Miwa Harimoto Prithika Pavade _ WS R16 _ #WTTMontpellier 2025

Now you've seen their WTT head-to-head. 3-0 for Miwa. Opportunity here, that's... Tight serve, and then she immediately sends it back to the middle and creates some space from the table. Miwa Harimoto, 11-9 in Game 1. That's the one that took the feet out. And she's got the momentum. From down 5-9, whether it's a factor or not, could have been. The break off the back edge here. Former English coach, Cookie Allan Cook. Shallow chop block, but it sits up high enough and Miwa's there to capitalize on the opportunity. Serve set up and placement. And this is even better. Slightly more common, yeah, it's a long pendulum serve as opposed to the one before. Just quite shocking. To make sure you get it right, you don't let it slip. And now it is 4 game points for Miwa to get that 2-0 lead. And the door is closed to Game 2. After a tight Game 1, there was no comeback this time around. Miwa got better as the points got more important. Patient play and spin, but Miwa well calibrated on the other side. Last match, right? Taken, Pavard says, who's with me? Who's coming with me to game number 4? Everybody in the arena. Ooh, fortune again for the French youngster. Her spin on the third. Safely, it was predictable. Chop and you're a fan? Close the racket. Game points for a decider for Pavard. But Miwa saves one. Pavard was on that ball until the contact. Open side of the table, but still a very fine margin. Well, she is dialed in and focused. I think Pavard's playing well. The way Miwa's playing right now, it's very understandable that she's not. This is unstoppable determination. And this one gets away. It is 9. Came out clean on the other side. And it's Miwa Harimoto, 11-4. To finally get through Prithika Pavard. In a night that had extended, it was one more match. With five games, Miwa had a lot of battling to do. You talk about momentum, you talk about home court advantage. None of that was Miwa's tonight.