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Reasons to Practice the Inside-Out Backhand

In today’s game, one of the most under-practiced shots is the inside-out backhand. While the inside-out backhand is not the weapon of choice players enjoy with their inside-out forehand, there are key times and reasons you should include this shot into your practice schedule and match play.

Return of serve As a right-handed player, returning in the deuce court (lefty’s into the ad court), and when your opponent serves into the T, and thus your backhand, you will need to have the option of creating this inside-out angle, and be able to adjust your footwork and stance accordingly, allowing for contact to be made on the inside of the ball. The inside-out backhand return becomes more important and valuable in doubles play, given the server’s starting position, coupled with your goal as returner to create a cross-court return away from your opponent at the net. Most players should be spending more time practicing their return of serve anyway, and focusing on creating this inside-out angle and proper set up. For both singles and doubles play, this will produce big dividends.

Hit behind your opponent There will be times when you find yourself with the opportunity to hit behind a moving opponent, but due to your court position, a backhand shot must be executed. The inside-out backhand, versus the cross-court backhand, may not be the shot anticipated by your opponent, thus catching them by surprise and increasing its effectiveness. You will want to create practice scenarios to prepare for this sequence.

Your backhand is better than your forehand This is fairly common in younger players and even with some adults. Your backhand may be more consistent or your ability to control shot placement a bit better. If this is the case, your inside-out backhand will give you greater rally flexibility and the ability to hit behind your opponent as discussed above.

Out of position Say for example, you have been pulled out wide to the forehand side and have not fully recovered. Your opponent has caught you out of position. You find yourself jammed, and may need to construct an inside-out backhand to stay in the point and improve your position and opportunities for future shots.

Mid-court transition Here you have found yourself in mid-court transition with a short ball into your backhand. In some cases, the best open court option would require the inside-out backhand to set-up the best approach, allowing you to continue closing effectively.

Footwork and balance Since the inside-out backhand is not as natural or comfortable as the inside-out forehand, players need to allocate time to practice the footwork, stance and balance associated with the shots above. Challenging yourself here will improve your overall footwork and balance skills, making you a more complete player.

Matches can be won or lost on just a few key points. Work with your coach to incorporate a few drills to address the above scenarios. Practicing the inside-out backhand will help you prepare for every situation that you may be presented within today’s game, thus increasing your success on the court.

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"Inside-in" vs "Inside-out" forehand terminology

• Thread starter Raul_SJ
• Start date Oct 24, 2013

• Oct 24, 2013

Scenario: Running around the backhand and hitting an "inside out" forehand crosscourt or an "inside in" forehand down the line. For both of these shots I hit the inside of the ball (that's why it is referred to as "inside")-- the only difference is that on the inside-out forehand I think of contacting the ball a bit later than inside-in, but I don't feel much difference in the follow-through between the two shots. Why is it referred to as "inside- in " vs "inside- out "?  

MurrayMyInspiration

Raul_SJ said: Scenario: Running around the backhand and hitting an "inside out" forehand crosscourt or an "inside in" forehand down the line. For both of these shots I hit the inside of the ball (that's why it is referred to as "inside")-- the only difference is that on the inside-out forehand I think of contacting the ball a bit later than inside-in, but I don't feel much difference in the follow-through between the two shots. Why is it referred to as "inside- in " vs "inside- out "? Click to expand...

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Assuming you runaround quickly and get into position early to hit the inside-out forehand cross-court, is that a more difficult shot than the cross court backhand? I usually don't runaround the backhand and stay with the backhand cross-court during the rally, as my backhand is not a weakness. I have heard people say one of the toughest returns in doubles is the inside-out forehand cross-court return from the Ad court (and I have trouble with that shot). That's why I am thinking running around the backhand during a rally to hit a forehand cross-court is a more difficult shot than the backhand cross-court  

Raul_SJ said: Assuming you runaround quickly and get into position early to hit the inside-out forehand cross-court, is that a more difficult shot than the cross court backhand? I usually don't runaround the backhand and stay with the backhand cross-court during the rally, as my backhand is not a weakness. I have heard people say one of the toughest returns in doubles is the inside-out forehand cross-court return from the Ad court (and I have trouble with that shot). That's why I am thinking running around the backhand during a rally to hit a forehand cross-court is a more difficult shot than the backhand cross-court Click to expand...

