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Agreed, I think that is because the stroke quality doesn't consistently make him feel confident to attack those balls. That's why I spoke about stiffness because I think once he has the technique and racket head speed to attack those balls consistently, his pushing will go away.

No doubt, the point is not necessarily to complain about illegal serves, the point is that he didn't realize they were illegal, so I am thinking, maybe the serves are not as bad as they look on camera. There were other points I wanted to make, but at this point, Gozo does realize he is who he...

I would work on some stretches and training to improve wrist and arm flexibility and finger usage. Maybe it is your grip, but for someone with your fitness, your game looks as if your arms are a bit locked so you aren't transferring enough of your power into the speed and spin on the ball.

Remember the original quote from our resident expert was "the weight or the mass of the ball does not change." Of course the weight is not the same thing as the mass, whether they change or not depends on level of accuracy and precision relative to the problem being solved. The point was not...

Subtle changes over time but still largely the same concept.

If you don’t think his serves were illegal, are you saying that you could read them fairly easily and you could see how he was contacting the ball on the serve?

Waiting for the right second to pounce...

Thanks. There could be situations where it is considered seriously and needs referee opinion. So I guess the question is whether the referee was involved in the decision or not.

So you are saying that an umpire is *only allowed* to give warnings for the first disturbance?

I understand how you feel. It isn't how the umpire interpreted it and the umpire was justified in their interpretation. It wasn't the umpire's fault that it was match point at 2‐2 in the team match when the incident happened.

It is easy to talk up anything. The proof of the pudding is in the play. Low heavy backspin (or any spin) is hard to attack period and the problem with doing it consistently also comes down to reading the spin and pace perfectly enough to be consistent not just on one shot but for multiple...

Okay. You can ask an international umpire about it. Misbehavior that affects opponent's play can be penalized without a warning, it is a judgment of intent and severity. There is no requirement to call a point where someone interferes with the ability of an opponent to play a let.

Okay. Are you a trained umpire by any chance?

In a sport where most top players are encouraged and groomed within training programs for professional or college aspirations by winning all the junior tournaments, it is always nice to see a player who just plays his way onto the team based on interactions with strong players without seeing...

I think Wong Chun Ting is one of the greatest and most inspirational stories in TT history.

I thought she was done, but somehow, Giulia hung in there and Sarah fell apart.

Will probably still be futile unless Gulia does something special but it was a good win.

I watched the highlights and the match turned on SYS thinking she could overpower Ayhika and the consistency of Ayhika's smash. That could easily have been Sun Yingsha's match under less pressure filled circumstances. But Ayhika had a match where she just saw the ball really well and smashed...

You can give points for misbehavior. The yellow card is not necessary, it is just an opportunity for the umpire to give a warning. You don't even have to warn a player before faulting them.

Again, when the player causes the disturbance, it isn't necessarily considered a let. A lot of it goes to intent, but there is rarely a good reason to make noise while the opponent is hitting the ball and if it is not accidental or a let, and it is stretching the definition of let to make...