There's more differential from shot to shot for Hirano. Though her footwork is not there yet.
She heard me. Adjusted midway through and took game 4.
Qiu Yike speaking Sichuanese to ZYL...
ZYL vs Hirano
5:0, 5:7, 6:7, 6:10, 9:10, Hirano's TO, 9:11. Hirano finally knows when to slow down this time.
6:2, 8:7, ZYL's TO, 11:7. This Hirano feels like the one from 2016. She doesn't force every shot now.
ML was 14 years and 7 months old in that match with Pistej in Mar, 2003.
Harimoto was 13 years and 11 months old in his match with Pistej on Jun 3, 2017.
That's new. Can't find anything. Could it be Liu Yanjun of Austria? He happens to be the coach of the T League team Kinoshita she is on. She mentioned him in a recent Butterfly interview.
https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/201904050001091.html
After Ishikawa's straight-game defeat to FTW, the JNT held an "emergency meeting" for an hour, where "director Baba and Ishikawa's mom brainstormed. Usually, you won't get an hour in a tournament."
https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/201904050001083.html
Harimoto said "ML guessed right on the length of a few serves in game 1, that it would've been a different match had he taken that game." "ML must've analyzed the loss at Japan Open last June, and had the upper hand on all fronts."...
http://sports.sina.com.cn/others/pingpang/2019-04-05/doc-ihvhiewr3450488.shtml
Speaking of this match with ML, Harimoto said that he lost because his "raw strength" is not comparable to ML. For ML, there is no opponent who has advantages and disadvantages, because he is too strong, who can beat...