrong-footing Nadal with a brilliant crosscourt backhand winner.
She narrowly missed making it four in a row, but claimed victory when Zheng punched a backhand into the net.
The first set went with serve until the eighth game when Ferreira broke Hewitt's delivery with a spectacular backhand winner.
But she won the last eight points and clinched the match when her third-seeded German opponent hit a backhand long.
Fabulous early-hitting there from Murray, taking the ball on the rise and finishing things off with a sweet cross-court backhand.
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