Hall of Fame

I always thought that the terminology was related to the ball's position relative to the hitter and the middle of the court. In other words, "inside" shots are where the ball is closer to the center hash (i.e. "inside") than the player hitting it.  

BHiC said: On returns, once again the shot difficulty is dependent on skill set. The most difficult return for me and IMO the majority of tennis players is the inside out backhand return on the deuce side. Click to expand...

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SystemicAnomaly said: I do not believe that the the terms, inside-out and inside-in , refer to parts or sides of the ball. Instead, it refers to the path/direction of the ball with respect to the player who is going to play the ball. This terminology is consistent with the Wardlaw Directionals . An "outside" shot is a ball that is directed away from you by your opponent. An outside ball usually, but not always, crosses in front of you. Most crosscourt shots are outside shots. An "inside" shot is one that moves into your body (or parallel to you). When you run around a shot to your backhand side to hit a forehand, you are effectively turning (what would be) an outside shot to backhand and making it an inside shot to your forehand. "Inside-out" means that you are playing an inside ball and hitting it away from your opponent (an outside shot for them). With an inside-in shot, you take the ball as an inside shot and direct it down-the-line (more or less) so that it is (pretty much) parallel to your opponent. In the image on the left, the players are hitting outside backhands to each other. In the image on the right, player A (at the bottom) hits a forehand to the inside of player B. Player B hits an inside backhand to the outside (backhand side) of player A. Click to expand...

I wonder if these shot directions are applicable to recreational levels (4 and below). It seems like you could just redirect the ball anywhere you like. The only thing I need to keep in mind is NOT to do this: from a corner, hit the ball to them where they do not have to run. They will redirect the ball to my other corner and I'm dead.  

user92626 said: I wonder if these shot directions are applicable to recreational levels (4 and below). It seems like you could just redirect the ball anywhere you like. The only thing I need to keep in mind is NOT to do this: from a corner, hit the ball to them where they do not have to run. They will redirect the ball to my other corner and I'm dead. Click to expand...

phnx90 said: That may be because neither you nor your opponent are moving with respect to each other's court positioning. Click to expand...

Topspin Shot

MurrayMyInspiration said: Peter David Inside (1634-1706) was the first player to regularly run around his backhand and hit forehand He was excellent at the inside in forehand but could never hit the inside out forehand as good. He won the ROFL (Republic of France League) over 10 times with his club as the number 1 player. When he died they decided to name the shot after him. Inside In because he always nailed that shot and inside out as he missed that long and wide far too often. Click to expand...

Topspin Shot said: Please don't make sarcastic posts on serious threads. Click to expand...

TimeSpiral said: ^ here here. Click to expand...

MurrayMyInspiration said: I thought it was good! Click to expand...

TimeSpiral said: I think people who study this shot selection strategy tend to "taboo" the outside COD direction, and favor the inside COD shot. I would just encourage you to lift the taboo from the outside COD shot, because it can be so powerful . Click to expand...

Perhaps it has something to do with your body being in the way on the outside COD shot as opposed to the inside shot Click to expand...

Raul_SJ said: If I understand correctly, during a cross-court backhand rally, consider going down the line with the backhand instead of running around the backhand to hit a down the line forehand... But I'm not sure about "body getting in the way" part with an outside COD. With a one-handed backhand, isn't the body already out of the way? Click to expand...

Time Spiral, its time to get your *** up to 4.5. Too much time spent on making quality posts. With your knowledge you should be moving up a level! You know what it takes, now get out there and train  

MurrayMyInspiration said: Time Spiral, its time to get your *** up to 4.5. Too much time spent on making quality posts. With your knowledge you should be moving up a level! You know what it takes, now get out there and train Click to expand...

dknotty said: Just put MMI on your ignore list. He's on mine as nothing he carps about has any value. Click to expand...

• Oct 25, 2013

5263 said: I think your idea of why it is inside & also SA's explanation are both fine for why it is INSIDE. As to the second part, the intent would fit with the same type idea, as the I/O would have the intent of giving your opponent an outside ball to handle. I know 40 yrs ago when I used to hit it, I was was thinking I was hitting the inside of the ball (as you said) out very wide to the Bh angle, hence "outside", but imo what SA says seems better. The big advantage of running around the Bh is that you can be very aggressive with the I/O shot without hurting your coverage or you can go strong to I/I if it looks open...which puts them on the move to try to cover it...giving you time to recover for your coverage as well...all the while hitting the safer inside ball with what is normally the stronger stroke for most players. Click to expand...

