46^th World Table Tennis Championships

Osaka, Japan · April 23 - May 6, 2001

The Deceptive Backhand of China's Zhang Yining, World #3

Photo sequence by Diego Schaaf, taken at the World Championships, Copyright 2001.

Note how Zhang seems to be hitting cross-court - but at the last second, changes direction and goes down the line.

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