Although they’re largely overlooked, grips are the foundation of all the strokes in tennis. Where you position ... put the racquet flat on a table, close your eyes, and pick it up; or shake ...

But none of them inspired his unusual grip. It came from a Chinese player named Chen Jian, who trained at his hometown ...

Strictly Come Dancing star Paul Merson had great footwork on the pitch with Arsenal but now has to learn to jive. He has been ...

Grip strength, as it turns out, can be a reliable measurement of overall health – even an indicator of the potential health ...

This is the way to hold the racquet for the serve, volley, sliced backhand and smash. It is known as the chopper grip, because it is the way you would hold an axe. It allows you to swing the racket ...

The incredible story of how ping pong transformed a nation. Presented by Matthew Syed. 1. China’s first World Champion In the first half of the 20th century, China was not much of a factor on ...

Chen Meng defeated fellow Chinese table tennis player Sun Yingsha in six sets (9-11 ... and she was the runner-up behind Liu Shiwen at the 2019 World Championships. China maintained its grip on the ...

Athletes are assessed and allocated a number between 1 and 10, depending on their functional ability - reach, muscle strength, locomotive restrictions, balance and ability to grip the bat.

Paul Merson has always spoken openly about his gambling addiction, which has cost him £7million during a 30-year battle with ...

The sport follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation with only slight ... balance and ability to grip the bat. In the wheelchair category, those competing in class 1 ...