Backspin is the opposite of topspin. The force is directed upwards for backspin and downwards for topspin. The arcing backhand played with topspin was his trademark shot. The speed limitation of the topspin stroke is minor compared to the backspin stroke. Her forehand is the stronger wing, and is hit both flatly and with topspin. Like Wilding, she aimed to hit forehands flat and with little to no topspin. She could hit her backhand flat, with heavy topspin, or slice [underspin]. Rarely, a player will go for a high topspin backhand, while themselves in the air. He also has a good topspin lob. A baseliner, she hits "heavy balls" with topspin and pace. Zhang Jike's spin oriented technique provides him oftentimes with a topspin advantage against opponents. It has much more topspin potential than the traditional Eastern one-hander. Blocks almost always produce the same spin as was received, many times topspin. Second serves often have more topspin and kick on the ball. The extra topspin made it difficult for batters to connect solidly.