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Ever heard of the Coronavirus? They aren't even shaking hands or signing scores at the end of matches.

America is a country where people want a strong perception of fairness and individual determination. There were arguments for a long time over how the last HPD wanted to select the 2nd and 3rd spots, so eventually, the criteria were changed to reduce discretion and increase the objectivity and...

Huijing was close to the same level as Liu in the early 2010s. Kanak would likely beat Xin if Nikhil's performance vs Xin says anything. That said, Nikhil and Xin were a good doubles pairing vs Wang Zhen and Hongtao Chen of Canada. So it is not a bad thing to have them together as Xin is...

Fun final but it would be nice of someone could at least challenge Cedric... that said many countries have dominant champs.

No problem. Maybe you missed that Xin beat Yijun already. But depends on which time you looked at the sheet I guess. But the women's side is interesting that two formerly retired penholders come back to make the national team. The kids largely didn't know what to do with them.

Given what you have posted above, you should have announced that the trials are over. Xin and Nikhil join Kanak on the men's side, Juan and Huijing join Lily on the women's side. The final matches won't affect the standings.

You're back at Lily?

I found an extra gear in my backhand today. Usually I stop on my topspin backswing with my handle pointing at the right wall, but I actually decided to take the extra risk of having the handle point towards where I Wanted the ball to go - it requires a grip switch which I am not always happy to...

We definitely should do a meetup in NY. I haven't improved much given that my problems are tied mostly to mobility but I am definitely happy with my technique (other than my forehand but that is what it is).

Well I guess it depends on how you see your game and where you are. For me since I play tournaments I don't care as much about club match results. I mostly care that I bring my best game when I need to. Whatever happens in the club is only as important as I make it in my mind. And my...

I have never been happier with my technique than I am now. You can see what I call an element of sidespin in the video above and my sidespin is probably the least on any backhand in the club. The problem on both forehand and backhand is that hitting the ball really hard leads to my turning...

It is inevitable when you play people who you can always beat. But an aspect of it is now technically solid you are. If you are technically solid, then your level should come through even when you are bored. Sometimes too your opponents are playing well and you are not in the mood to try and...

Hundreds or thousands of people do not die of a disease without people noticing in any country especially an infectious one. No need to be so dramatic.

I think I figured out that for my understanding of backhand topspin, I cannot hit the ball from the back - the only way I can hit a powerful backhand is with some element of sidespin. That said, I find it interesting what difference time can make to one's technique. Here is my technique from...

Yeah, I heard somewhere that choloroquine/plaquenil may be effective.

Paul Drinkhall reviewed Evolution MX-S and said something that I sometimes like to point to when people show me this or that backhand when I am recommending that they adjust the way they hit the ball and see what happens: "Remember, when it comes to the technique and contact point we all do...

What I find funny is the claim that it is the case with every brand, as if we are speaking about the odd delaminated blade as opposed to a strong trend with Stiga. I used to buy and delaminate Stiga blades in pairs. It wasn't worth it. And their dubious QC when building top plies was evident...

One of my coaching friends felt that a high level player could maintain a lot of his playing level if he worked out in the gym and played hard once a week. Obviously his game would become more limited but at least he wouldn't start from zero whenever he got serious again.

Yes. The thing is that every once in a while I try to change rubbers and unfortunately most of my practice is looping ( I am working on changing that). And I can tell when I loop to people with a Chinese rubber like Mercury 2 that I have to put in effort and they don't block my ball long. But...