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The umpires certainly don't

Another crucial moment fault

WCQ misses a high ball again, maybe that's the key to beating him

Bobrow subtly questions the legality of WCQ's serve then backpedals to save his social credit score.

Incredible way to save match points. I thought it would be 0-3 for sure after Felix lost deuce in Game 2. Pity to not have taken at least one of those deuce games but he fought all the way till the end.

Not 100% sure but seems practically unheard of. Switching grips would mean relearning every single stroke mechanic again, not just backhand but forehand, service, touch shots, etc. etc. I'm sure they can still play at a high level but you're talking about top level where every inch of advantage...

is there any chance for France now that they've lost doubles?

Harimoto's playing great but it looked like he gave the initiative to both LYJ and Karlsson towards the end. Against FZD things were a little different but losing 3 close matches like this indicates that his style/temperament still isn't enough for the big stage yet.

Shan Xiaona: Our German Men's team is really strong. I hope they get a silver medal. I don't have a chance to medal in singles anyway, I'm just focused on having a good time. Without Han Ying, our team medal chances are very low as well. Kaufmann: No Han Ying, No Nina? No problem! I eat pimples...

That makes Wan Yuan the first ever PPP card. Wasn't even sent to Durban 2023 (not even for WD or XD) and only made the Busan 2024 team because Han Ying was injured. Plus Germany gets to enjoy 4th seed positioning on account of Mittelham and gets drawn into the easiest quarter and still has...

I doubt this German team could beat China's no.10-12 players. In any case, Wan Yuan, like Qiu Dang, is German born. Shan Xiaona said that they frequently exchange language notes since Shan isn't fluent in German and Wan isn't fluent in Chinese, by native standards anyway.

Annett Kaufmann absolutely unstoppable. Not sure if Nina could have done better. Born 2006, just 18 this year and if she keeps up this performance she'll be a shoo-in for singles LA 2028. India still have a chance to take the last 3 singles but they've made things very hard for themselves.

Umpires ironically wasting more time giving out yellow cards than players are naturally discussing tactics between points. If they want to enforce no time wasting they should explicitly rule out discussions in between points or use a timer. Absolutely ridiculous.

They got the matchup they wanted in Jang Woojin vs WCQ, but I wonder if it would have been better to place their newly minted bronze medalist Lim Jonghoon in doubles instead.

India swapping Kamath and Sreeja shows that they are banking on Kaufmann not knowing how to play long pimples. It'll be harder for Kaufmann to take two points this time, the only way I see them winning is doubles + Shan + Kaufmann.

Thailand and Japan stick with their R16 lineups. Together with Korea, placing the third player in the ace spot seems like a common strategy with this team format. I also recall Singapore experimenting with it when it first came out at 2018 WTC. On the other hand, India, Sweden, Romania, Men's...

Jeon Jihee fulfils her dream of getting into the medal rounds and facing China. After reliably winning points 1 and 3 for her team at three consecutive Olympics, Lee Eunhye finally comes through for her by winning the third crucial point. Bergand might have been a sure win on paper, but I'd bet...

Exact same strategy as Tokyo 2020. Shin Yubin to play against a chopper if we go to a decider. Makes sense this time since Lee Eunhye probably will have no problems against Swedish no.3, at least on paper. Also I like how JJH's Chun Li hairstyle is so iconic that even the Korean media has...

Draws for r16 are ridiculous and does a disservice to teams with a chance of medalling if they draw China or Japan early. I would love a return to the Beijing 2008 format. If they are concerned about running over time they can have a knockout stage for the last 8 seeds first. Remaining 12...

Correction, first time for a home-grown USA team.