With the updated ATP singles rankings after Rotterdam, for the first time since the ATP Rankings began in 1973, there is no player with a one-handed backhand in the Top 10, with Stefanos Tsitsipas the best one-hander at World No.11 (First time out of the Top 10 in 5 years) and Grigor Dimitrov at No.13.

Showcasing the evolution of the game, when the first edition of the ATP Rankings was released on August 23 of 1973, 9 out of the Top 10 men had a one-handed backhand, the exception being a young Jimmy Connors, who snuck in at No.10 in the year before he won 3 majors and shot to World No.1.

For the record, this is that inaugural Top 10 from 1973:

No.1: Ilie Năstase (Romania)

No.2: Manuel Orantes (Spain)

No.3: Stan Smith (USA)

No.4: Arthur Ashe (USA)

No.5: Rod Laver (Australia)

No.6: Ken Rosewall (Australia)

No.7: John Newcombe (Australia)

No.8: Adriano Panatta (Italy)

No.9: Tom Okker (Netherlands)

No.10: Jimmy Connors (USA)

Fun fact – Tom Okker turns 80 on Thursday.

So from the Golden Age of Federer, Wawrinka, Gasquet and Dimitrov not even a decade ago, all we have is a down on form Tsitsipas.

And Dimitrov is still there.