In an era where two-handed backhands have become increasingly more popular due to their greater power and control, albeit at the expense of reach and shot variety, Henin possessed one of the best [[one-handed backhandsbackhand]]s to have ever played the sport of tennis. Her one-handed topspin backhand was particularly celebrated because it contained both unmatched power and accuracy, two factors many juniors may find challenging to acquire earlier in their development and thus have driven a good number of them, especially girls, to choose playing two-handed backhands. Additionally, Henin's one-handed backhand also enabled her to play with not only more reach but also more variety in her shots (e.g. slices instead of topspin etc.) as the situation required. [[John McEnroe]] has called Henin's backhand "the best in men's or women's tennis."<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/krUzMVKMl6M Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807012039/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krUzMVKMl6M&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Citation |last=davetennisx |title=[HL] Justine Henin vs. Jennifer Capriati 2003 US Open [SF] [2/2] |date=22 September 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krUzMVKMl6M |access-date=14 September 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
