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Exactly. He lost to a good player. It isn't what he wanted, but it was what he could do.
This. It's easy to watch from the couch and be like he should've done this, should've done that. I'm fairly certain Harimoto and his coaches know better than anyone here and did the best they could at the time.
Harimoto might as well have won the match, would anyone be saying that he should've gone more full out or served more long if that were the case?
Darko's backhand is super powerful and he played very well. Perhaps he still would've won if Harimoto changed tactics. With such a close scoreline I don't think you can jump to too many conclusions.