Nadal's backhand

[The Gorilla]

Does Nadal have a backhand or 2 forehands?He's ambidextrous,and the hand he generally uses is his right hand,so,would it not tbe more correct to call his 'backhand' a two handed forehand?,(like Pancho Segura).I don't know if you've noticed but he definitly has more 'feel' on his right wing.He can hit much tighter angles than with his one handed lefty forehanded,which,although infinitly more powerful,does not have the same touch as his 'backhand'.I'm not sure about this,the only way you could be sure is to ask Nadal himself if he thinks of it as a shot guided with the left hand with the right hand supplying the power,(a two handed backhand),or as a shot both guided and powered with the right hand.I think it probably is a forehand though as he only changed to a one handed lefty forehand in his teens.His uncle told him that to be successful he had to have at least one one-handed forehand.Before that he hit two handers on both wings like santoro.Anyway,like I said I'm not 100% sure on this so any comments would be appreciated.

 

[CanadianChic]

I'm fairly certain he used to play with both when he was young, but settled on the left hand forehand - so he has one forehand and one backhand.

 

[Grimjack]

Many modern players essentially hit forehands with the top hand on the BH side, using the bottom hand for support. It's a pretty common drill to hit choked-up FH's with your off-hand for a while before adding the bottom hand.