Throughout the years, tennis icon Rafael Nadal has dominated the sport with his left hand.
But the Spanish superstar, who was sombre when he announced his decision to withdraw from this year's Wimbledon, is actually right-handed in everything else he does.
Rafa eats and plays golf and basketball with his naturally more dominant right hand, but he admits he's "a little bit strange" with how he plays tennis.
Playing left-handed on the tennis court can be particularly effective when you’re competing against right-handed rivals, as a strong swing from your left can hit deep cross-court to the right-hander's less practised backhand.
However, Rafa doesn't think it gives him a major advantage over the competition - with very few left-handed players at the top of the game.
The Spaniard is known for his bulging biceps - and one of his arms is a lot bigger than the other.
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In an interview with Men’s Fitness, he addressed the attention his arms have received throughout his career - and blamed it on his previous days of playing sleeveless.
"This is funny, if you look at many other players they are probably fitter than me," he said.
"The difference probably is that I was playing sleeveless. Now that I carry shirts with sleeves it doesn’t look that different.
"And also my left arm is much more developed than my right arm.
"This is because I play lefty and that’s sort of my gym, the tennis court. That’s where I have fun."
Legend previous surfaced of the Spanish tennis player - who has a jaw-dropping net worth - that his Uncle Tony forced him to change hands for advantage gain.
However, he disputed this theory about his nephew during an interview with Tennis Magazine.
"No! That's a legend," he said. "It’s really not the truth. At the start, he played with two hands but using one hand to direct.
"I had the impression that he was stronger on his left side than on his right side. So, I figured that he was left-handed; it's as simple as that.
"Besides, even if he ate with his right hand, he also played football with his left foot. However, at no point did I tell him he needs to play with his left hand because that way, he will be much stronger."
Toni said that whilst he's "not completely stupid" - he simply advised Rafael to dominate with his strongest hand.
"I simply advised him to use his strongest hand. That's it," he explained. "I don't think that it’s that much more advantageous to be left-handed. Just look at the world's best players: there are not many of them there.
"No, the only thing I did advise Rafa was that at the age of 10, he needed to stop playing his forehand with two hands because no top player had a two-handed forehand and I couldn’t imagine my nephew being the first.
"So, this is all there is to this story. Would Rafa be as strong now if he used his right hand? That's something we don’t know and we will never know."
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