WTT Champions Macao 2026, 9/8-13

[NextLevel]

Truls has learned his lesson from past encounters and works harder to move Darko around before trying to overpower him. That said Darko's ability to bring back the ball and attack loose returns had kept thr match stable. The best match of the day so far for me.

EDIT: Truls tried to use the chop block for one point. A Darko backhand kill reminded him of why the stroke should be kept far away from this match....

 

[M51]

Pretty miserable service point conversion from Darko. Especially considering Truls' FH push receive to Darko's backhand side-topspin serve was... Not very good. A more forehand-oriented attacker would have had a field day with those receives.

*Darko's TO in game six, he tells Mamut he's been serving nothing but BH for five straight games and needed to change it. Bro...

BTW, game six, 5-5, epic rally, commentator starts talking mid-rally. What is it with these people?

 

[J-fed]

Truls for life. He has legit incalculables. True artist.

 

[J-fed]

Bernie about to take a set from Miwa! I guess Miwa is not that concerned but this is legit excellent. She took it!

 

[jonol]

Kallberg vs Lebrun was a fantastic match.

Szocs playing REALLY well. Maybe the best I've seen her play

 

[J-fed]

Kallberg vs Lebrun was a fantastic match.

Szocs playing REALLY well. Maybe the best I've seen her play

1 set wonder. Impossibe to keep that up. The result was inevitable. Miwa is just so fast and focused.

 

[jonol]

1 set wonder. Impossibe to keep that up. The result was inevitable. Miwa is just so fast and focused.

I would love to see Szocs play this assertive in the future though. Clearly she still has room to grow into more of an offensive weapon even this late in her career.

 

[J-fed]

I would love to see Szocs play this assertive in the future though. Clearly she still has room to grow into more of an offensive weapon even this late in her career.

I'm also a big pole vault fan but yes. That backhand is really natural. The wrist! Honestly she knows her level and gave her best. Was totally deferential at the end.
This was as should be.

 

[J-fed]

Holy shiznit.. Hugo going full WWE here. Insane athleticism. Just caution to the wind.. Hard to imagine the extreme attacking mentality. Incredible

 

[M51]

Did Sora bribe the umpires or something?

Should have gotten a 🟨 🟥 by now.

 

[AndySmith]

Hugo and Sora never played each other before? They should be made to play each other every event, lovely stuff. Let's get a rule change in.

 

[J-fed]

OMG. Hugo just going full WWE. Incredible will to perform. Sora is at his best and Hugo not freezing at all. Then Sora works it all out and it's a new game. In most sports, go with the solid guy.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

A good day for Joola. Hugo's power is off the charts.

 

[zeio]

MS QF
Matsushima WR3 (1) 2-4 Calderano WR7 (5) (-9, 10, -5, -12, 3, -9)
WCQ Fangirls: Yeah!
Calderano: You met me at a very Chinese time of my life.

 

[NextLevel]

I was right about Hugo backing off but I didnt realize that was a superpower vs Sora lol. Good win. Sora showed some tactical evolution but insufficient stability.

Hatimoto is now the favorite for this. Thr interesting thing is that he si playing against opponents he has good head to heads against but who have all beaten him. Come on Harimoto, show us the evolution!

 

[J-fed]

Hugo and Sora never played each other before? They should be made to play each other every event, lovely stuff. Let's get a rule change in.

I have no clue about the rules but I know sports psych. and Sora lost his ish there. Even beyond that, Hugo was magnificent. My gosh. He's like Pete Samppras of TT. Love it.
Ben Shelton also won in US Open tennis today. Similarly other world athletic skill.

 

[J-fed]

I was right about Hugo backing off but I didnt realize that was a superpower vs Sora lol. Good win. Sora showed some tactical evolution but insufficient stability.

Hatimoto is now the favorite for this. Thr interesting thing is that he si playing against opponents he has good head to heads against but who have all beaten him. Come on Harimoto, show us the evolution!

Main thing though is that you were right. Well projected.

 

[kindof99]

A lot of players have played magnificently for this tournament: Harimoto, Truls, Hugo, Anton. And these four are in the semi. Well deserved.

 

[Janard]

Imagine we get an all-Swedish men finals instead of Tomo vs Calderano

 

[Rao01]

With all credit to Hugo, am disappointed with Soras performance. He wants to blast everyone off the table, but it doesn't always work that way in TT. He has to think about strategy for each player. He can learn a thing or two from Harimoto. I love Sora, but getting frustrated with his antics. He is young, am sure he'll learn over time.