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I don't speak German, but looks like Han Ying wants to try for 2028 where she'll be 45. Of course, this is Instagram and she could just be saying this tongue in cheek.

Last Swedish men's singles medal was from Walder (silver) in 2000. Walder and Persson then finished 4th in 2004 and 2008 respectively. Can Truls break the curse?

Yes but Hirano and Ito only have either WTTC or Olympic bronze, not both. You could argue that Hirano is the greatest of all time with her big ATTC win, but in terms of current strength it's hard to say that Hirano with her struggling forehand against SYB is better than Hayata hammering away at...

Hayata keeps Japanese medal hopes alive for now so this isn't the 'worse Olympics ever' for Japan yet. If she gets bronze and above I'll be convinced that she's Japan's true number 1. She's proven that she's a cut above the rest once again by not tripping over the North Korean stumbling block...

Is it just me or could Hayata and Hirano play with more urgency? The way she lost those two points at 9-9 felt way too casual. You were two points away from an Olympic semifinal! That certainly wouldn't be the reaction if she were 3-1, 9-9 against SYS.

Pyon on the board after Hayata saves 5 game points. 1-2,

Two more because semifinal losers will play for bronze.

Hirano and Shin Yubin's post-game comments https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/55f7fa68def980bb504196517b22250f3e226969 Hirano: I started out really poorly. Normally I would have just lost like that, but I was able to win back 3 games. I had a chance at the end, but fell back into old patterns...

Hirano making so many errors and even when they get the rallies going it feels like Shin has the advantage. Not a good start. Miu still not able to guard her forehand/middle well. She's throwing points away while Shin just sits back spinning the ball and keeping it on the table. 0-2 now. Shin...

https://www.news1.kr/sports/general-sport/5497697 Jang Woojin: I'm jealous of Lim JongHoon who does not have to go to the Olympics" "Togami seemed fast and scary on video, but I noticed that he was a bit nervous while we played. His shots also had less power than expected, so it wasn't too...

Calderano showing chinese-level dominance against Jang. Seems like Alexis did well to take one game yesterday. MIU HIRANO vs SHIN YUBIN NEXT.

Liu Shiwen should forever be remembered for breaking the courtesy point tradition. French crowd absolutely amazing for pushing Polcanova forward after that 0-11 loss. Looks like she had already fallen apart mentally by that point but crowd support kept her going to at least put up a fight. I...

Best performance since 2008 where Gao Jun reached R16 and Wang Chen broke records by reaching quarters. But Lily and Kanak's achievements are still worth celebrating because they're both homegrown talent.

WS Remaining Seeds 6 out of 8 remain. I've just noticed that all top 8 seeds and top 8 quarterfinalists are double-inverted players on the women's side. Probably an Olympic history first as 2-3 short pip hitters/choppers would always make it to this round historically. If Han Ying had been...

Responding to this now because it has just sunk in. This is the first CNT Olympic singles loss, man or woman, since 2004. I guess four is an unlucky number in Chinese for a reason. If things had been business as usual this time round China would have gone two decades and four Olympics unbeaten...

Really late timeout for Diaz. Had three and a half games to do it but chose to take it only at 6-7 down in the decider. Pyon followed up with a serve onto the edge 6-8. Gave Diaz a taste of her own backhand punch 6-9. Weird ball that unexpectedly bounced near the edge 6-10. Diaz will probably...

Exactly 5 of the top 16 seeds per gender have been knocked out, but Top 8 of the girls still remain while Qiu and WCQ have been eliminated already. WS Remaining Seeds SUN Yingsha CHEN Meng HAYATA Hina SHIN Yubin SZOCS Bernadette DIAZ Adriana CHENG I-Ching HIRANO Miu JEON Jihee (Lost to Yu Fu...

Khanak vs Gionis 3-0 > 3-2

Yuan Jia Nan keeps French hopes alive with 4-1 over fellow forehand pip slapper Zhang Mo. Paris crowd is absolutely amazing. Hirano Sayaka also commented that the crowd has been supportive of even the losers at this tournament. Things are really heating up after this round. Pavade has every...

He changed shirts during mixed doubles at the benches.