Ask Dimitrij Ovtcharov!

[judah000]

How do find your serves effective to the pros? Although it is quite a basic serve and is very obvoius in the kind of spin you are putting. ( just curios)

 

[Bollforte94]

I am very curious about my second question about that stupid push
I hope he doesnt get mad at me, hehe..

He will find you ..... and kill you (with a lethal backhand of course)

 

[Michal_Z]

I am very curious about my second question about that stupid push
I hope he doesnt get mad at me, hehe..

He will find you ..... and kill you (with a lethal backhand of course)

If it will be that backhand push, it wont be that lethal, lol

 

[Der_Echte]

Why Dima, why did you beat Maze? No, just kidding

I wonder how he feels about his future, what he wants to achieve. He is in fact the most succesful Olympic table tennis player besides the Chinese already now: team silver and singles bronze is almost like the best you can get if you aren't Chinese
How close does he feel he is to Zhang Jike and Ma Long in terms of skill and how is he gonna close that gap? He is still young and European players usually have their peak in late 20s, while Zhang and Ma are almost at their peak now I think. I wonder what his opinion is on this

Uh, I think Ryu Seung Min might have something to say about that... So might Yoo Nam Kyu, who won the first ever Gold in Olympic history... Neither are Chinese, but I get the point of what you are saying though.

 

[Der_Echte]

What I want to know is...

When Dima is doin' hiz BH serve from the FH corner... is he really checking the underside of the table for a full ten count to detect hidden explosives before he serves and goes banannas on BH attack?

 

[Michal_Z]

what i want to know is...when dima is doin' hiz bh serve from the fh corner... Is he really checking the underside of the table for a full ten count to detect hidden explosives before he serves and goes banannas on bh attack?

.. :d .. :d .. :d ..

 

[cmetsbeltran15]

Dima will you be my doubles partner at Los Angeles Open

(joking, won't even be there =[ )

 

[WiWa]

Uh, I think Ryu Seung Min might have something to say about that... So might Yoo Nam Kyu, who won the first ever Gold in Olympic history... Neither are Chinese, but I get the point of what you are saying though.

That's what the 'almost' and the were for xD I remember a certain Waldner being non-Chinese too

 

[Steven]

Hey Dimitrij, congrats on your Olympic medals!
I'd like to ask a question about your game... Many people say your best "weapon" is your service...But which aspect of your game do you consider the best? And is there anything you really want to improve?

 

[Der_Echte]

That's what the 'almost' and the were for xD I remember a certain Waldner being non-Chinese too

That is AFFIRMATIVE, Ghost Rider...

 

[TTFrenzy]

One more question ! I have observed that many times when opponent is serving close to the net at his FH he doenst receive with FH but with BH push (resulting in time reaction loss) and he uses FH flick in very special occasions (when the serve is bad/bouncy) . I see that many times he loses points due to this "unorthodox" way of receiving these serves (though most of the times he is fast enough to recover) , now that he is a world class player isnt it about time to develop strategic FH push or flick ?

Many greetings from Greece !

 

[Thomash]

What do you think about Timo's performance in single event (Olympics)?

 

[Michal_Z]

One more question ! I have observed that many times when opponent is serving close to the net at his FH he doenst receive with FH but with BH push (resulting in time reaction loss) and he uses FH flick in very special occasions (when the serve is bad/bouncy) . I see that many times he loses points due to this "unorthodox" way of receiving these serves (though most of the times he is fast enough to recover) , now that he is a world class player isnt it about time to develop strategic FH push or flick ?

Many greetings from Greece !

In fact, I already asked that one

 

[TTFrenzy]

michal z excuse me i didnt notice that mate , i was so enthusiastic about the fact that we could asked questions to dima so i went straight on postin ! You are right though , but i asked a few more questions about his strokes to his "close to the net" FH area

 

[Michal_Z]

michal z excuse me i didnt notice that mate , i was so enthusiastic about the fact that we could asked questions to dima so i went straight on postin ! You are right though , but i asked a few more questions about his strokes to his "close to the net" FH area

NP

Anyways - when will we get the answers finally???

 

[Michal_Z]

Once again I ask - what is with the answers ??
I saw many posts from Ovtcharov at his FB site, he has even time to upload videos..
So what happened with answers??
I know many are waiting for them!

 

[strangeloop]

Can I +1 this post?

 

[Dan]

Once again I ask - what is with the answers ??
I saw many posts from Ovtcharov at his FB site, he has even time to upload videos..
So what happened with answers??
I know many are waiting for them!

Hi Michal,, I spoke to Dima the other day he said he will do them as soon as possible... fingers crossed

 

[Michal_Z]

Well, he has time to upload videos from his training sessions on facebook..
I really doubt he has no time to answer question

He is just lazy

Or ashamed that we noticed his backhand push on the forehand side

 

[ttmonster]

Agree Michal

Well, he has time to upload videos from his training sessions on facebook..
I really doubt he has no time to answer question

He is just lazy

Or ashamed that we noticed his backhand push on the forehand side