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Looks like the clone wars have helped Xue Fei. Life is funny like that. I am happy for him as I have always liked him style and wondered why he didn't perform better. Hopefully he can keep it going because it doesn't get easier. And he plays the brother of one of his subjects.

He has always been, it used to be upper arm usage, now it is follow through because he isn't used to his shots coming back but has to learn to play at a distance where reloading is possible.

He was too stubborn for too long. kept jamming himself at the table and kept getting hit in the elbow. If this doesn't convince him that he needs to give himself time to rally against some players, nothing will.

Hari-boy looks lost again.

Tell that to Junsung.

Which past? After her injury? Before her injury, she was the undisputed top plauer outside China.

Your self control will take you far.

This is a bit exaggerated but there is a point he is trying to make. The game has mental components as well as physical components and some of the instincts are harder to get to a high level the older you start. That said, it doesn't matter that much if you can't return a pro serve unless you...

Loelee is 2300 level.college graduate age person and is known in USATT circles. About to get betrothed to a lifetime partner as well. Not quite apples and oranges.

Sometimes, something about the side of the table (not necessarily physical) makes a difference. Maybe being able to see her coach

Loop relatively soft but low and forward. The forward spin on the low balls makes them spinnier and faster. It is looping upwards that makes the ball spinny but slow.

And Dima. Don't forget Dima.

Prime Anton Kallberg (27) struggles to beat past his prime Maharu Yoshimura (31)...

Past her prime Zhu Yuling (30) beats a Hirano(24) whose status is very unclear - she should be in her prime by age but is past her prime by achievements...

Yeah. Something must have been really wrong vs the display she had in her CIC match. I wouldn't be surprised if she had a death in the family given how she played...

Barely still in his prime Jang Woojin battling spring chicken Chen Yuanyu... Not sure how Lily pulled off that one... Lee looked very different from her last match....

Way over the hill Wong Chun Ting (33) still doing what he can in doubles...

One of my late coaches Enoch Green, who was.a 2300 chopper from Philly, used to play around with this again lot and did it. Enabled him to backhand topspin with long pips on the other side for chopping. He practiced it so much I am sure there has to be video of him doing it. He used it in...

You can't really draw the #32 - seeds are only up to 16, and Groth at 16 even lost to unseeded An Jaehyun - I hear you but Grand Smash draws are very tough by round of 32, and in prelims, you may get lucky with an occasional Oceania or American matchup but even those are no longer as easy as...

He is a lower seed, he is supposed to get at most one easy round, you make it sound like he is supposed to be playing as the #1 seed.