A one-track mind remains of questionable value to Lendl. His refusal to change serving tactics allowed Becker to hit 15 backhand service returns for winners, among them critical points in three of ...

Boris Becker returns a backhand to South Africa’s Wayne Ferreira to win the match 7-6, 7-5 at Stuttgart’s indoor tennis tournament in 1993.Reuters But it all came crashing down over ...

However, it was Becker who had the better all-around game. The Swede was an impasse at the net, boasting perhaps the best volleys—forehand or backhand—of all time, but Becker was the more ...

He again clawed his way back and took the tie-break 8-6 on his second set point. Becker sat munching a banana after the first game of the third set but his mid-match snack had little immediate ...

Becker escaped holding serve. Emboldened, the German broke Sampras in the fourth game, finishing the set with a backhand winner. The German continued to dominate the match as the second set commenced.

The first set produced some dramatic shifts. Becker fought off six set points before driving a backhand winner down the line to cap a 10-minute 10th game and hold for 5-5. Serving at 5-6 ...