TEACHING THE EVOLUTION OF TOPSPIN
The Evolution of Topspin in Tennis: 3 Revolutionary Drills That Changed the Game By Paul Dale | The 3AM Method How a Match in Japan Revealed the Future of Tennis Andreas Gomez was one of the early players to adop heavy topspin in his matches Many years ago, I was watching a match in Japan between Andres Gomez and Aaron Krickstein. Sitting close to the court, I realised I was witnessing something revolutionary—a table tennis rally on a tennis court! Both players controlled the ball through a tight "funnel" of arc with heavy topspin, creating rallies dominated by ball flight rather than by bounce points. Today, this might seem normal, but back then, it marked the beginning of a new era in tennis groundstrokes. The Topspin Revolution: From Borg to Modern Tennis Long before this, Bjorn Borg had changed our perception of topspin in tennis. Borg hit the ball with much more arc than any other player of his time. Years later, that match in Japan showed me the post-Borg era e...