Almost every single player tries to get all the balls in his forehand, but Kreanga has no fear to use his backhand, in fact his backhand is his killzone that opponents fear!
Kreanga would have had a better chance if not for so many unforced errors/mishits. I have to say that the video quality of these TT matches is fabulous!! Nice job!
Wait, wait, it gets even better. What if he could play superbly with all sorts of rubbers? Smooth, long pips, short pips, medium pips, antispin. Now thrown in the aggresive chopping play of Joo Saehyuk, and the fantastic court coverage and retrieval ability of Koji Matsuhita. He could now switch bats every set and completely screw with his opponents rhythm. I think this is the future of the sport.
Lovely to watch - good relooping rallies. But highlights the gulf between European and Chinese...the Chinese time the ball a lot earlier with more angles robbing the opponents of time.
@ravaneli55 I believe it is because of the soft rubber he uses: T05FX, forces a more around the ball technique to get the most out of the rubber and indeed produces the characteristic curved trajectories. Far less direct and easier to return. More rally than finish style.
THE BEST BACKHANDS OF K A L I N I K O S K R E A N G A 0:23,01:40,02:47,03:45,03:52,04:12,05:00,05:53,06:45,07:11 and the best rally 07:31 and the best rally 07:31
주윤종 Kreanga struggled against Ma LIN. But he he‘s beaten many world class players throughout his whole career. He beat Boll in the 2002 German Open, 2002 Pro Tour Grand Final, 2006 and 2008 World Cup. You really can‘t say „poor Kreanga“!!!
Hey guys, guys... what if we were to take the forehand of Ma Long, the backhand drive of Zhang Jike, the backhand loop of Kreanga, and the blocking finesse of Waldner, and create some sort of uber table tennis player?
Kreanga's strokes look awkward but effective, nonetheless. Timo, on the other hand, seemed more relaxed, spends less energy and more pressuring = better strategy and techniques.
