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3 Japanese men in the opening round. One fails to advance. Who would have bet it was Harimoto?

Ishikawa senpai, fire!

How Feng Tianwei got 2 games is beyond me.

Sometimes I have to quote myself. Hayata just reminds us over and over again that her talent is risky and needs a pressure release valve to be maximized.

What I will say is get better and better at looping with the sweet spot of the racket (or closer to the tip of the head). It is an underrated skill that distinguishes amateurs from pros. That I think is the key to using a faster blade for looping.

I used to have the same view but I changed my mind over time. With a reasonably fast blade, you don't have to do as much to aggressively block or counter topspin and that is one of the most important shots in the game. The key thing is how advanced your strokes are. Garth made a point, but I...

They all play in Germany or Austria.

Hayata has beaten Ishikawa worse before. That was why I did not take it as a big deal.

Yeah, but beating your teammate for what I think is the first time ever after multiple defeats (and in a close match that could have gone either way) is not the same as taking on international opponents in the World Tour. If you doubt this, ask Zhou Qihao.

Kanak!!!! Haters, say your worst... But Uda looms...

The Chinese - sometimes ungracious under pressure... Kanak needs to win this.

Kanak is playing out of his mind...

Well since you seem to understand the issue so well, why don't you propose your solution? Explain what would measure strength while not permitting the top players to play less. Other sports have played around with bonus points and ultimately stopped them. And why don't you point out the cases...

Samsonov is 43. Fang Bo is supposedly 28. I know you want Vladi to retire but let's not mix this up.

Japan should change its Olympic entries from the men's senior team to the WJTTC team + Harimoto - seriously.

How far the mighty have fallen - starring Fang Bo...

It is not random, it is about the stage in the event at which you lost, which is often determined by how well you played. Lucky draws are possible but it works out over time. Just about every sport where major money flows in uses similar WR systems. Anyone can measure strength if you want to...

Pavel Sirucek is in Quadri Aruna's draw in the prelims. Not good...

I think you just need to go for your backhand. You were swinging too tentatively. I was going to criticize the technique but I saw at least two backhands that showed you know what to do, you just didn't finish the stroke most of the time, you kept stopping when you hit the ball. Sometimes you...

It is just my opinion, but one of the common skills that got lost after the hidden service era was how to take the ball late when you are not sure what is on it. I find that the early return serve approach is taught but never the late return approach to safely get the ball on the table with a...