Ma Lin's serve against Waldner

Serving

nabeel noor Asked 14 years ago

HELLO SIR,

What type of serve is ma lin doing at 00:22 in the attached video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTkbTbcvjRM&feature=related

Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago

Hi Nabeel,

It is hard to see exactly because we don't see the contact. I would say it is a backspin serve. The ball certainly comes back on the floor but it is unclear whether Waldner tips the ball or not. If he didn't then it was heavy backspin by the way the ball goes back on the floor.

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