Return just long serve and FH block

Hi Alois

A couple of questions today:

1) There is one particular opponent and one particular serve I have a lot of trouble returning.

It's a BH serve with topspin/sidespin that dies and drops just past the end of the table.

Because it's close to the end of the table, I don't feel confident to swing forward as I would normally do with a normal topspin long serve, which means I tend to come from the bottom and have a low-high swing.  However, this is really for BH serves and as a result I tend to hit long.  What should I be working on?  Should I try to have a more forward swing and just get used to swinging close to the table edge? 

2) I often have a situation where I hit the ball from my FH side crosscourt to the opponent's FH side (assuming he is right-handed).  He is a bit back from the table and has to scramble to recover and hits the ball back crosscourt to my FH.  My instinct then is to FH block it into his vacant BH side (down the line) for the winner.  However, I find it difficult to block a crosscourt shot down the line.  I tend to stick my racquet too far in front I think and end up losing control.  I still get the block in play but it tends to pop up a bit and gives my opponent time to scramble back.

Look forward to using your insights in my preparations for the upcoming season of TTACT pennant competition! 

Many thanks!

Ji-Soo