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Hi everyone,
I'm watching the EOSQ tournament @ Guimaraes, Portugal, and then this happens:
Jian Nan YUAN vs Sabina MUSAJEVA, YUAN serves @ 4:50 mark and one of the referees does not even let the ball fall down after the toss leverage and calls for fouls with a penalty point against YUAN.
Ok, so YUAN is known for having a ridiculous high toss, but her serves are pretty straight: no hidding whatsoever, straight toss, not on the table but well behind the line. Her first serve is effective: you can see the ball really sinks down the topsheet and the side/backspin is insane for sure. This is to me how serving should be taught in TT schools/clubs.
So why a referee is calling for a foul @ 4:50 ? to me these crazy serve rules are bringing really terrible situations... I've watched this serve many times, I don't see anything wrong, it seems that maybe the referee didn't like the high toss because YUAN then started tossing way less high, but there's nothing in the rules telling you shall not toss at a specific height right ?
So what is the problem here ?
Why are obvious hidden serves not called, and why is this is one called ?
EDIT: I've listen to the referee's complain "imparting spin from/for the ball", so the referee thinks she's spinning the ball while tossing it ? come on...
https://www.ettu.tv/en-int/playerpage/548716
I'm watching the EOSQ tournament @ Guimaraes, Portugal, and then this happens:
Jian Nan YUAN vs Sabina MUSAJEVA, YUAN serves @ 4:50 mark and one of the referees does not even let the ball fall down after the toss leverage and calls for fouls with a penalty point against YUAN.
Ok, so YUAN is known for having a ridiculous high toss, but her serves are pretty straight: no hidding whatsoever, straight toss, not on the table but well behind the line. Her first serve is effective: you can see the ball really sinks down the topsheet and the side/backspin is insane for sure. This is to me how serving should be taught in TT schools/clubs.
So why a referee is calling for a foul @ 4:50 ? to me these crazy serve rules are bringing really terrible situations... I've watched this serve many times, I don't see anything wrong, it seems that maybe the referee didn't like the high toss because YUAN then started tossing way less high, but there's nothing in the rules telling you shall not toss at a specific height right ?
So what is the problem here ?
Why are obvious hidden serves not called, and why is this is one called ?
EDIT: I've listen to the referee's complain "imparting spin from/for the ball", so the referee thinks she's spinning the ball while tossing it ? come on...
https://www.ettu.tv/en-int/playerpage/548716
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