In fact, this line of reasoning has a couple of serious flaws. In contrast, the player hitting backhand returns in the ad court gets to hit standard cross-court backhands. On top of that, most players at the 4.5 level and below can't even consistently hit strong serves out wide to the ad court anyway. So, for most of us, the person playing the ad court will hit just as many forehands as backhands, probably more. Therefore, it makes sense to have your most consistent returner in the ad court to increase your likelihood of making successful returns on these important points.
Good doubles depends on sound court positioning.
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