Topspin

Topspin rotates towards the opponent. For example (non-table-tennis-related), if you roll a ball on the ground towards another person, the spin of that ball is topspin, except in table tennis the ball will be spinning in the air instead of rolling on the ground.

When you block a topspin ball, the ball pops upward due to the spin gripping onto your racket.

Related Terms

• No-Spin
• Underspin / Bottomspin / Backspin
• Sidespin