it doesnt make a frickin difference
sorry, i mean its kinda getting annoying the way ppl are making threads about if federer were a left, nadal was righty, etc.
Nadal is a righty
The fact that Nadal being a lefty gives him so much advantage. They are
- He always plays right handed players. But for the rest, they have to adjust their game after playing right handed guys in the rest of their matches.
- He wouldn't have troubled Federer with him topspin forehand to Fed's backhand. Fed could easily handle his forehand with his forehand. And Fed would slice his backhands which Nadal would find difficult to handle with his double handed backhand.
- He won't be able to slice serve to opponents backhands. His serve would be easier to break.
IF Nadal were a righty I would be Bill Gates.
The fact that Nadal being a lefty gives him so much advantage. They are
- He always plays right handed players. But for the rest, they have to adjust their game after playing right handed guys in the rest of their matches.
- He wouldn't have troubled Federer with him topspin forehand to Fed's backhand. Fed could easily handle his forehand with his forehand. And Fed would slice his backhands which Nadal would find difficult to handle with his double handed backhand.
- He won't be able to slice serve to opponents backhands. His serve would be easier to break.
What the lefty can do on the ad court, the righty can do on the deuce court.
Dude, what about BP (30-40) and Adv? Usually, the most important points are played on the ad court, whee the lefty has the advantage.One more thing regarding the ability to slice the serve wide to your opponents backhand in a game between different-handed players. The right-handed player enjoys an actual advantage in that particular aspect in the sense that games *start* from the deuce court. Therefore more points in a match are from the deuce court than from the ad court. This is so because every time a game ends after 40-15, one more point has been played from the deuce court than from the ad court.
Benhur, you're wrong in your approach.
It's true, everything Nadal can do as a lefty, Federer can do it as a righty, but the brain takes a little while to process the info of the ball spinning in the other direction around.
Your brain is used to a ball kicking to your forehand, so it sends a signal: MOVE TO YOUR RIGHT!
When a ball kicks the other way, to your backhand, the brain initially says: WAIT... WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!? And it takes a bit of time to re-adjust again.
And of course, the % problem. You only face 10% of the players who slice serves outwide to the backhand. You have to take some time to adjust.
Lefties DOES have an advantage, you want it or not.
Dude, what about BP (30-40) and Adv? Usually, the most important points are played on the ad court, whee the lefty has the advantage.
Add court points are important. But the point that got you there is just as important. Without it you would not have gotten there.
In any case, it is an undeniable fact that tennis is set up so that more points are started from the deuce court than from the ad court. This is a very important fact. EVERY game that ends after 40-15, ends with three points served from the deuce court, and two points served from the ad court. Games that end in any other way, end with an equal number of points served from each side. If you agree that in a lefty vs righty match, the lefty has the advantage on the ad court and the righty on the deuce court (because they can pull them wide and out of position), then you have to concede the guy who enjoys this advantage on the deuce court is in a better position. Therefore the right-handed player has a real advantage in this sense. That's how I see it anyway.
EVERY game that ends after 40-15, ends with three points served from the deuce court, and two points served from the ad court. Games that end in any other way, end with an equal number of points served from each side.
The difference is that righties are not used to the lefty spin in the ad court, while lefties are familiar with the righty spins in the duece court because 90% of their opponents are right handed. That gives left handers an easier time returning in the duece court then right handers in the ad court.
if nadal was a righty he would have a HUGE serve because it would be more natural to him