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As with all the tennis terms that are not well defined except by usage, there are different understandings. I was confused by the term and asked my former tennis instructor. He described this - inside-out forehand for a right handed player "inside" refers to the contact point on the back of the ball, for a right handed player the "inside" contact point is the left-back side of the ball (instead of the more natural forehand contact point more on the back or right-back side of the ball). "out" refers to directing the ball to the right for a RH player. (instead of the more natural/common forehand to the left). When I tried contacting the ball on the left side for the forehand, I found that it was a new shot for me. I hit some very good inside-out forehands for a time but did not stick with it enough to make it a strong shot for me. I believe that it's probably more positioning to the ball than stroke modification. ? It's an especially good option for a short set up in the center of the court if you are able to contact that left half of the ball and drive it to the backhand side of the court. Usage of the term varies but I learned a new shot using this clear definition from my instructor.  

Chas Tennis said: As with all the tennis terms that are not well defined except by usage, there are different understandings. I was confused by the term and asked my former tennis instructor. He described this - inside-out forehand for a right handed player "inside" refers to the contact point on the back of the ball, for a right handed player the contact point is the left-back side of the ball (instead of the more natural forehand contact point more on the back or right-back side of the ball). "out" refers to directing the ball to the right for a RH player. (instead of the more natural/common forehand to the left). When I tried contacting the ball on the left side for the forehand, I found that it was a new shot for me. I hit some very good inside-out forehands for a time but did not stick with it enough to make it a strong shot for me. I believe that it's probably more positioning to the ball than stroke modification. ? It's an especially good option for a short set up in the center of the court if you are able to contact that left half of the ball and drive it to the backhand side of the court. Usage of the term varies but I learned a new shot using this clear definition from my instructor. Click to expand...

• If you're opponent hits a pretty decent angle to your BH. You're going to have to do a lot of running to get into that position, and then when you hit the ball you're essentially forced into a tight angle, which could draw an error, or a DTL shot which has to be a winner or a net approach.
• If the ball is coming in too low, or has a ton of slice on it. This is skill-based, but when first experimenting with this position, it's probably best to BH rally these balls.
• If you're opponent is cheating over to his BH corner because he called you on your inside position. In this case, there is no reason to go right back at him and give him the easy pass DTL. Change direction, go down the line, and make him pass you with an OTR CC FH.

Analysis of the inside-in and inside-out forehand strokes. Tennisoxygen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHduFqJ-Diw Superimposed videos of each stroke. See especially 10:40, contact of ball for inside-in and inside-out. See the balls of each stroke leave the racket around 11:35 - on . Does this "out" and "in" of the balls, as shown separating from the player, account for the terminology?  

5263 said: I think your idea of why it is inside & also SA's explanation are both fine for why it is INSIDE... Click to expand...

Chas Tennis said: Snip! See the balls of each stroke leave the racket around 11:35 - on . Does this "out" and "in" of the balls, as shown separating from the player, account for the terminology? Click to expand...

• Outside cross court (O [SHOT] CC)
• Outside down the line (O [SHOT] DTL)
• Inside cross court (I [SHOT] CC)
• Inside down the line (I [SHOT] DTL)

The terminology is, as usual, screwed up. But perhaps not to a knowledgeable population of players and coaches who hear and use the terms frequently. It seems to me that the inside out forehand is often hit from the center of the court, as a deceptive shot. I have trouble understanding the 'down the line' & 'cross court' terminology for shots hit in the center of the court. I imagine that if your look the terms up on the internet you will find 10,000 descriptions where the down the line and crosscourt shots are hit from players always in the corners.  

Chas Tennis said: The terminology is, as usual, screwed up. But perhaps not to a knowledgeable population of players and coaches who hear and use the terms frequently. It seems to me that the inside out forehand is used often hit from the center of the court, as a deceptive shot. I have trouble understanding the 'down the line' & 'cross court' terminology for shots hit in the center of the court. I imagine that if your look the terms up on the internet you will find 10,000 descriptions where the balls are hit from players always in the corners. Click to expand...

rufus_smith

I'm no expert but I thought it had to do with the court sidelines. Balls that are hit so they will travel mostly inside the sidelines are "inside" balls. Balls hit so that they will cross the sidelines early are called "outside" balls. An "inside-out" hit is changing the direction of an "inside" ball to go "outside". An "inside-in" hit keeps an "inside" ball within the sidelines. A run-around "inside-in" forehand would mean using a forehand to hit an inside ball that is hit to the players BH side so that it stays within (inside) the court sidelines.  

