That backhand! It’s such an imperious statement ... Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, and Jimmy Connors were not the first two-handers, the shot goes all the way back to the Aussies Vivian McGrath ...

When Jimmy Connors got on a roll ... His biggest weapons were an indomitable spirit, a two-handed backhand and the best service return in the game. It is difficult to say which was more ...

No. 5: Jimmy Connors, 1974 The Brash Basher of Belleville ... Mowing opponents down with his revolutionary two-handed backhand, the 21-year-old bashed his way to the first three Grand Slam wins ...