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'elucidate the diverting accomplishments of his highly trained performing dog Merrylegs.' He was also to exhibit 'his astounding feat of throwing seventy-five hundred-weight in rapid succession backhanded over his head, thus forming a fountain of solid iron in mid-air, a feat never before attempted in this or any other country, and which having elicited such rapturous plaudits from enthusiastic throngs it cannot be withdrawn.' The same Signor Jupe was to 'enliven the varied performances at frequent intervals with his chaste Shaksperean quips and retorts.' Lastly, he was to wind them up by appearing in his favourite character of Mr.

Then quickly and with a dainty backhanded blow, he rapped Eric beneath his guard so shrewdly that it made his head ring again.

Philander, with a mildly puzzled expression on his face, turned to pursue Professor Porter, and in his mind he was revolving the question of whether he should feel complimented or aggrieved at Miss Porter's rather backhanded compliment.

John Baptist, staring at him with eyes opened to their utmost width, made a number of those national, backhanded shakes of the right forefinger in the air, as if he were resolved on negativing beforehand everything that the other could possibly advance during the whole term of his life.

Peggotty, giving Ham a backhanded knock in the chest, 'is another of 'em, though he don't look much like it.'

Wawrinka, who beat Federer in straight sets en route to the 2015 French Open title, clinched victory on his second match point, with a backhand that landed on the line on a sun-soaked Court Suzanne Lenglen.

Abid won the first set comfortably by playing good forehand, backhand down the line and cross court shorts, but in the second set Shamael bounced back and gave tough resistance to Abid Ali Akber and grabbed the second set in the same style.

'My forehand worked well even though my backhand was a bit tight,' said Shufaa, who will be meeting Okutoyi for the second time since their semi-final clash in 2016, where Shufaa reigned supreme 6-2, 6-4.

He has a smooth flowing style that is easy on the eye and is one of few players on tour that has a single handed backhand, which the Swiss ace admits was picked up from few of the players he admired.

~ The 24-year-old seventh seed was deadlocked with Zverev on serve until a sweeping backhand pass allowed Thiem to gain breathing space at 5-3 before an ace sealed the first set.

When he plays his one-handed backhand, the racquet stays almost perpendicular to the ground at the start of the backswing, pure copybook style.

He even threw in a couple of early double faults and allowed his opponent a look at a break point but when Cilic failed to convert, dumping a backhand carelessly into the net, it came as an alarm call to the great man.