Game and skills analysis Camelia POSTOACA (ROU)

The following observations are of course my personal view and do not claim to be the “truth”!

Here comes Camelia POSTOACA (ROU):

Strengths:

• very good attacking qualities especially forehand topspin in all situations
• good footwork
• nice use of long pips when taking pushes early above table: Pushlifting the ball thus putting pressure on the attacker
• good backhand defence
• good forehand serves
• nice occasional blocking with long pimples on backhand

Weaknesses:

• sometimes attacking too often or too rushy
• never defending on forehand, not even when it makes sense or attack is not really an option
• not defending with backhand when confronted with topspins down the middle/into her body which would be better than just lifting the ball back with forehand

Suggestions:

• practise defending with backhand from middle of the table
• practise occasional defending with forehand
• practise some serves with backhand
• try to find better balance between defending and attacking

Game and skills analysis Henrique Narita (BRA)

The following observations are of course my personal view and do not claim to be the “truth”!

Here comes Henrique Narita (BRA):

Not much you can say from just one game against a very weak opponent, but:

 

 

Strengths:

• good forehand topspin on pushes
• good variety of serves giving him chances to attack from the beginning

Weaknesses:

• countertopspin too inconsistent
• foodwork okayish, but not tremendous
• no forehand defending
• backhand defence often goes too high
• only blocking on forehand when getting topspins

Suggestions:

• practise countertopspins from behind the table
• practise defending with forehand
• generally get more consistence in shots like forehand topspin