The article reports that no male tennis player using a one-handed backhand has reached the semifinals of any Grand Slam tournament in a single calendar year for the first time since the beginning of the Grand Slam era in 1877. This historic streak, which had lasted 149 years, ended after Stefanos Tsitsipas was defeated by Ben Shelton in the third round of the US Open. Shelton, who uses a two-handed backhand, eliminated Tsitsipas and another rare one-handed backhand player, Denis Shapovalov, ensuring that no players with this type of backhand will reach the quarterfinals of the fourth Grand Slam event of the season. The tradition of one-handed backhand players reaching the semifinals has survived through major changes in tennis, including the shift from wooden to modern rackets, the Open Era, stronger and taller players, faster play, and the development of the modern two-handed backhand.
Bias read (Center): The article presents a factual report on a historical milestone in tennis without overt ideological framing. It focuses on the technical aspect of playing style (one-handed vs. two-handed backhand) and does not take a stance on the superiority or decline of either technique. The tone remains neutral
