The following observations are of course my personal view and do not claim to be the “truth”!
Here comes Wang Wei (USA):
Strengths:
- good footwork
- good forehand topspin against pushes and topspins
- good forehand blocking against topspins
- good backhand defending
- good heavy backspin push with forehand
- very good backhand serves
Weaknesses:
- not a great variety of forehand serves
- no consistent defending of slow spinny topspins down his forehand
- has problems with topsins into his body
- not twiddling often where it would make sense
- backhand block with pips-out not used often enough. The commentator of the first video claims he has short pips, but I doubt this. I would reckon he has medium-long pips. Short pips would have a different flying curve and behaviour when pushing the ball
Suggestions:
- get greater variety of serves especially with forehand
- occasionally pushing with pips-in on backhand side would make sense
- block or smash high pushes with backhand
- block slow and high topspins into his backhand more often with pips-out rubber.
- practice defending with both forehand and backhand when confronted with topspins into his body
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