Truls Möregardh Steps Around Early to Take a Forehand Against Fan Zhendong
Stellan Bengsston's (Möregardh's coach at the 2021 World Championships) commentary:
"The thing is if you have a good ball to the backhand, well Fan is this point [the first one] is more in the middle, so if he had just waited a little bit [he could have gone elsewhere].
Truls step-around here [the second point] wasn't that great. It was only half-hearted I thought. You see he's leaning a little bit. So that is not a good step-around at all. He's way too close to the table and his impact is way too late.
But people, younger players these days, generally play a lot of lot of cross-court. And if they have a very decisive ball to the wide corner, for them to play down the line is not easy. So sometimes you can step around a little early, but then if they make it down the line, you have to take that you know. There's nothing you can do about it, and that's a great shot. But many players play a lot of cross court."
Read the full interview with Stellan here: https://edgesandnets.com/2022/01/27/i...