Dina Meshref vs Lily Zhang | WS R16 | #WTTMacao 2026

It's going to be fun watching this match. Yeah, it's going to be lost additionally from her, but she really mixed it up. Now she's not trying to force them. That's good isn't it? She executed it to perfection. There's something... That backhand, sorry, just the last point on that. There's actually two moments from both. But if I pulled her leg, I should have actually said, no it wasn't. She gave her the point, it was remarkable. A real measure of the woman. I mean she is from table tennis royalty really, being herself. Both her parents played, both national champions. And of course for Lily, she's still the most... So Dina with the three-point advantage in the first here. And she just looks as if she has the upper hand. So much damage to Wang Yiti. At the moment Lily... Not been able to move her that much. See like this? Yeah. This is the Egyptian dictating the direction of the rallies. A bit of fight in Lily Zhang. And expertly done. And again she wins that three in a row. But look at that. She's got side action on that ball. She's delicate. She caresses it. But it's a very significant result. As Dina Mesherev takes game one. Absolutely dangerous. Into the body area of Lily Zhang. She just controlled it wonderfully. Again they go. So it acts like a whip. You see someone like Hugo Calderano. You understand where the power comes through the legs. Lots of rotation. Position for where she wants around the table. Great recovery from Dina there. That was a good serve there. It has to be the win of her WTT career. It would be so easy to switch off. You know what? Whatever happens, I win as an opportunity. For players. More than one maybe. For both the men's and women's. That's too good. Under fire. Maybe make her a little bit more adventurous. Right now though. Yeah, shake of the head. Two of these are drifting slightly towards the back end. So whether she can take it late and attack. See the counter game is just not working. It's too speedy. Unlucky. That was lovely from Dina in front of the pot. She's gone the other way with the previous shot. This is lovely to watch. She's flowing like the Nile here. Big numbers when you get into the quarter final. Right here, right now. It's not working. I don't know if that serve just drifted long slightly. But the counter game. Lilijun loves to take these touches early. Just see if anything can come off the end. Like that again. Liang's head of word there. You can see an immediate change in approach. There you go. Great get. Let's see what we get in terms of the response from Dina Mesra. She found a way to attack first. She gets everything going her way now. There's a lot of work to be done to save this match. But it's a start. Good. Same again. Side spin serve into an area where she's still done very well though. It's a three point lead. Oh no. The dribble up there. She'll look to counter punch. Right idea. I'm going to dig long. And then I'm going to try and counter. The pendulum swings again. And this is in fact building a springboard, who knows, maybe to the quarter finals. It's looking that way because she gets her nose in front. Can Lily get an attack in? This serve receive. Oh, and then again. And another big one. Again, that's a tricky serve. Again, Mesra knows that a big counter is coming her way. Which is what's causing a little bit of... This could be her time. In on the attack. Point. And on the brink of a little bit of history. But it's not to be. Nor is Lily. Oh, there's now an apology from Lily. But to be truthful, she really can... Now, can she build on that? No, because hanging over the table... Back to the backhand. Match point number three. And again, a similar result. And again, they trade. This time on the... Oh, my goodness. Another apology. Now an opportunity. But on we go. She misses. The idea was there again. Oh, and again. She hits for the lines. Might need to be careful about where she attacks to next. Oh, another net. Dina Mesra once again for the second time this week. Celebrates. Arms raised above her head. Both players so full of mutual respect.