Kanak Jha vs Huang Youzheng | MS R32 | #WTTMacao 2026

Feels like every time we we do a position for you as well. No of course that does. And then he is a shot maker. Second point in a row. He loaded up for that one. Yeah I listed that incredible run to the finals in all of his recent events. But that's a little bit of misdirection there. Mess with Chinese youngster's IQ. I just want to pick up on something you spoke about earlier Joey. So I just wonder how much pressure there is on him. You know you get a wild card. Kind of expected to deliver. Very very good players. Needs to be winning on his service here. And that's the style difference. That set up with that backhand again. Oh he goes high again. And it's high and it's mighty because that's the first game for the man from the USA. Well the previous he has a healthy lead. It's a much better start here. Yeah you don't have the time to throw these huge strokes in. But when you get the chance as he does that is it. He's done that really well time and time again. Oh and that's penetrative. That is beautiful on those immediate post-shot reactions. Because this is a string of points now. Chinese players will have designs on that. But there's so much up for grabs for everybody as there is indeed in this match right now. Because Kanak Jha having taken the one six of the last day just by using the pace that's on the ball and just taking it early. Swarming away. Just love those images. It's a lot riding on that event. You don't want to miss that one. Oh wow. What a get. He almost broke his leg trying to get back to that one. Huang Youcheng. Sent the wrong way. How did Kanak get that to go down the line? Was it a miss hit? What happened? I think he's recovered okay. That is world-class. Because Huang Youcheng's match IQ is off the charts Kanak Jha. Good patience from him. Oh he's missed it. He's had to reach so far Huang Youcheng. You're right. If Kanak gets through you only have to go back a month to Yokohama and it was a straight game's win for Kang against Kanak there. Yeah. Short strokes in the game that's what Huang Youcheng has. But anyway that would depend on what happened. That's another serve and then he's eating a fast one back at him. Four. Two. He can't put the foot down and go any further. Oh he got it back. Five. Wow. Well he gets two outrageous shots back there but fails with a third attempt way way back off the table. Look at that. One back onto the table but there's too much action on the ball. Five. Two. This is an opportunity. This is the opportunity. Watch for Kanak to try and tease a big forehand out of it. There you go. That's where Kanak wins. Met with the greatest respect. Kanak once you got that IQ you were talking about to get through the game. There you go. Kanak knows he can absorb the first big forehand and that Huang Youcheng whilst he hits it can't recover in time. These points are taking on a lot of gloves. There's another one of those. It's tight. It's short. It's touch play. There. That's a decisive move and it's a big one. But this time these serves aren't to win the game. They're to stay in it. Oh and he doesn't do that because he misses the target. A little flick off the net. He served a lot better in that last game. Either side spin or no spin serves that all Kanak. And what it's doing is it's just unsettling. These shots will chip away at it a bit. One. Two. Oh penetrative. Oh he's got the edge of the table and that was out the stroke. It was a shorter one. He knew he didn't have time. Oh another. Oh this is fantastic. I told you I'd said he's a shot maker. If he can use those short strokes to survive the early phase of a point then he can get something fun. And off that shot block he just cleaned house with it. Three. You can see now. He is awesome. He's the American. Well played. Another good service. Just for a moment against the American. But for the second game in a row. Misses. Seven. Melts it but it didn't. It slowed up. Here's the chance. Three game points. Eight. Ten. Nine. Ten. He's content to push long or try and touch short. And that's it. He finally manages to get across the line. Takes that last remaining game point. Who serves? One. Love to come up with more options and more different tactics in this final game and adapt. Just misses. That's full athleticism on show there. A little bit more vocal as well the American. Force connect left or right or backwards. Then you can uncork the power. Oh and he misses. Well played. In all honesty it wasn't a convincing effort from Kanak. Gave his opponent a chance. That might be point of the day so far. Broke out into forehand forehands. Kanak using some instructions and a bit of support cheerleading. Three four. Because they're all little victories otherwise. That time short for Kanak was wonderful. Game plan here you can be sure of that. Part of it is also Kanak not sticking to one game plan. Asking his opponent to make a mistake. He's inviting him to be rash and he was to an extent. He knows where the pressure is and it's on that man. That face tells why. Great shot guys. Four and seven. Oh that's so good because that's a half long serve. I'm not doing that. He's starting to get the first attack in as well. He's got to hit two or three to win this point. Eleven six. Wow. Unable to deal with the serve and that is a mini metaphor if you will there for a match that was really entertained.