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To the naked eye Giancarlo’s backhand looked smooth and solid.
This month in Your Strokes we take a look at the two-handed backhand of Giancarlo Andreani. If that name sounds familiar it should. GC is an associate editor of Tennisplayer and a key member of our team. It’s not an exaggeration to say that without him, Tennisplayer would not exist. If you enjoy the Stroke Archives, chances are GC edited a large percentage of the clips you’re watching. Recently he has started to do more of the filming as well.
GC was the number one player at Domincan College in sunny Marin county California, and he has been ranked several times in the Northern California men’s open division. We filmed his backhand almost by accident when he was hitting with Kevin Patrick for the Your Strokes we did on Kevin’s forehand. But it never ceases to amaze me what you may see when you actually take the time to film the strokes of a high level player.
The model GC and his coach figured out: Straight/Straight.
I’ve seen GC hit the ball many times and always thought his backhand looked good–very smooth and fluid. But I’d never watched him play…