• Oct 26, 2013

I'm pretty sure it came from tennis commentary. When players started hitting forehands cross court from the backhand corner commentators had to come up with a phrase to describe it, so it was sort of like "an inside-out" shot. I'm guessing it developed from there and was adopted by the community. Just hypothesising.  

Chas Tennis said: Analysis of the inside-in and inside-out forehand strokes. Tennisoxygen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHduFqJ-Diw Superimposed videos of each stroke. See especially 10:40, contact of ball for inside-in and inside-out. See the balls of each stroke leave the racket around 11:35 - on . Does this "out" and "in" of the balls, as shown separating from the player, account for the terminology? Click to expand...

• Oct 27, 2013

Funny how many responses for a question that has one right answer rather than one on opinion i.e who better player etc... a ball that crosses the plane of the body is an "outside" shot such as two righties cross court forehand rally. An "inside" shot where it does not cross plane of body is easier to control and change direction etc. Someone asked is it relevent for a lower level player? Well we all avoid trying to set opponents up for a big forehand on the ad side for obvious reason  

Chas Tennis said: Analysis of the inside-in and inside-out forehand strokes. Tennisoxygen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHduFqJ-Diw ... See the balls of each stroke leave the racket around 11:35 - on . Does this "out" and "in" of the balls, as shown separating from the player, account for the terminology? Click to expand...

TimeSpiral said: ... SA suggests that the inside-out ball is dependent on whether or not your opponent takes the ball as an outside shot. I don't believe this to be the case, because commentators and spectators and players alike will still refer to the inside-out shot as just that, regardless of whether or not their opponent runs around the shot and takes it as an inside ball themselves. Right? The inside-in ball is considered the "easier ball to hit" and is often the more aggressive or attacking of the two shot types, but by SA's description, when hitting an inside in shot you're essentially giving your opponent an inside ball. Why would you want to do that if the inside ball is desirable? (I'm being rhetorical here)... Click to expand...

degrease said: ...a ball that crosses the plane of the body is an "outside" shot such as two righties cross court forehand rally. An "inside" shot where it does not cross plane of body is easier to control and change direction etc... Click to expand...

SystemicAnomaly said: Don't see how this accounts for the terminology. Christophe indicates that Federer hit the inside of the ball for his I/O forehand. This does make for a more effective I/O shot. One could take the ball in a similar manner but, with a slightly different contact point, hit the ball on the back of the ball or even the outside of the ball and still direct the ball in the same direction as the I/O shot shown. Would we not still refer to this as an I/O shot? If not, then what would you call it. Christophe does not say that the terminology is derived from the fact that Roger hits the inside of the ball. If you argue that an I/O is labeled as such because the inside of the is contacted, then how do you account for the inside-in terminology where the ball is hit on the outside of the ball on this video. ............................ Click to expand...

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We all know that alot of people run around their backhands to smack forehands, but who consistently runs around their FOREHAND to smack their backhand? The only one I can think of is Venus.  

Justine Henin doesn't really do that, especially now that she has worke don her forehand and it's much better, however if she were to run around the hit backhand, it certainly wouldn't be a bad choice =P  

Serena does this alot. As a matter of fact, watch a doubles match with Serena and you will see that she hits that return all the time.  

Serena does this a lot. Why? I can't figure it out. Her forehand is leagues ahead of her backhand.  

venus - she got an honorable mentian in that "best strokes of all time" article for her inside out backhand return crosscourt...  

Don't know why but it is a shot that she loves to hit.  

brickhousesupporter said: Don't know why but it is a shot that she loves to hit. Click to expand...

The Williams' backhands makes fewer errors though. I can't think of another player that does that.  

Venus The one specific shot that I can remember when she did this was the finals of New Haven last year. On match point, Lindsay hit the serve into the body on the Duece side of the court. Venus just scooted to the right, and hit an insideout backhand return winner to win the championship. It was great.  

