By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday January 16, 2025
In tennis circles, we always hear about “leftiness” and how southpaws present unique problems for their opponents on a tennis court. That lefty serve that can drag an opponent into the photographer pit?
Everybody knows about it – and dreads facing it.
It’s a distinct advantage for many lefties on tour but, as Ben Shelton said on Friday night in Melbourne, being a lefty has its drawbacks as well.
The No.21 seed, who compled a four-set victory over Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta to reach the third round, says that the biggest problem is that guys just don’t want to practice with lefties.
“You can’t get a practice,” he said. “It’s impossible, except for when the draw comes out and they play Draper, Shapo, or Ugo Humbert. Then I get the look. Other than that, people don’t want to practice with you as much.”
Shelton, a former quarterfinalist at the Australian…
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