Do you apologize if your opponent misses a serve?

[Tinykin]

After benefiting from a missed serve, the player said, "I'm getting better at those". Everyone had a good laugh.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I say thanks to them. But here, ppl don't even apologize for net balls... instead they say, you saw that good shot?

well, when someone gives me a lot of net or edges, I will say, "after the game, come with me, we going to buy the lottery ticket together"

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

So, the coolest I've heard, after a net or edge shot was
I'm sorry, but not really.

 

[Topspinslinger]

Here in the Netherlands it is common to apologise, I accually never heard someone say thank you. Although once a team did clap and cheered him on for some reason. I'd say just stay quiet or say sorry

 

[JHB]

This is where the old 21-point scoring system came into its own - "Four more of those please !!"

 

[lodro]

I do not mind apologizing when i do something wrong but apologizing for something
that the opponent did wrong sounds really stupid to me:
Sorry you put this one in the net
Sorry that shot was too long
Sorry you missed
Sorry you got the top-edge

I mean, c'mon guys this is after all a "battle-game" 😁

 

[BobFL]

I go with Nadal - Sorry but I'll take it

 

[turbozed]

Here in the Netherlands it is common to apologise, I accually never heard someone say thank you. Although once a team did clap and cheered him on for some reason. I'd say just stay quiet or say sorry

Looks like it's common in Denmark too. Here's Anders Lin reflexively saying sorry when Noshad misses a serve:

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