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It happens to Wang Chen all the time in the USA. So much so that she has basically abandoned the serve and now uses the shovel serve when she plays.

If the ball is long force yourself to loop, even if you miss. You will probably lose a lot in the short term but eventually beat these people after some time. You can also vary the spin by pushing heavy then pushing no-spin. This can force the opponent to miss as reading spin is not easy...

Even in the video he said he was hanging out in the club a lot from ages 8 to 14 and already the number one (I guess junior) player in Rio when he was 13. Who knows if he had any experience playing before that? If you are serious about your goal, you need to play 6 hours a day minimum and...

One thing I would want to ask Ovtcharov is how he does his backhand push. Why does he do it that way? Many pros try to just push with their forehands but Ovtcharov seems to have no problem pushing with the backhand and his technique is a bit different than other pros.

Great Video! I think it is really valuable to hear the pros talk about what they think about when they play and listening to the advice they give.

This question is hard to answer. Years ago, it was thought that players peaked when they were young in their early 20s. With the success of Timo Boll and some others, some players are playing extremely well close to 40. I think a lot depends on the player's style and their ability to stay...

I was told he can make a lot of money playing in big corporate tournaments in China. That is what he wants to do apparently as opposed to playing internationally.

If you have very bad sweaty hands there are two popular solutions: 1) Get a prescription based aluminum topical solution and apply it daily. 2) Get an Iontophoresis device and use it daily. I would strongly advise against #1 as there are health consequences to having too much aluminum in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5Khh_e5BI

My friend said it was a new different version of H3 national. It looked exactly the same as the other normal sheets of H3 national she had.

One of my friends was trained as a pro in China as a kid. She is friends with one of the former women's world champions from China. I cannot remember which one. When my friend was in China she bought a lot of H3 national and the former world champ gave her 1 sheet of a new type of red H3...

If you watch the 87-91 worlds, you will see such a crazy variety in styles. Some players would retrieve like Applegren, some would play like maniacs hyped up on 1000 cups of coffee like Lindh, there were backhand oriented players like Grubba and the Mazunovs, some of the Chinese like Xu Zengcai...

These are excellent videos! Thanks! In the video posted above, Ma Long is using his wrist as he loops. Jang Woojin is exaggerating a bit in his demonstration to let people see how the wrist moves clearly, but Ma Long definitely has a wristy type loop.

Anytime these guys play against each other: Ma Long vs Zhang Jike Ma Long vs Bojan Tokic

One thing not mentioned so far is Timo's form. Both his forehand and backhand are a bit different than most players. He has extremely compact strokes and is incredibly balanced when playing. He almost always seems in control of the point and rarely overextends himself. He might not have won...

His video channel was great. Hopefully he will make some new videos soon.

Sandbagging is a pretty big problem. Lots of people do it, especially those around the 2500 rating and the 2200 rating. The people who are around 2500 have no chance to win the open, so being rated 2501 will ensure they can't win money at tournaments. The under 2500 event usually pays a...

That is amazing dedication. I played for my city's soccer team and got invited to tryout for a national level traveling team that played international matches when I was around 10. When my parents found out they would have to drive me to practice everyday about 100km each way, their answer was...

All of those players and Ulf Karlsson were definitely awesome players. Having that many quality players definitely helped out making the training camps extremely beneficial.

The equipment is irrelevant. China could be forced to use any reasonable brand and rubber and after 1 month of practice they would still dominate the world championships. No other country in the world, except maybe North Korea, could take that many kids and make them practice that hard...