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Two forehands, no backhands: meet the US Open’s fascinating ambidextrous experiment

SportsBy Andrew Lawrence at Flushing MeadowsSep 10, 2026, 2:25 PM
Two forehands, no backhands: meet the US Open’s fascinating ambidextrous experiment
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PUBLISHEDSep 10, 2026, 2:25 PM
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Teo Davidov doesn’t hit backhands. He serves from both sides. The 16-year-old from Denver is treating the tennis world to a wildly unorthodox style – and proving it’s more than a parlor trick Teo Davidov always has the upper hands.

An amiable junior prodigy from Denver, the 16-year-old was the oddest sight at this year’s US Open, the only player in the tournament – man, woman or junior – who hits only forehands. To be clear: it’s not that he doesn’t have a backhand or can’t hit a backhand. He’s ambidextrous and so he doesn’t bother with them. It’s…

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