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my 1:1 sessions with my coach have become a bit of a routine as we do not work on some new techniques, but its really about basic exercises, and a lot of multiballs (if my condition allows for it) Whats interesting is how i can please my coach. Its not when i make a fluke, that super topspin or...

Difficult to see someone else than MA Long or LIN Gaoyuan win... but its always more open than Olympics or World Championships. Because its not so important, MA Long is perhaps not as well prepared physically and mentally this time. However the young LIN must be very hungry for victory but he...

yes I don't get it , i thought he did very well in his last tournaments ? he just won against Timo, what did he do wrong since ?

Id like to play :-) , ok ok I'll just coach

Played a team tournament today. Bad omen from the start as our top player caught cold and had to withdraw. in our group of 3 there was a very weak team against whom we cruised. Then we played the top team. I think we'd have beaten them if our #1 was here. Our best player today won his single...

I went to the club like every Fridays to have a 1:1 with the main coach but he told me I forgot to book him ! So i had to train with the junior coach, for the 1st time. But it's good to have a change, and he's right handed. I asked him to work on my BH block. I'm quite good when the ball is...

its less for energy itself that i like RedBull but for its caffeine which gives me focus and agressivity. I had a mini-tournament today, same kind than last week, but i was in much better shape. There was 5 rounds this time. 1st one was an easy 3-0 win. 2nd round I was the favourite to win...

Each match is different. First one can face a stronger player that you've played several times and beaten you already many times or a stronger player but you've never ever played together. Against a player who's beaten you so many times, the first thing is to show him you are not afraid AND...

very good news !!! eager to see what Harimoto can do against a top Chinese player now

In London there are 2 venues called Bounce, inspired by Spin. And in Paris there is a bar called Gossima owned by Gatien and Legout.

My technique has improved in the last few years when I realized that I had to be more relaxed for any move. For FH, i do contract my muscle and tighten the grip at IMPACT, but its light, and I'm not "squeezing as much as possible". Also i open the wrist. Maybe before i used to squeeze more but i...

hopefully I'm not a diabetic. However i'm doping with RedBull, not so much in training if I'm not tired, but often in competition. It does give me a physical boost, and pumps me up (motivation, agressivity, focus). But I often notice after the match is over, I feel emptier, and makes the next...

JSH still got it, but he feels a bit old now unfortunately. A younger JSH would have had no problem dealing with Ovtcharov

in recent training + minor competition matches, I feel I'm not fighting enough. When i start losing, i give up too easily, don't recoup. For example, yday training match against a guy that I beat handsomely last time. Last match of the day, i didn't really want to play but he asked me for a...

a rule of thumb if you train 4 times a week, maybe you should change your rubbers 4x per year.. ?

Tenergy is 1.9mm and max if I'm correct...

this league is great for players like Bernie Szocs Samara or Pota who can play more Asian (and Chinese) players. No wonder that Romania won the Euro Championships

well i made an easy prediction at the beginning of the tournament, an all-Chinese affair from the semis. got 7/8 for it Gauzy sneaked in because there was no Chinese in this part of the draw. WANG Manyu and SUN Yingsha, those two will be gold and silver in some WTTC or Olympics in the near...

I hope both become top10 next time and we stop this charade

Arff no miracle for GARDOS... he played a very fine match and fought bravely till the end but it wasn't enough today. His game is close to the table, BH oriented (less pivot than other younger players), i am learning from seeing him play