Photo Study of Amelie Mauresmo's One-Handed Backhand

Here, Mauresmo's point of contact is nearly ideal, well out in front, at a nice height, with the long axis of the racquet essentially horizontal and the string bed very close to vertical. Her front leg, bearing most of her weight, is still pushing upward.

Amelie's grip for this shot has moved considerably from the modified Eastern backhand grip we saw earlier, beyond the full Eastern to nearly a Western backhand grip.