Word: backhanders
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...helped if the good name was accompanied by a serve that sprayed aces and by ground strokes that delivered tennis balls with laser-like precision deep into his opponent's backhand. In fact, his game was the antithesis of his public persona. It was the fire that flowed out from behind an impassive mask and through his fingertips. In John McPhee's 1969 book Levels of the Game, Davis Cup teammate and occasional opponent Clark Graebner described Ashe's game: "He comes out on the court and he's tight for a while, then he hits a few good shots...
Tantrums took over tennis after that. Connors, John McEnroe and others transformed the courts into arenas where invective upstaged the delicacy of a drop shot, where insulting the umpire became more important than applauding an opponent's cross-court backhand. Ashe would have none of it. The game, like life, of course had to be conducted with passion, but dignity had to be maintained...
Still, with about 1:30 to play, Harvard got one last golden opportunity to tie the game when senior Steve Homenhoft had a good luck at the net. But his backhand just couldn't find the back...
...after two and a half periods of scoreless (and fairly colorless) hockey, Villiotte finally let one slip by. Bryant's low backhand through a crowd from 10 feet snuck past Villiotte on the glove side to finally light the lamp 47:23 into the game...
Harvard blasted shots from everywhere on the ice, scoring at 8:05 when sophomore forward Cory Gustafson received a pass from junior forward Brian Farrell in front of the net and slipped a backhand shot over Villa's extended glove...