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Truls also has a powerful forehand and rallies much better than Ito. I know it's the men's game but he was able to handle himself against WCQ blow for blow.

India 3-2 Romania. 4th seeds out. Batra shows her growth from 4 years ago. Batra: I'm still India's No.1

2-2 for India and Romania now. Will come down to whether Manika can perform against a more traditional European player. Similar matchup happened for the 2020 Olympic qualifiers where Batra beat Szocs only to get trampled by Dodean in the decider, costing India their Olympic team spot. Now...

Batra 3-0 Szocs India 2-0 Romania Szocs doesn't seem to perform well at the Olympics. Failed to reach her singles seeded position in Tokyo and Paris. Also more wins than loses in the team event. Sreeja 11-8 Samara. Indian girls have really amped up their forehand. I thought this would go down...

Would make more sense to play Miwa in 1 and 3 so that she can get used to both singles and doubles.

a lot tougher than expected Japan first to finish again. Didn't pay attention to the full match but Hirano definitely had her ZJK gene activated in G1.

JNT finally listened. Only because they were forced to with Hayata's injury. My preference would be Hayata/Miwa doubles though because Hirano is still their best bet against CNT in singles. Will be interesting to see how Hayata performs and if she can sustain herself until the finals. Otherwise...

Nina hasn't withdrawn yet. How long before a match are teams allowed to call for replacement?

Hayata is also just one bronze WC away from a bronze grand slam. Completely doable but not sure how consistently and in what format WTT/ITTF will host the World Cup especially after the 4-game group stage controversies. I don't think any other female player is closer to a bronze grand smash...

Post Bronze medal match report and comments from Hayata Tearful Hayata with left wrist so badly injured she could not enter the bath alone. "God is cruel" Painkillers successfully injected 5 minutes prior to playing. "There are no ordeals that can't be overcome" (lol these Japanese headlines...

Post-final report and comments from Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha What Chen Meng whispered to Sun Yingsha after being crowned champion https://finance.sina.com.cn/jjxw/2024-08-04/doc-inchmhru2518032.shtml CM: "There were no losers in this match. We took home Gold and Silver for China once again...

Post bronze medal match reports and comments from Shin Yubin herself [Olympics] 4th place Shin Yubin. I'm determined to train diligently for much longer. https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240803051200007 Shin Yubin, who had lost all four matches against Hayata before today, failed to reach...

Both Hayata and Chen Meng prove themselves today

Chen Meng goes up 3-2. All their recent encounters have finished in 6 games. Can SYS break the pattern?

Initiative completely with Chen Meng right now. Didn't expect that after game 1.

Can SYS be the first ever Olympic champion to not drop a single game?

Great performance and sportsmanship from Shin. Amazed at her maturity especially at this age. 4th place but she can still hold her head up high. Hayata's hard work finally pays off. From being wrongfully denied an Olympic spot, constantly fighting off injuries, and being compared to her more...

No point difference in Olympics for 3rd and 4th place?

She was wincing and holding her playing hand during one of the timeouts/breaks between games.

No wonder Hayata played so tentatively. I thought she had heard Zeio calling her stupid for overhitting. Some of those blocks were really good though. But those bad receives were too much to recover from.