My backhand is very weak and since I'm ambidextrous, it's more easier to switch the raquet to the left hand and hit the ball forehand. Is this permitted when I play, say at Wimbledon or the French Open?
2006-07-03 15:49:00 · 5 answers · asked by jeanettewinterson 1 in Sports ➔ Tennis
The rules do not state which or how many hands you may use to hit a ball. The rules do state that you must not use 2 racquets, one in each hand.
2006-07-04 06:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by hofertennis@sbcglobal.net 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can do what you want.
Proof
Maybe 8-10 years ago there was a japanese woman player that was left handed. But from her culture that wasn't accepable so she had to learn to play with her right hand. And I still remember watching her at Roland Garros when sometime she was using her left hand to hit when the ball was too far to reach with her two-handed right-hand backhand.
2006-07-03 20:41:27 · answer #2 · answered by Smiling Face 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are allowed to play with either right or left hand... I don't remember a pro player who plays like that, but I believe one of the Jensen brothers used to serve with the right hand in the deuce side and with the left hand in the ad side...
2006-07-03 16:23:07 · answer #3 · answered by karlicha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can, there are a lot of people that do it on the high-school level, but when you go up to a heavy hiter you will run out of time to switch hands.
2006-07-03 17:19:01 · answer #4 · answered by fbgav 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OKAY.
YOU CAN DO THAT IF YOU FIND IT EASY.
2006-07-03 18:18:56 · answer #5 · answered by A.R.RAJA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