An inside-out backhand is not the same thing as a run-around backhand. An inside out backhand is where someone hits a backhand that travels on an angle towards the sideline on the same side of the court. It's the opposite of a crosscourt shot. For example: You're standing about mid-court at the baseline and you're a right-hander. You hit the backhand and it's direction travels towards the left side of the court. ..Joe Daniela Hantuchova has a beautiful I/O BH  

joegerardi said: An inside-out backhand is not the same thing as a run-around backhand. An inside out backhand is where someone hits a backhand that travels on an angle towards the sideline on the same side of the court. It's the opposite of a crosscourt shot. For example: You're standing about mid-court at the baseline and you're a right-hander. You hit the backhand and it's direction travels towards the left side of the court. ..Joe Daniela Hantuchova has a beautiful I/O BH Click to expand...

Kournikova does it often! She has played so many doubles and when she plays doubles, she is usually on the deuce court so it's the natural return. She does it often, but it's not her best shot!  

VeNuS FoReVeR said: I know that quite well. Venus did exactly what you said. It was a body serve, but Venus had to step to the right, and she hit an insideout backhand return winner. It wasn't a run-around. But, it was beautiful. Lindsay didn't even atempt to retrieve it. Click to expand...

I have a stronger backhand than forehand. I sometimes run around and choose my backhand because I have better placement and more power on it than my forehand most of the time. Plus, its a more consistent shot for me.  

WtaTour4Ever said: How do you hit an inside out shot anyway, I haven't quite figured it out. Click to expand...

I have seen Hingis hit that shot quite a bit and Henin-Hardenne a few times along with Seles, Pierce and Williams sisters. As far as Serena running around a forehand to hit an inside out backhand I can only imagine that she might do that to prevent overrotating her torso on the forehand and knocking the shot wide. In other words, just feeling more comfortable not having to create an acute angled forehand if she is getting jammed. But in general her forehand is much better. This, however, is a very specific case.  

treufreund said: I have seen Hingis hit that shot quite a bit and Henin-Hardenne a few times along with Seles, Pierce and Williams sisters. Click to expand...

You don't usually see players running around their forehands to hit a backhand, even if the backhand is better, because you can recover off a forehand in time to run to the far corner of the court. Off a backhand, especially a 2 handed, if you don't hit a winner you're pretty much screwed because you're falling out of the court to your right side. Venus likes this shot but she usually only uses it to hit clean winners. In doubles, different story - players use it a lot since they don't have to worry about covering the left side of the court. I agree that Kournikova is, or at least used to be, the master of the inside out backhand.  

I have seen many of the pros hit this shot.I think this is a natural shot from the deuce court,especially in doubles.You need to return the ball cross court.This is also the best shot to poach on in doubles. I can hit a winner in the alley everytime with the inside out backhand.My favorite shot! I think Serena and Anna hit it the best.  

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World No.2 Coco Gauff and No.5 Jessica Pegula will lead a five-woman squad for Team USA at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. Along with Gauff and Pegula, Miami Open Champion Danielle Collins, World No.17 Emma Navarro and Doubles No.11 Desirae Krawczyk have punched their tickets for Paris. 

The U.S. Olympic tennis team was announced in full on Thursday, and it will consist of four singles players each in the men's and women's draws, two men's doubles teams, two women's doubles teams, and one mixed doubles team. 

Gauff, Pegula, Collins and Navarro will play singles, while Gauff and Pegula, and Collins and Krawczyk will play doubles. The mixed doubles teams will be comprised of the pool of selected players and announced at a later date.

Gauff, Collins, Navarro and Krawczyk will be making their Olympic debuts. 

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Gauff, Pegula, Collins, Navarro and Krawczyk will join six ATP Tour players to comprise the 11-player USA squad: Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Chris Eubanks, Marcos Giron, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram. 

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Queen's Club Championships: Jack Draper stuns Carlos Alcaraz to move into quarter-finals

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Britain's Jack Draper is through to the quarter-finals at the Queen's Club Championships, after a stunning defeat of defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 6-3.

A tight first set with no break points saw Draper excel in a tie-break to clinch it 7-3 and claim the opening set, before storming through the second to lead 5-2 with two match points on the Alcaraz serve.

The Spaniard recovered to hold from there, but Draper then held his nerve, serving out the match for victory.

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It was not the result I wanted 🥲... Now it is time to think about Wimbledon! Congratulations @jackdraper0 for the win and good luck for the rest of the tournament 🤝🏻 @QueensTennis 📸 Getty pic.twitter.com/7ZFqKRHcHl — Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) June 20, 2024

Spanish superstar Alcaraz, who won the French Open earlier this month, had not been beaten in seven weeks or lost a match on grass in almost two years.

