Game and skills analysis Kim Song I (PRK)

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

Here comes Kim Song I (PRK):

Strengths:

• great physical fitness
• very good footwork
• good backhand defense
• good placement when pushing the ball (often placed with forehand into backhand of attacker)
• very good backhand serves
• nice loop defending when forced to
• good forehand smash against weak topspins

Weaknesses:

• can’t read spin well enough as you can see when she is returning ball to high when confronted with a “push-lift”-ball with long-pips by Ito Mima
• no shown forehand serves
• forehand defense too inconsistent and often too high
• forehand topspin too inconsistent

Suggestions:

• practice forehand serves
• practice twiddling
• practice backhand pushlifting with long pips or backhand topspin with pips-in
• practice defending with long pips on forehand