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18 February 2026

Medvedev, the backhand outlier

Medvedev is the only player in the Top 20 who hits more backhands than forehands

Bar chart of the forehand share of groundstrokes for the ATP top 20, against a top-20 average of 53.9%. Auger-Aliassime hits the most forehands (59.0%), and Medvedev is the only player below half, at 45.7%.

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Forehand vs backhand Medvedev

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