a great final full of suspense
i expected HT to win more easily but he was tense in the first 2 games.
ZJK BH is as good as it was when he was the Grand Champion
but alas he cannot play 2 FH in a row. HT won all the FH to FH rallies.
Basically his footwork is late, or he is not even trying, either too slow or injured I don't know.
Where any top50 player would make a big step to get those balls from FH to BH or middle, ZJK can only make a small one and he's not in a good position. So often he tries the winner on this first FH, but if the ball comes back he's losing...
HT when he was more calm didn't have any problem. He had some pressure to win at home given the result of last week, got a bad start and had to fight with his nerves all match, while any mistake was punished by ZJK. But I think overall, and by large HT was the better player. ZJK had only his BH and his experience and cool for him. He nearly succeeded.
I'm afraid ZJK can't get back better than that unfortunately.
my 2c analysis
