Ryoichi Yoshiyama vs An Jaehyun | MS R32 | #WTTSaoJose 2026

Quick shout out for Connor, and then in Ljubljana, where I was delighted to be working. He beats Mikiya Udo of Japan, so the server definitely a threat to the number 76. Classics. Yeah, there we see that very, or a two-dimensional arc. Interesting. Oh, look at that. Again, absolute corker down the line. I love that shot. Best shot of the day, possibly. Again, successful. Again, interesting tactics from him. Oh, lovely backhand down the line. Oh, and it's assistant umpire Luis Pablo from the Japanese. That's awkward. He's going to have to change his technique. That's going to be no fun for him. Sidespin loop on return of serve from a short serve. Tries it again, but fires. Great return of service. Oh, Yoshiyama got in against the serve. Oh, look at that. Pride of the backhand. Going as well. So near the floor. So, Yoshiyama, 4-2 up. Backhand across court again. Nice. Oh, lovely backhand. Ripped up a bit of a lead. Oh, just off the side. Yeah, superb backhand across court. Top edge. Sideways. Ryoichi within striking distance of his second game. Well, there it is. And in the end, that was it. So, the Japanese, 61 in the world, gets his third game off to the same thing. Just looking at the table, where it's bouncing. Wow. And Jaehyun starting to set. He'll just have to change tactics a little bit. Played Ryoichi. The backhand to backhand exchanges. And Jaehyun, pretty good. Japan serving and leading still. Oh, nearly down the line. That was going to go. Sorry, sorry. So, he did win the two points on his own serve, but that was such a foul. One point up. Well, yeah. And again, against a rising star in Ryoichi Yokoyama, 22-year-old. Again, Oh, great. Whole of the minute taken up there. Just a quick rethink. Let's see if An Jaehyun has the answers now. Well, and then going into the cross. Very difficult shot to play. Oh, down the line from An Jaehyun. Oh, the blocking from An Jaehyun. How did he keep his head under that much pressure at this stage in the match? And then Doha. Lots of courage, trying to keep their touch. Yeah, again, let's see what he can pull out. Short serve. Plays the first attack, but a great block from Jaehyun. Oh, and there's the backhand down the line. Gives himself game point. Yeah, nice. Yoshiyama takes it. Fourth game to Korea. Nothing can be taken for granted. In the end, Zhou won, and we'll see him playing later today against his next opponent, who's from Chinese Taipei. Feng Yixin to come match number four this morning on this clip. This is match number two. Looking to go one better than that this year. Next month. Yeah, he has been able to serve legally to the satisfaction of the umpires for the last couple of games. Again, the backhand. Finding himself defending against the match now. Five points just gone away from Yoshiyama. Can this number 10 seed from Korea save himself? And yes, he can. In the end, it just fell in the direction of An Jaehyun. A win for Korea. They go through.