Zhang Can has ruled the world of table tennis for so long because her talent, skills and other aspects are top-notch. It's only a matter of time for her to adapt to new techniques and play.
Ito has obvious advantages in playing, but the disadvantages are also obvious. The uncrowned king, who failed to rank in the world, and the ping-pong overlord, who was forced to retire because he couldn't find an opponent, are famous for his sincere acting skills. Zhang Yining, a world-recognized devil in table tennis.
Zhang Yining has always had a fatal flaw! She has been learning table tennis since she was a child. You just can't change your strategy according to your opponent's rhythm, so you will often lose when you meet an opponent with a different rhythm. The coach once wanted to give her up! Later, through her efforts, her inability to adapt to the rhythm of others became more and more serious, but the coach loved her more and more! Because, after a day, all the opponents are adapting to her!
Over the years, even though ITTF has adjusted the rules, rackets and even table tennis for China, it is nothing in the eyes of real masters. You can see your opponent's weakness at a glance and find a way to suppress it. This is the great devil.
Putting aside the so-called equipment influence theory and returning to the athletes themselves, I firmly believe that Zhang Yining's talent for ball sense, technical and tactical level, psychological quality, pressure resistance and adaptability to the new environment are completely superior to Ito's. Let's think of it this way. On the premise of giving two people enough adaptation time and corresponding training to meet the equipment requirements of the other era, whether Ito returns to the organic ball era or the inorganic celluloid ball era, it will be blown up by Zhang Yining; And Zhang Yining came to the present era of inorganic plastic balls, and he is still a well-deserved king.