Nina Mittelham vs Bruna Takahashi | WS R16 | #WTTSaoJose 2026

Nina serving on the backhand side, forehand serve played against Nina in the quarterfinals of the contender in Tunis. It was actually a blind high level all round and just look at that from Bruna. Okay did that very very well from the middle really. Number seven Seed has been playing many a year at the highest level, highest ever world ranking was 12. Up and then down again over there. Oh look at that. Nina unperturbed but it could change around quite quickly here in the second half of this first game. Nina impassive. Oh playing carefully when she needs to. There it is so from nine seven so it's good to see the prize money creeping up in women's game. 300,000 US dollars. Yeah good punch there. A little bit confused as to why that didn't go on. Great retrieving oh and it hit the edge except for the edge ball. Across to the forehand side High thrown serve. Serving just from the forehand side of the middle of the table. In the last match it was tough for Elizabeth Abrami and she never really got a lead in any of the games against Nina Hayata. 5-3 now 5-4 to receive serve in the world number 23. And then the middle hand backhand usually pretty reliable was there. Over the table. Need to take it again. Backhand side and she take one against the serve. Oh she got lucky and she has taken a small net cord. Gives Nina the opportunity. And that one hit with the comfort of serving. Oh lovely work. One more serve from middle hand. Oh she makes that one. Hugo Calderano of Brazil. Tomislav Kutsar from Croatia. Again the middle hand backhand so strong. Home woman Bruna Takahashi to serve. Backhand serve. Hugo Calderano one of his set pieces. Okay so this time changes her mind and decides on the backhand serve. Bruna trying to get her body out of the way. Bruna saw the chance to attack and took it. That time Bruna attacks. Gives the German a point up. Even Stevens and serve to come. Nina is so good at retrieving. The crowd encouraging. Points up. Still gain point to the German. A brilliant return of service from Bruna. So that's all to come. Yeah nice backhand to backhand exchange. Oh look at that quality. Is that a let serve? No just high class. Look at that. Sent Bruna the wrong way. Middle hand backhand holding up well. Not there though. That's the effect of heavy topspin hitting the top of the net. Back in it. 6-3 up. Going to work hard. She has to serve. Can she put this game away? Coming back so often. You can hear the crowd. 10-4. Yeah served it. A little bit of float. Last 16. Really lucky. Impossible shot. 3-1 and the ball's high in the air again at the start of the rally. Just off the side. Spin up for Nina but it's off the end. Nina looking cool there. Played the long putt. Long. Well it's always dangerous to go back of the match. Top of the net. Oh net again but off. Great rally. Just off the side. She's had trouble against the serve but now she's serving. In she goes. Winning on her own serve. Steady from German and serving. So aggressive. Great counter topspin from Nina and that's 10. She's not having to face serve. She's got two serves of her own. Oh and you can just hear the crowd. The long R. In the end it was the German that just held firm despite all of the difficulties.