Sidespin is a type of spin in table tennis ball where the ball rotates in the horizontal direction along its axis, either to the left or the right. The direction of rotation is different from that of topspin and underspin where the rotation is vertical.

Sidespin is one of the four fundamental type of spin in table tennis along with topspin, underspin, and no spin.

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Mixed spin

A mixed spin in table tennis is a type of spin in table tennis that is a combination of topspin, sidespin, or underspin. This results into an angled rotation of the ball.

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Spin

Spin in table tennis is simply the rotation of the ping-pong ball makes. The ball can rotate horizontally, vertically, with a bit of angle, or no rotation at all. The four fundamental type of spins in table tennis are topsin, nospin, sidespin, and underspin.  Topspin and underspin are vertical rotations

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Topspin

Topspin is a type of spin in table tennis ball where the bottom of ball moves backwards while the top of the ball moves forward. The ball’s spin orientation is opposite that of  the underspin. Topspin is one of the four fundamental type of spin in table tennis along with

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Underspin

Underspin is a type of spin in table tennis ball where the bottom of ball moves forward while the top of the ball moves backwards. The ball’s spin orientation is opposite that of the  topspin. Underspin is one of the four fundamental type of spin in table tennis along with

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