On “National Poetry Day” Andy Murray stood up for the BEIDhändige backhand. This was preceded by “one-sided” footage from Wimbledon.
The mail came from the lawn in Mecca, right off Church Road. And the idea of the administrator of the official Wimbledon account was not bad. On “National Poetry Day”, a British campaign to promote poetry, a nice but rather one-sided video of the island appeared on the social networks.
A potpourri of short play scenes on the Holy lawn. Looking at it: The one-handed backhand in pure culture. Over and over again. True jewels of aesthetics. The protagonists – among others: Stan Wawrinka, Justine Henin or Amelie Mauresmo.
The ideal way, the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) thought, was to celebrate the holiday accordingly. But the ladies and gentlemen from Wimbledon had made the calculation without Andy Murray.
“Sir Andy”, two-time winner of the most important tennis tournament in the world, defended himself and commented on the video of the “one-handed” as usual moody. Murray broke a lance for those who play the backhand ambidextrous.
“I’m here to stand up for the Double Handers. It is always said that the one-handed backhand is more beautiful, more artistic, more poetic etc. – but the best backhand strokes in the game come almost all from ‘double hands’, Murray wrote, also pointing out that almost every coach teaches his students the two-handed backhand because it is simply simpler and more efficient.
“Art doesn’t have to be complicated. There’s beauty in simplicity,” added the three-time Grand Slam winner, closing with the words: “Double Handers for the win!
The Wimbledon account responded quickly to Murray’s complaint and a short time later posted a video with beautiful backhands. Celebrated ambidextrously – of course. The protagonists this time: Of course the personalized trigger of the whole, Andy Murray himself – but also Angelique Kerber, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams with spectacular point wins.
The official commentary: Not only one-handed backhands are poetic – that is, artistically valuable. You seem to be learning Wimbledon fast.