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A lot of "footwork" is really tied to prior shot choices and hence anticipation. If you find yourself out of position, the question is how you sequenced your shots and whether you prepared for the next shot possibilities based on your prior shot adequately. It is about footwork, but is it...

You don't need to move much if your opponent doesn't make you move much - don't get caught up in the myth that there is something wrong with staying in one position - it's more about the tension in your legs and shot readiness if anything, but that isn't really about moving per se. If you serve...

If your recovery is too slow on your pendulum serves, just switch to backhand serves (like me), and then you can forget about recovery lol.

I was thinking more about match coaching - funny though that you both share the same coach.

I enjoyed watching the match and wonder whether you or your opponent had any coaching. It was interesting to see him largely serve to your backhand and I think the biggest thing you did was not self-destruct as you managed to get higher balls later on and put them away with good reads, while...

The caveat I would add is that a lot of the heavy lifting on turning is done by the left foot (sometimes both feet, but definitely the left foot). I think Wrighty has knee issues but even then, there should be some ability to get the ankles progressively stronger to able to handle the backswing.

BTW even when people say to never serve sidespin to pips - I get it, but trust me, if you practice, it isn't as crazy as they make out, as long as you take it as part of the adaptation process. You might miss a few, which you might not want to do in competition, but I learned a lot doing it...

In general, the story of pimples is really a story of grip. The story of learning to play pips is really a story of adaptation. I wrote an article about it a long time ago on mytt - it probably wasn't 100% accurate, but it was my attempt at a universal philosophical approach to rubber surfaces...

Looks like Neo-Ulm won it all.

Coming to the US as a non-US citizen is pretty much a commitment to that direction. There is a lot of money in coaching in the right communities if you have the right pedigree so he can do it. The biggest surprise for me is that he still plays at a level that comfortably makes him the strongest...

Hasn't he already?

I really liked Sergei (or is it Viktor?) Tolkachev's material back in the day but I cant speak Russian so I only hope things can be translated to hit wider audiences.

Yep, that is a great channel. Lots of good free content on YouTube.

Footwork can be a complicated subject but what you are seeing is not necessarily what you should be interpreting. There is no ball being swung at so you really don't have a good idea what he is demonstrating. In general footwork needs you to be able to sequence shots as well as get into...

https://rubber.ocnk.net/page/117 A link to many of the lessons with revised English subtitles.

Rozena is fine. I would vote for Fastarc C1 (not G1) - Baracuda is a good rubber, but its spin/speed ratio is very different from any rubbers so most people usually put it on a fast blade to compensate - on a slower blade, the compensations angles will be challenging.. C1 is relatively cheap...

Ochenhausen replaced Kanak with Togami. I am a Kanak fan but Togami gives then a chance with Akkuzu, Gauzy and Kulkyzcki. I am fairly sure Togami will play this event. Hopefully he will nd in his All Japan form.