If we're talking 2 different events since the start of the century i'm fairly certain it's just Joo Saehyuk: 2003 vs Ma Lin, 2007 vs Ma Long
My sentiment exactly. And I so don't get it. I seriously have the impression that given a bit more exposure Hashimoto could break to top 10 and stay there giving the Chinese a really hard time. It looks like giving away victories on the JNT's part.
i didnt see what happened in this one but he has been a serial offender in that arena enough times now that im not sure how to feel about him.
He didnt do anything in particular recently. But 8/10 controversial points on YouTube, gauzy is starring on 7 of them! And he always claims the point. He did it again in doubles against franziska and Kaufmann. Although im not quite sure if he did it on purpose or not. Anyway sorry for my rant it was somehow irrelevant. But I just had to get it out of my system
Going 6 games with a guy that probably none of us knew before this week was probably a warning sign. I watched the match against Gauzy and it looks like LGY is moving in slow motion and much less explosively compared to what we've seen from him before.
Zeng Jian has seen better days but it's still not impossible for anyone outside the top 10 to lose to her. Just sucks it happened for Adriana in this tournament.
Youssef is thr Egyptian #3 but beat Uda in Tunis recently. You may not have heard of him but he is not a slouch, he and Elbeiali(the #2) beat Lim and An 3-0 in doubles.
Fair enough. I forgot about that Uda match. I still fail to see how the plug hasn't been pulled on LGY yet but even so he didn't look like himself, as well as Gauzy was playing.
I get you. Youssef also beat Quadri Aruna a team event in Ghana that wasn't much reported in the West. It will be interesting to see whether he can get better. I do agree LGY didn't look sharp but Gauzy can do that to you too.
After Uda, his match against Karlsson was close despite losing in 3 games (8:11, 10:12, 9:11). Same for the match against F. Lebrun at Singapore Smash 2025 (10:12, 15:17, 5:11).
Never expected it to be 3-1 to Japan. To see Yoshimura at the end with tears in his eyes after sitting down after the match was finish. You could tell how much this win means to him by beating the No 2 ranked mixed doubles. If they beat No 1 Wang/Sun in the final it’s going to be cinematic.
