While he is going to kose, he probably made the same point to himself that I made in the other thread. The rating is not playing the match.
Of course, he also probably isn't going to go back home and start changing his game or training specifically to beat Nandan Naresh. I think our points run parallel to each other though.
Ivy has no chance against Bruna next round but that is ok - it will be up to Zhang Mo to try to take down Bruna on the way to the championships, I have those two as the WS favorites.
I really had no expectations anyways for Ivy the minute the draw came out but just hoped she can win her first match. I personally have Lily to win the whole thing, though I wouldn’t mind a Mo Zhang masterclass at all!
2-1 lead for Iizuka. Iizuka having no trouble with Kanak's serve as expected. Typical slow start from Kanak as it's his first match of the tournament, but he should probably start taking over in Game 4.
I was laughing at the implication that Kanak's service game is what Iizuka's chances would hinge on, or that he's better in the rally. He's winning thus far by dominating the serve receive game and blasting at 100% and hitting all of them.
Not just mental strength, he has come back down to earth the last few games and will need to adjust accordingly. Definitely credit to his insane play particularly in the first 4 games.
Yes his ability to adjust is important too. Let’s see, jha still leads
Game 5, but, @pongfugrasshopper, I was saying?
