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Good tough match - lots of come from behind and all the singles were 5 setters. The doubles was good and tight even if it wasn't a 5 setter.

The lengths some fans will go to to discredit pro players with massive achievements is fairly hilarious. "Oh, you don't just have one, you have one from Houston, one from Paris, one from the European Champs in Sweden, and oh sorry, you had two from Paris..." What an amateur player! So...

The racket isn't necessarily faster but their swings are.

When the rubber is slower and the ball comes off with spin, you don't need to close the racket perfectly on every shot. But you do need to do a bit more to get the ball moving. In any case, you can try and learn to loop that way, it just takes practice.

Crazy match so far between Fulda and Saarbrucken - Jorgic loses from 2-0 up on Kao and Dima loses to Franziska up 9-7 in the 5th... the battle continues...

Different rubber, different playing height, different contact point, different swing trajectory.

This has been the worst flu season in America in a while, Many of us lived through it and survived. Bad things happen to good people. Saying just about anything to push a narrative that you have fastened on to to discredit the struggles of young player navigating tough issues is pathetic and...

If you develop a real backhand, you can put pressure on the 1700 player's blocking. The high level recommendation is to keep the racket close to the head and use the lower body to adjust the height. That has to be a balancing act with one's skill level. but the principle is helpful so you...

You have to realize, many people believe only Asian coaches understand table tennis, not without some justification, but to a point of disregard for great work.

I think they are but there is a cap on the number that can play and the situations are sometimes special (national exceptions). But yes, he won't have that many events he can play in any more. But I am sure he likes that lol.

Only one continental - Dr Evil was speaking generally about getting points.

He isn't responding per se to your specific situation, he is talking more about the limits of the kind of reasoning that make people think slower blades are the only thing older players can improve with. Whether you will best improve with a slower blade or not is not the same question as...

Sometimes, when you return serves like that, it is good idea to stand just a bit further back than you usually would so that the serve has definitely revealed itself by the time you get it. Standing close to the table makes you feel like you have less time than you usually do.

Nah, it could be something chronic and debilitating and might put her out of commission for the rest of her career. Will prevent her from ever winning world championship or Olympic medals which she needs to complete her resume... wait....

Trying to flick half long topspin serves is a mistake, you need to practice judging serve length and be certain those serves are really short and tight (they could be short and still easy to loop). It's more likely they were long and you could loop them with practice. If they are really short...

Not just that but that best of 5 allows you to adapt and learn, it is people who never adjust who never have a chance. Xu handled the serve and receive much better in the last 3 games but he needed to learn it from the first 2 games. I think he was even down in game 3 before getting a run of points

They were cheering for Liang because they felt he was easier for their idol WCQ to beat than Lin Shidong. And it eas very obvious to me.

I still think it was FZD and ML retiring. When is it going to be his time if not now and when the people he used to lose to are gone?

Wang Manyu ‐ warrior mode activated.

I still believe that LJK eas posed with the question by his coach: why not you?