Miwa Harimoto vs Shin Yubin - WS SF - #WTTFrankfurt 2025

When that switch does come. And then the other thing will of course be mental fortitude. And although she gets into an exchange there and punching so effectively as she did in the quarterfinal. You've been a little shake of the head and you've been has improved but it still has room for improvement. There you go. When the chance presents itself. Although that's three points on the bounce now. Oh that's really impressive. She moves within one with the best we've seen of Shin Yubin so far in this semi-final. Exceptional. Oh and she is running and packing and out of the first game. And maybe a small tinge with relief there for Miwa Harimoto. What a stunning end to that game. Oh the other side. Equally brilliant. A flashing forehand. She is playing superbly. My players doing well here. Another point goes the way of Shin Yubin. She was at the start of this game. Okay a couple of minor punctuations in the course. Oh she goes back the other way. That is brilliant from the Korea Republic star. Sprinkles of creativity coming into a game now. Eight game points. Not going to happen this time because that is a fantastic bounce back from Shin Yubin. We have spoken about her newfound grit determination. It'll come down to what's in Shin's head as much as anything else. The games as you say fundamentally not that different. Mother represented team China. Shin not from that kind of background. Yeah. Oh nearly. But I wonder what she's going to start doing more of. A beautiful fade off the half-long serve there from Miwa Harimoto. More vulnerable Miwa Harimoto when the balls hit into her crossover section. Oh this is so good. Three points on the bounce for Harimoto. Now she is fighting back. She clung on for dear life the Korean. But in the end there was no way against that attack from the top seed. Sensational play from both youngsters. 20 shots in that last rally. Oh I'm in one shot. Blazing long there. Then I was wondering what she was going to go for. We don't see a tremendous amount of variation for a lead in this match now. But Shin Yubin can't do it. And maybe maybe one of the micro differences. Shin serving to survive. And she can't. So that might just turn out to be a really really big game. Because having been blown away in the second, Harimoto was playing safe will bring about comfort. But in these big matches in the semis, you have to throw caution to the wind a little bit more. And Shin just too static. Too stationary. And now she's more expansive. Harimoto's there ready to drive. That's the difference. More driving that. When you look back at key moments in matches. Really staring at going 3-1 down here. Harimoto is better. And she dives. It's 3-1. And this has now become a whole lot harder for Shin Yubin. Who's going to have to win all the remaining games if she's to make it two. She may get something lukewarm to then attack. You see Shim is hesitant there when Harimoto pushed that ball. So if you can. Over the table. And there you are. Once she engineers that situation. There you go. But again, she puts away an opportunity to present itself. She needs to create opportunities. There was nothing wrong with what Shin Yubin did there. She's still growing. Don't forget that. Oh wow. Oh Shin Yubin's throwing everything she can at her. She's going to have to force the running. But that's dangerous against Miwa. Forcing the issue to shut that opportunity down. No, flick Shin. Twice then she resisted the temptation to go with a long serve. What has happened here? Snatching Miwa. Oh and now it tightens up. And now. Three of them in fact. There's redemption. A fourth game point. There's a transition. She managed to reset Shin Yubin. And she's there. Massive credit to Shin Yubin who continues in different ways. And at one all area. Be interesting to see who's serving. Serve success rates. That kind of answers one question I was asking. Which is you know what are the factors that are going to determine this one. You've been exploring confidence in your forehand. Quality on your forehand. Service looks as if okay. They're not flamboyant servers you know. Oh well done. Maybe not. Because Miwa Harimoto. Oh was she tentative. Opportunity. It's not to be. So good out wide. He serves. And wins. But for those who voted online for Shin Yubin to win this one. I don't think many people will be totally surprised that the top seed. Justifies that seeding and makes it through to the final. But you know what if you look at that scoreboard. It tells you Fraser just what a part Shin Yubin played in this. And just how well Miwa had to play to get past her opponent. That was a great match wasn't it.