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D K Asked 9 years ago

Hi Alois and Jeff
I know there probably was some question like this,but I am not sure if I found it
Who is in your opinion best with (from all generations and from the current generation too?):

1a.FH loop (in terms of power):
1b.FH loop (in terms of consistency and placement)
2.BH attack:
(is/was there anyone who prefers/prefered backhand when he had the opportunity to choose ?)
3.chopping
4.lobbing
5.keeping the rally really long
6.blocking
7.pushing
8.halfvolley strokes
9.dropshots
10.tactical sense and touch?
11.serving
12.receiving
13.sidespin
DK

Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago

Hi DK,

That is a lot of categories. Let’s see if others have some opinions on them.

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D K Posted 9 years ago

And what are the opinions of the PingSkills Team members?

Bennett Brown Posted 9 years ago

2. Kalinikos Kreanga

3. Joo Sae-Hyuk

11. Jan Ove Waldner

Mark Jung Posted 9 years ago

I haven't watched a huge variety, so it's hard to know if somebody I haven't seen much is better, but I'll try for a couple.

1a. (FH power) Ryu Seung Min, the style kinda demands it.
3. (chopping) Gotta be Joo se hyuk
5. (long rally) Maybe Joo se hyuk again
6. (blocking) I feel like Samsonov probably fits here.
10. (tactical sense) Timo Boll maybe?
11. (service) Kenta Matsudaira is interesting. Hard to say though, as in a lot of the match replays the service victories are cut out.
14. (secret category: footwork). Probably Xu Xin, but Ryu Seung Min is an honorary mention for the amount he has to move to make his style work.

Jared Peterson Posted 9 years ago

Blocking and Service = Waldner