But Draper served notice that he is ready to mix it in the upper echelons of the game by becoming the first British man to beat a top-two player on grass since Andy Murray against Novak Djokovic in the 2013 Wimbledon final.

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"It was a really tough match," said Draper. "Carlos is the defending champion, he won Wimbledon, he's an incredible talent and amazing for the sport.

"I had to come out and play well and luckily I did.

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"There's no place I'd rather be right now, with my family, my friends and the British support. I've got my grandad here, who's just turned 80, he's doing well."

Draper became the new British No 1 on Monday, having secured the first ATP Tour title of his career by beating Matteo Berrettini in the Stuttgart Open final on Sunday.

Draper will play American fifth seed Tommy Paul , a 6-3 6-4 winner over Chile's Alejandro Tabilo, in the quarter-final.

With top seed Alcaraz now out, second seed Alex de Minaur and third seed Grigor Dimitrov are already eliminated as well, as are sixth, seventh and eighth seeds Ben Shelton, Holger Rune and Ugo Humbert.

Alcaraz had no complaints about the result as his 13-match unbeaten streak on grass came to a shuddering halt.

"I'm not too good right now. I felt like I didn't play well, I didn't move well," he said.

"Of course I have to give credit to Jack. I think he played really good tennis today,"

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Draper was joined in the last eight by another Briton, wild card Billy Harris .

The 29-year-old journeyman from Nottingham, who usually travels to lower-tier tournaments in his camper van, has made a huge breakthrough this week.

He celebrated the news that he had been given a wild card for Wimbledon - and a guaranteed £60,000 pay day - by beating French qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4 7-5.

Harris said: "It's massive for my confidence. I came into this match knowing it would be tough with his serve.

"The games went quick and I had to keep my focus. I got the breaks when I needed them and I thought I played well.

"I didn't know how I'd react to coming out here but as soon as I came on court I got great support from the crowd and they helped me through the match."

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There was more British success in the doubles as Joe Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram beat scratch pairing Sebastian Korda and Alex De Minaur.

In the quarter-finals, Salisbury will face another Briton, Neal Skupski, who is playing alongside New Zealander Michael Venus.

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Cameron Young posts 59 at Travelers Championship for first sub-60 round on PGA Tour in 4 years

By the associated press | updated - june 22, 2024 at 12:31 p.m. | posted - june 22, 2024 at 11:55 a.m..

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CROMWELL, Conn. — Cameron Young made a par putt from just inside 10 feet for an 11-under 59 on Saturday in the Travelers Championship, the first sub-60 round on the PGA Tour in nearly four years.

Young made two eagles on par 4s, holing out with wedge from 142 yards on the third hole and driving the 280-yard 15th hole to within 4 feet.

It was the 13th sub-60 round since Al Geiberger first shot golf's "magic number" at the 1977 Memphis Classic. Scottie Scheffler had been the most recent at the TPC Boston in 2020 at The Northern Trust.

"I can't say I was expecting it," Young said. "I've been playing better than the results have shown. Waking up this morning, I wasn't really thinking I'm going to be 5 under through four. It was a lot of fun to do."

This didn't even get Young the distinction of owning the course record at the TPC River Highlands. Jim Furyk shot a 58 in 2016 at the Travelers Championship, the lowest round in PGA Tour history.

Young was able to lift, clean and place his golf ball in the short grass because of soggy course conditions and the potential of more rain.

He could have gone even lower. After his eagle on the 15th hole, Young hit his tee shot to 7 feet on the par-3 16th and missed the short birdie putt. On the closing hole, needing birdie to tie Furyk's record, his drive settled on the steep face of a fairway bunker and Young was unable to get it on the green.

He still made par for the seventh round of 59 or lower this year on tours around the world.

"To have a day like today where things start going in, and it feels like you're reward for good shots, it leaves me with a good taste in my mouth," Young said.

He finished at 13-under par and was tied with Tom Kim, who was watching some of Young's round on a video screen at the practice range as Kim was getting ready for the start of his third round. Young had one of six rounds at 64 or better before the leaders teed off.

The other six rounds at 59 or lower this year include Joaquin Niemann on LIV Golf and a record-tying 57 by Cristobal del Solar on the Korn Ferry Tour in Bogota, Colombia.

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