Miu Hirano vs Satsuki Odo _ WS R16 _ #WTTMuscat 2025

Odo serving. There, fast serve. Yeah, very nice. She fed that serving so that Odo would lift the ball. Tend to rise through the air. A little bit like an aeroplane taking off from a runway. Put heavy backspin on the ball, it fights gravity and therefore may miss the end of the table. In the forehand corner. Twice that Hirano has chosen not to hit. Ask Odo to open up. Yeah, and that'll be a happy finish there for Miyu Hirano. She wants the trophy here. And the prize money would be nice. Unseeded, but very good. Anniversary from Wales. Nice backhand down the line from Satsuki Odo. Just watch her push up to lift the backspin. And again, invites the forehand topspin. I love that opening backhand from Miyu Hirano. Look at this opener. Wonderful play. Takes the point. Now seven game points. She even gets the nets back. Well, so I think the yellow card. And that's the second game. Miyu Hirano, two games to love in the lead. With her counter topspins. And she does it again. Invites the topspin. Counter. And then counter again. She's absolutely in the zone. This could be the best we've ever seen her play. A quarterfinal of a World TT finals before. Fukuoka 2024. Someone who's nationally ranked much lower. Hirano. Oh, that was good from Odo. Needs to steady herself now. Again, the extra power in the forehand counter topspin. Rally of the day. Fantastic work. Well done, Satsuki Odo. She's not lost yet. And she knows how good Hirano is. Not if Satsuki Odo can just get... Yeah, a little bit more there. We're just suddenly seeing a flash of inspiration. And she's back at nine all. Unbelievable recovery. Well played, Satsuki Odo. To pull her game together. Yes, she can. In the third. And she did it again. All of a sudden, it looked like the players had completely swapped heads. Touch the edge. So have a look at this play down the line. Well, that's danger times now for Miyo Hirano. Because actually, she played really, really well in that rally. And she'll know that. She played the great forehand down the line and across. Odo was everywhere. Not sure what you're capable of doing. Creates a little bit of uncertainty for a while. You can see there. And again, just a miss there from Hirano. That wasn't bad. Have a look again at this. Well, I don't know about Miyo Hirano, but I'm still in shock. Odo to serve. Down the line into the backhand to take the point. And she's seeing everything. Reading everything. And moving much, much better, Odo. She's finally cottoning on to what... Making sure things are proceeding according to the regulations. And just look at what Odo is getting back now. Hirano throwing everything at her. Odo forced away from the table. She's getting to everything. She's being spread so wide both ways. Forced away from the table. Just won't... The number two seed. And that's it. She's taken it. Saski Odo emerges victorious.