Henry Bernet

Bernet is from Basel, came through the same junior club as Federer and hits a one-handed backhand, so the comparisons were always coming, and he's handled them calmly. The shot started almost by accident: he was struggling with his two-hander, his coach half-jokingly suggested trying one hand, and it felt right straight away. He won the 2025 Australian Open boys' title on his 18th birthday and reached junior world No. 1 soon after.

Nationality
Playing hand: Right
Playing era: 2024–present
Peak rank: #397
Titles: 0
Playing style: Aggressive baseliner

Stats verified September 2026 — active players have an inconvenient habit of winning more titles when I'm not looking.

The one-handed backhand

A smooth, natural one-hander that began as his coach's half-joke when his two-hander wasn't working

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