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Still patiently waiting on the Ghostzen video... patience is a virtue they say...

Oh, everyone knows the Zen, I don't think it changes the tangibility of the situation. Moreover, by definition, she was the worse player, outperforming her usual level, and she did reasonably expect to lose this match. The truth is that it is very easy to tell stories, and as much as I like...

The PS is slightly softer and is a backhand rubber of sorts, I personally prefer Golden Tango on both sides for how I play, though I think PS is a good rubber, but I find softer sponge to be more spin reactive when blocking given I prefer the feeling of harder sponge. The slow ball release of...

At that level, they are professionals, so things are a bit different. Similar but different, and the difference matters. There are real stakes attached to those matches, and this was an opponent she had never beaten before. This can't be the first time something like this has happened to her.

Most countries that have coaches are nationally sponsored. At the WTTC, Quadri will likely have a coach unless he wants to play without one.

Very high quality match. Dima and Lim traded blows the full match and it was 50‐50 all the way to the end. The two point margin at the end of game 5 was the gap in points won for the whole match. Lots of fast rallies and touch shots. Very complete. Rosskopf did a good coaching job.

Since Dima and Lim Junghoon are about to play, this is a good time to start the thread.

She was up big in game 4 as well. Will be a tough one for her and coach Hugo.

I don't think so. There were Hybrids such as Palio Thor and people didn't really use them. My first tacky tubber was a tacky tensor from Juic called 999 Turbo - it was likely made by the same place that makes Hurricane Turbo but it had the Globe 999 top sheet. Remember that speed glue was...

This is a bit weird to me. The ball quality is the ball quality. If the coach focuses on the ball quality, the technique isn't as big a deal. But that said, be wary of the possibility that you may be overusing the upper arm. Keeping you elbow close to your body is not the defining element of...

People overthink all this Chinese vs European rubber stuff. My first coach told me to ditch the tacky rubber I had back then as well. And this was in 2011 by the way with the old ball. I went back and forth between tacky rubbers and non-tacky rubbers over many years because I never fully...

Practicing precise sequences of shots and placements has value. Thr more your practice of the first four balls mimics situations you face in your matches, the more rapid your improvement. That would mean lots of serve and attack practice and lots of serve return and fourth ball practice with...

Everyone can make one shot under the right circumstances, the question is what challenges them from feeling confident that the shot is repeatable when the score 9-9 in the fifth and they need to do it twice to win a match, or it is 9-10 and they need to make the shot to keep the game going. Do...

While the WTT is not a great organization, if you have the funding for a tournament, you can run one too. The reason why they got him is because he can get them the funding. This was also why Qatar and such places had tours. So bring your money, fund events, and you can give your wildcards...

Doesn't the host/organizer tend to determine the wildcards handed out in most if not all sports?

It's unfortunate that when someone tries to give you an alternative perspective that you resort to using these kinds of arguments rather than exchanging information. When the top Chinese players protested Liu Guoliang's firing in 2017, how many months did they spend in jail? And is suspension...

If you are playing 600-800 players USATT, focus much more on being able to play standard topspin strokes against long balls in general including long serves - it doesn't have to be powerful, that comes with time and practice. If you are an adult learner, the biggest problem adult learners have...

That is a good coach and very important advice. Especially on down the line serves. Too many players underestimate how many serves are truly long. Only trained pros serve viciously half long on a regular basis and they mess it up all the time under pressure. People who wait for the serve...

Since it is all largely for fun, don't make the learning journey be about spectacular results - I am sure some things must have gone well. And at least you have the experiences now to learn from. Did you really drive 4 hours for the tournament and play on the same day? Or did you share the...

I think Fan often takes it personally when it comes to backhand battles. It will be interesting to see whether he accepts the backhand battle is not worth it or whether he goes out of his way to try to win it. I love watching Liang play backhand, I learn something new just about every time...