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I've been watching some old and recent mixed doubles matches recently, and something is always coming back. It seems "obvious" it's better to have an ambidextrous pair, I mean here a lefty + a righty. The lefty seems to have and edge when it comes to serve/receive+ giving more wide angle view to the righty, but I'm also wondering if it's better to have a male lefty or a female lefty.
I went back to Secrétin-Bergeret, Jacques was the lefty, world champion in 1977, the Gatien-Wang Xiaoming european champion in 1990, again Gatien was the lefty. 2022 Euro champions: Lebesson-Yuan Jianan, Lebesson being a lefty male. Tokyo OG 2021: both pairs had a lefty male in the finals. Paris 2024, again WCQ being the lefty.
Is it really a matter ? I see now the LSD-Kuai Man pair with a lefty female, and our french pair Gauzy-Pavade being the same. Is it going to be difficult for them to succeed ?
I went back to Secrétin-Bergeret, Jacques was the lefty, world champion in 1977, the Gatien-Wang Xiaoming european champion in 1990, again Gatien was the lefty. 2022 Euro champions: Lebesson-Yuan Jianan, Lebesson being a lefty male. Tokyo OG 2021: both pairs had a lefty male in the finals. Paris 2024, again WCQ being the lefty.
Is it really a matter ? I see now the LSD-Kuai Man pair with a lefty female, and our french pair Gauzy-Pavade being the same. Is it going to be difficult for them to succeed ?