ed ▁player ▁whose ▁best ▁weapon ▁is ▁his ▁fore hand ▁to ps pin ▁drive ▁but ▁is ▁also ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁extremely ▁quick ▁back hand ▁loop . ▁ ▁His ▁bla de ▁is ▁the ▁" T imo ▁B oll ▁A LC " ▁with ▁D ign ics ▁ 0 9 c ▁rub bers ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁His ▁present ▁doubles ▁partner ▁is ▁Patrick ▁Franz iska . ▁ ▁B oll ' s ▁technique ▁was ▁ahead ▁of ▁its ▁time ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two - wing ed ▁loop ers . ▁He ▁emp lo ys ▁the ▁spin - block ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁pass ive ▁block ▁to ▁put ▁more ▁pressure ▁on ▁his ▁oppon ents . ▁He ▁is ▁ren owned ▁for ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁players ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁generating ▁elev ate ▁amounts ▁of ▁spin , ▁especially ▁in ▁his ▁opening ▁to ps pin . ▁This ▁is ▁rendered ▁possible ▁by ▁his ▁low ▁st ance , ▁quick ▁acceleration ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁w rist . ▁This ▁technique ▁brought ▁him ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁success ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁being ▁put ▁under ▁pressure ▁during ▁the ▁cell ul oid ▁ball ▁era . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁pl astic ▁ball , ▁which ▁cannot ▁be ▁im part ed ▁with ▁as ▁much ▁spin , ▁B oll ▁re lies ▁more ▁on ▁his ▁counter - top sp in ▁technique ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁back hand ▁and ▁fore hand ▁side . ▁A ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁him ▁employ ing ▁this ▁technique ▁is ▁his ▁match ▁against ▁F an ▁Zh end ong ▁at ▁the ▁Aust