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Now the excuse is injury but the truth is that Cheng is actually improving injury or no injury. But acting like Cheng beating Ito is not an upset is pretty ridiculous but Tony, who I usually respect, is trying to play it cool.

Of course she is a good enough player. So was Hoi Doo Kem. But Cheng doesn't have the achievements that Ito has. Let's stop confusing them. When Hirano played Cheng at World Cup in 2016 in Philly, it was ugly to watch. Cheng is a very good player. Special footwork and forehand Much...

She has not been in the top 10 or 5 way longer than Ito. I am not sure how what I said upset you but there is no need to invent facts to make bad points. It is easy to Google and check the ITTG ranking and see that Ito has been closer to the top far longer, remember that Ito plaued 2016...

When was the last time Cheng beat someone on the CNT?

Her coach uses pips too. Doesn't hurt.

Ito-hype train on pause for now - no point in beating the Chinese if you can't beat Hong Kong and Taipei.

Harimoto has lost to a lot of German players this year - I wouldn't be in a rush to make him the favorite vs Franziska without some hesitation. Rosskopf seems to understand his game. That said, push comes to shove, I would pick Harimoto.

He was playing in the Superleague at a good level recently hence the disappointment. You seem to have missed this.

Not sure whether the original commentary was racist (sometimes success makes you the target of unfair commentary) but in general, most of the world is full of bigots and you cannot tell someone is a bigot unless you really know them as some people disguise it well in public. I know there was...

Guys no need to argue too hard, I think you both made great points.

Fat and cholesterol are good for you so I am not sure why you are running away from them. They only cause issues when high amounts of sugar are present in the blood to damage blood vessels and oxidize lipoproteins.

That's the bottom line - these kinds of changes do hurt for a while but are necessary when you want to squeeze everything out of your game.

Xiang Peng is really young (15 years old or so). Uda does have his work cut out vs Xu, who is a team B CNT prospect if I remember rightly.

The point is definitely worth watching. https://youtu.be/PEnQUwStTyE?t=13242

This!

Looks like US will have 2 ladies in the main draw. 3 boys as well.

Both players are national team players and the one nearer the camera is a legend (Karakasevic). It was likely a practice match. But the quality and consistency of serve and serve return is generally amazing though the approach in a tournament/league match would be likely sharper. In my...

Nicholas Tio had no chance but the other Americans seem capable of winning their groups and making the main draw.

Another way to evaluate forehand quality is how well a player does vs defenders. Again, Xu Xin does very well. Of course so do Fan and Ma. Same for Boll. LJK I need to review. Of course, Harimoto not so much at the moment.

Best strokes, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong - it's a coin toss these days. Of course, from a completely different perspective, Timo Boll is still a legend. Best absolute forehand, Xu Xin. Nothing like it as his doubles play shows.