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What is Sidespin in Table Tennis?

Rotation about the vertical axis that makes the ball curve in flight and squirt sideways off the receiver's racket. Most serves mix sidespin with top- or backspin to complicate the read.

Example: The sidespin serve broke away from the table and off his racket wide.

Related terms

LoopTopspinBackspin (underspin)PushChopBlockSmash (kill)Flick (flip)
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