Miwa Harimoto vs Anna Hursey | WS R16 | #WTTMacao 2026

There's the serve. As well, she is dangerous. And that's why there was a quick switch. It's a wonderful long fast serve. She's competing really well on every single shot. And it's not that her footwork is weak, far from it. It's elite. But, as she clips the edge and... Two serves to come now. Miwa's just starting. Six point advantage now for Miwa. And there's the forehand into the backhand again. Central areas without pressure. It's got to go wide or it's got to go with a bit more pace. Or spin. Because at the moment this is one... And with relative ease. Miwa Harimoto. And that's what I mean about... She's got to aim for that purple line. Or she's got to load it up with so much spin. I see some safety against the Harimoto forehand. The changes of direction. There's the iconic stare of number one seed. Miwa wins the next one from Hersey. Again, it's Miwa who's changing direction. We'll see what comes out of Harimoto here. Aggressive backhand. Again, a little bit more pace. I wonder when she's going to try and find the wide forehand of Harimoto. Right on cue. Stepped too far to unleash that forehand. Might be better off going later in the rally. First can. Again, it's the change of direction. Three point advantage for the number one seed. Home for Hersey. She's got to bump those numbers up. 16% success rate on her own serve. There's a few cheap points that are creeping in. And Miwa Harimoto, who has been challenged by Anna before this year. It's not now or never just yet, but it feels like it needs to happen soon. If not, number one seed is through. Welsh number one isn't able to do back. Net to net we go. She's got to try and get away from those backhand to backhand rallies. Or she's got to try and dominate them. At the moment, everything is not working for Hersey. Won a WTT senior title. It wasn't a feeder level. You need to be feeling 100% firstly. First foray into the wide forehand. The Miwa is jammed. Wonderful table tennis coach that is able to provide all the right guidance. Such a mature head on her shoulders. And you're looking at one of the best. But again, if she's feeling 100%, she needs to target in the future. Three times. She doesn't need them to cheer and motivate her. Quality is shining through, but again, wide forehand. Six match points now. And with relative ease, Miwa Harimoto against an Anna Hersey who didn't look like she was at 100%.