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Suga, then you may like this old match between two of my heroes as a kid.
Watching those guys brings back memories (my dad took me to see a team match with those guys when I was a kid). But also amazing how much more effective modern strokes are. Look at how straight Alser was standing! Johansson's backhand, with the top of the blade pointing straight up, was how I was taught to do it. Nobody should do it that way now.
Part of the reason they are not attacking the terrible long serves is they are playing an exhibition and want to get into good points. I hadn't noticed it before, but Johansson's forehand looks very much like Persson's. Ahead of its time for sure.
IMO, the speed is influenced by the lack of speed glue more than anything else. These guys could easily play at a very very high level with this technique. They aren't getting as much on the ball because of the equipment. And they don't look as large with their swings as these guys, the other Hungarians:
But even the modern Chinese players select some swings like these for certain balls, just with more body motion. nd the common trait again is that they have slightly slower rubbers on the forehand. But if these guys has a Tenergy, their strokes would shrink quickly. The whip is just excellent.