He still can play for quite a few more years like Timo.

@@Peace123-sp1ej CHUANG Chih-Yuan is also inspirational. He is 42 just like Timo yet still remain competitive.

Fraser has been around the game, in this tournament he hit rallies with several of the professional players. He wouldn't be able to do that if he didn't have some coaching. To say he has no idea is a stretch. What specific statement do you disagree with?

@@PianistsRavel OK, I'll admit it came off a bit harse. The bit about service techniques. If the service is short, no spin why would return it topspin loop over the table? It's an unnecessary movement. You either flick it or as I prefer to play those like Adriana Diaz with the forehand drive if it is half long (though she makes it look super fun with the no look.) One of the reasons the match was so entertaining was that they knew each other very well and are very similar in skill level. If one player is more skilled, the rallies will never last more than 3-5 touches. He hadn't mentioned things about the mindset in big tournaments. He was saying things how mentally strong Dima is and the result obviously didn't turn out that way. I'm sure Dima and his coaching team will have watched each previous match and had a plan. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to close out and I'm sure he wishes he could have changed a few things. It could have gone either way. What he did get right was them being familiar with each other and the more often you play with someone, you are very familiar with their tendencies. It was that way with my coach who was technically many hundred rating points higher than me but I was able to beat him after a few years but struggled in tournaments against non-traditional types which on paper I shouldn't have lost to. I simply was not able to practice enough against different styles of play - which I took advantage of and changed my BH style to short pips attack and it definitely makes a lot trouble for two winged loopers. Even recently, you can see examples like Manika Batra playing for India causing all sorts of problems for her opponents. She uses BH SP Tibhar Grass DtecS with a Tenergy 05 FH. I haven't played competitively in 10 years and I'm able to see a lot of misinformation. What they need to do is have a pro or ex pro on like sometimes I hear Lily Zhang in some tournaments commentating.

all matches would b much more enjoyable without commentary. i often mute sacrificing the game sounds because i cant stand the OHHHHH MYYYY GOOOOOOODnes shit anymore.

No, his serve can't be any cleaner. Only Wang-Chuqin's serve is debatable.