FULL MATCH | Hina HAYATA vs Manika BATRA | WS QF |  

She rely too much on the backhand rubber.....

You're a 100% right. Nice to see somebody who appreciates/knows table tennis. To me, those pip players are shameful/non-professional/low class people who only want a fast win WITHOUT proper basic skills. Using different surface rubbers is like playing 2 against 1, absolutely unfair setup. ittf should look into this coz upsetting/unrealistic results also upset us and sports principle as well. To be civilized, we can't ban them BUT we can put them in another comp to let them upset each other but that'll be embarassing and worthless to watch. However, that'll disapprove pips value and it will disappear. Until then we can truly enjoy/appreciate how our favourite players play and trained for. Hello from Australia. (BTW, I am a 73 y.o. penholder Chinese who have lived abroad most my life, only to pick up this amazing sport in late 50's, still loving it).

probably because hina hayata is the shortest.. so the balls are on average lower.. and since Batra mostly hits flat and not loop, her shots tend to overshoot beyond the table (if a ball is higher, it’s easier to clear the net and still land on the table)

Interesting view