Tomokazu Harimoto vs Alexis Lebrun | Extended Highlights | MS QF | #WTTYokohama 2026

And hold your breath, because this might be a rollercoaster, folks, to start things off for the number three seed. This is what Alexi's been...attacks aggressively with the backhand. Come down for him. In this reading, that's fans in this packed arena, because both of these can attack so well and defend so well. They can absorb, but that's the second time. With two games down, he had to save four match points before he turned it around. Alexi earns one back. Did you spot the accuracy there? Two serves to come. Alexi Lebrun. Two serves to come. Converts the first. Backhand in and it's game point. Harimoto. I said stylistically it's going to be fun. Got game point. Harimoto. Alexi trying to go before the ball boy was ready. Harimoto didn't care one bit. Game point, the Frenchman. These two are just so well matched. He's been lugging it out point for point here. Here in Yokohama. Harimoto now has game point. And he's got game point. But it's Harimoto. Game point. As he walks back to his corner. And if all of them are like this. We are in for a blockbuster here in Yokohama. Alexi trying to make it. To only is that they wear their heart on their sleeves. Sometimes it does drop. Alexi Lebrun. Shades of Adriana deep. Six unanswered now for the number six seed. Make that seven. Harimoto on the board. But it's a long way back in this second. So good at absorbing the first attack of their opponent. And that's what's making this such a. What? Are we watching? How did that rally go on as long as it did? Gets forced back. He's got to find a way back in. He's got to walk the feet forward. And zero. He even tried to switch hands on this. Now ten eight up. This world. It's in smiles. That's one of the best points you will ever see. And it's back within one. Love all. Another little interesting tidbit about this match. One love. One all. Two all. Edge short. Oh, it was the fake that did the damage, though. He looked like he was going to hit it hard. Four six. Wild card Hiroto Shinazuka earlier. This is the fourth time that they both appeared at quarterfinals at the same champions event as we see. Kazu can win this. It will be the first time that both were in a semi. It didn't. It would have been shot of the day. He's turning up. And he's got six game points. Four. And he didn't need to do a thing to win the final one. But this is a whole different ballgame. Two. Best of seven. That's tough. Love two. Five. Three. Of momentum building for the Frenchman now. Four six. And the Harimoto serve. It would be huge. It's all this wonderful matchup. Seven. Side edge or did it absolutely. Let's have a look. Oh no. It was clean as a whistle from Lebrun. Seven eight. It went down. Tomokazu looked and raised an eyebrow. But Alexi said no. Couldn't see it there. But both acknowledged it. There's no way in this world to describe it. Two superhumans throwing down. He was nearly playing doubles with the leaning ball kid over there. Just eight. Nine. But he is. Harimoto sets up one of the most eagerly anticipated matchups that we've had in decades. Because it will be the relentless battle tested consistency of Harimoto. Reigning champion here in Yokohama. Against the fearless. Creative. New number one in Japan. Sora Matsushima in the semifinal.