An Explosive 11–2 Start_ Full Firepower Unleashed!｜Borgar Haug vs Fan Zhendong

TTBL 2025-26, Matchday 11, Saarbrücken and home against D. Selldorf. A classic German derby in the post-Bowl era. Fan Zhendong, Olympic singles champion. Complete Grand Slam winner. He dropped his first two TTBL matches this season. Then steadied fast and found his rhythm. Borja Haug, Norway's left-hander. Two-wing topspin with a lot of control. Ranked around 80-150. He's shown flashes in league play in the Champions League. And he's still building at WTT level. No previous official meetings, this is their first. The clash is all about the first three balls. Fan looks to win early. Heavy serve variation, third ball power, and that strong backhand flick to counter. Haug wants the opposite. Lefty sidespin serves. Short touch and long push to pull Fan out of position. Then open the wide forehand angle. If Fan gets first attack, it can be quick. If Haug controls tempo and placement, it becomes a grind. And that's where the match turns on the key points. Here we go again. Another sidespin. Good ball. Nice. Actually, Haug's forehand is pretty good. He used to play with a backhand. Good ball. He's on the court. It's still good. Backhand. Yes. Strong. Backhand pull. Nice. Score. Now, look. Look, the forehand is gone. Yes. Look at this ball. I told you. He got it. Another long ball. Sidespin. Look, he doesn't dare to move this time. Cut again. And then back to backhand again. Yes. Look, there's no backhand. Actually, you can... Yes. Right? You should give him a forehand. Yes, forehand is gone. Short forehand. Another forehand. Good ball. It's over. Look, one, two, three. And this player. Back to the court. Oh, no. Out of the court. Backhand twist. Backhand. You can feel that there's one more set of preparation. It's also... Good ball. Here it comes. He's got some angles. He's ahead of Wu. He's ahead. Here it comes. If it's a drop shot, he might just go for it. But if he can make it to the next round, we'll talk about it later. If he can make it to the next round, he'll win. Cai Lishan dares to... to drop the board. Yes. I don't think there's anything wrong with me. It's over. I'm not feeling well.