1.   And she was slicingly neutralizing Monica with a crosscourt backhand that sizzled as low and dangerously as a rattlesnake in the grass.

2.   But Davenport nullified that by snapping a crosscourt backhand off the sideline.

3.   Even the fans who have already awarded the Golden Hanger know they have yet to see the best of the crosscourt backhands and rifled serves.

4.   On set point, she pummeled a crosscourt backhand and a lunging Hingis flicked a shot well long.

5.   On the next point, Agassi hit a crosscourt backhand that appeared to land wide.

6.   She then broke her again for the set and match, ending it with a stretching crosscourt backhand.

7.   This time it was a crosscourt backhand that passed Navratilova by and nearly severed her sneakertips in the process of putting her back into deficit position.

8.   A backhand crosscourt by Sampras ended that rally, broke Agassi and closed a set in which Agassi had yielded only two points in his first four service games.

9.   But Moya broke Enqvist in the opening game and remained in command, dominating with powerful serves, crosscourt backhands and line-hugging passing shots.

10.   Chang won the first-set tiebreak on a diving crosscourt backhand that passed Grabb at the net.