Swedish Open 2019

[zeio]

 

[zeio]

She had one great match with Zhang Yining 2009'ish ... and after this no real breakthrough ...

 

[yoass]

She’s smart. She’s tough. She’s fierce.

 

[quanghuysk]

Come on Wang, you didn't play bad today. Just Ito made it bad

 

[yoass]

Come on Wang, you didn't play bad today. Just Ito made it bad

WMY has no honour. This is known because it was shown.

Great that Ito took this. It’s no revenge, no retribution, and certainly no redemption for the atrocity committed by WMY and SYS, but al least it has a little ring of justice.

 

[quanghuysk]

WMY has no honour. This is known because it was shown.

Great that Ito took this. It’s bo revenge, no retribution, and certainly no redemption for the atrocity committed by WMY and SYS, but al least it has a little ring of justice.

I hope Ito will have a good fight against SYS tomorrow.

 

[Caxoera]

A very interesting piece of information from Larry Hodge's book on tactics comes to mind. Waldner was apparently China's kryptonite when it came to studying an opponent for an important match. Larry had spoken to a few Chinese coaches who said that it was impossible to prepare for Waldner because his variations in service and tactics were equivalent to those of 10 players so you never really knew which Waldner you were up against on match day. The Chinese players usually prepare extremely well for any player that they would meet during the WTTC or the Olympics. It's quite an achievement for Waldner to continuously be dangerous in these tournaments for the period that he was.

God is God.

 

[Konrad Bak]

Chinese players have polish personal fitness coach
He is cocky, fatty guy who talks about lifting weights by chinese players but they have only 40-60 kg on barbells when they perform deadlifts on his Instagram
I am like wtf and I forgot he is from poland so for me he is the biggest kryptonite

 

[Janard]

WMY has no honour. This is known because it was shown.

Great that Ito took this. It’s no revenge, no retribution, and certainly no redemption for the atrocity committed by WMY and SYS, but al least it has a little ring of justice.

Technically there is 'poetic justice' in the sense that the umpire who faulted WMY was the same one who first said that Hayata's serve was a let during the WTTC earlier this year. Or maybe she's over-compensating ~

 

[jawien]

Come on Wang, you didn't play bad today. Just Ito made it bad

As much as I like WMY, she could have give more credit to Mima ... Saying that Ito didn't change and it's just I who was playing bad ... even if it's true, it's not polite to say, and besides ... "Ito was on fire!" ; )

If Mima beats Sun today, then I see her winning the Swedish ...

 

[zeio]

 

[mrk]

Wang Chuqin destroyed Jingkun with 4:0 and Fan Zhendong lost again to Lin Gaoyuan.

 

[Garrison]

LGY takes another step towards Tokyo 2020.

 

[Janard]

Good gracious. The deadliness of Ito's serves.

 

[zeio]

Both SYS and Ito have trouble receiving each other's serve.

Ito didn't find and get ahold of SYS's opening in her short FH until G3.

Ito has found her way back in. 2-2.

G5, SYS 1:5, 4:5, 4:6, Ito has adjusted to SYS's serve to her deep BH 80%, 7:5, 8:5, 8:6, 8:8, 8:9(Ito's kick serve), 8:10(SYS ate Ito's hook serve), 8:11. 6 in a row!

G6, SYS's percentage is in free-fall. She's tight. TO by Li Sun at 2:3. SYS 2:4, 2:5, 2:6. SYS is falling apart. 2:7, 2:8, 2:9, 2:10, 3:10, 3:11.

Another ass whooping.

 

[Vlad Celler]

?????

 

[Vlad Celler]

Yes ! What revenge WMY and SYS!

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Mima Ito is AMAZING!!! She crushes the Terminator! I'm loving this!

 

[Janard]

CM: Omg. If I don't win this, my Olympics Singles spot is gone for sure.
LSW: Well, thanks for shielding me away from this pressure.

 

[NextLevel]

Am I the only one who thinks Ito pushes the limits of serving behind the head more than most?