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That blocker did pressure you, @Richie, and made your game awkward to play. I think you are right in your observation that a different choice in serves, yes, but placement, certainly, might have destabilized his game. NL and Lula have said smart things about your power transfer/balance, and...

IIRC it's a long, long time ago that any of these players mentioned were of chinese nationality.

NEVER underestimate Ni Xialian. Lesson one.

OR ELSE! (Else what? ... Exactly.)

Hi Slupmi, no rest for the wicked. We're not closing for summer, in fact some of us use the summer competition lull to play with/get used to new equipment or to engrain technique changes. Our season's end (region: Middle) has a cup tournament, in which we're participating. We won it two years...

Brak Materiału!

I still did not find a stream anywhere, but the live results are a bit tantalising. Pitchford is continuing his bad streak against defenders, apparently; 4-1 loss to the choppin' dentist. My eyes didn't see anything very surprising, well, except maybe for Samsonov having such a close shave...

All I can find is a live results page.

Wow, what a treat! You do a lot of things very, very well in this footage. Impressive!

Exactly! The best revenge for people messing with you is refusing them to do so.

I agree, it's a part. My point being, if engaging in it endangers your own mental tranquility/focus, well, than that may be a too high price to pay. I too take notice of players trying to heckle me to get me out of it, and I just zone out from that rather then engage in it, for that reason...

Yes, that's what I think too. Not proud of it, but I'm a true 80s TT child. I don't serve out of my hand and do toss the ball, but clearing away the toss hand afterwards just isn't in my system. I don't think I'd be complaining about even if my own serves were entirely faultless, and don't...

“Train more.”

Ok, made it through to the quarter finals, after a tight match. I didn’t play; my foot cramped up during warmups. Just in time to step down and get a replacement in. When we fell behind initially that made me grit my teeth. Even though we won I’d have wanted to size myself uo against these...

Somehow that does not seem to be what these marketing infographics intend to convey.

Visited my old coach today with a friend, we used to train together with him in our teens. We're nearly four decades down the road from there now. Still, there are so much things to learn. I focused on footwork, getting my recovery after pivoting in order. It requires a shift in balance to...

Here's silly lil'ol'me, secretly hoping for one last majestic Boll-Samsonov final at the pointy end of the gender spectrum. And even more secretly rooting for Uncle Vova. At the other end of that spectrum, I took good note Ni Xia Lian there. Good grief! She's still there, and Amelie Solja is...

Relative relatives! Between different rubbers these things get muddy. Yet there is this notable difference between Rasanter R39, R42, R47, R50. Or Nanoflex FT40, FT45, and FT48. Or Fastarc C-1 and G-1. A durometer will tell, but the hand does too. It’s a strange thing; I dabbled with FT40...

Ooh that conical handle looks soooooo fine!

Not so long ago as to have lost the memory of hunger in the meantime, I would have been glad to have the equivalent of $8 to get me food for a week. It's easy to consider such an amount small, trite even, if you've got the money to burn. If you don't, $8 can make a life and death difference...