Nadal's dominance <---> left handed-ness?

Question

I'm willing to say that Nadal would be about....75% or less the player if he was right handed.

One of his major game plans is to pound that huge lefty forehand cross-court to right handers backhands which end up collapsing due to the depth, speed and spin, especially one handers (Federer!).

Also, since he is naturally right-handed, his two handed backhand has more strength since, for those who play know, the off hand actually has a greater roll on two-handed shots.

What do you think? Looks like his uncle Tony knew what he was doing!

Answer 1

Yes of course nadal will dominate right handed players because he was trained to beat right handed players because he was a lefty.

Answer 2

I think you answered your own question.  

I agree with you almost 100% (not sure I&#039;d go as high as 75%)

Answer 3

I have played tennis for 8 years and I am a lefty. It does give you an advantage, but 75% is too low, especially since Nadal is very ambidextrous. I&#039;d say 90-95%.

Answer 4

Well, the switch to lefty was not really on purpose. You see,  when Nadal was younger he hit two-handed forehands and two-handed backhands. There are only a few people in the world that are really good at that. He may have tried to develope a one-handed backhand at an early time, and the lefty change was an experiment..? I don&#039;t know