Hina Hayata vs Chen Yi | WS SF | #WTTMacao 2026

Now the other thing we speak about, it's her 10th WTT event of the year, Hina Hayato. And I guess, Joe, the point... Offensive dynamo representing Germany in the last round, but 4-0. Clean sweep with Chenny, so that went... And it's really hard to maintain that once people start focusing on you. No longer are you this... Just this week, Chenny has shown that... I think you might need to come up with three or four game plans to mess with her. And I like that you mentioned the... She's all business at the table. And that seems to be working in her favor. Body at times, and cramp you up there first. Of the two, it looks as if... And with six game points, she... Even if she's not attacking first, she's then taking control of them with a big counter. You've seen a lot of... There we go. How about that? She's nearing perfection on service, 90% success rate. Chenny's just on autopilot. And they've had to carry the burden of expectancy from these fans. But they've grown into this event. And sometimes, something in the water, and... Chenny right now, 12 of the last 16, is starting to feel it. It's the first time... ED. We need to see more life out of Hayate here. She's got to show everyone that she's... Noted, hasn't it? In matches against maybe some of the Japanese, who will always graciously acknowledge things. It's her approach. Pull back in, but she's got wonderful balance for a taller athlete. She really... Can move... Quiet out here, Hayate. I think she might need to make this more of an arm wrestle. Get noisy. She was way more aggressive. Animated, even. He could maybe do with being a little bit more like Masataka Moritono, who's... Often in the corner. That's more like it. A war with Hashimoto. She might just know, you know what, I'm going to quietly go about my business. Keep the heart rate low. Also facing two game points against Chenny. That time, the net favoured Hina. Big time. Very quiet. And I wonder if that's by design. And also, she's running at a pretty good rate. It's 64.2 herself. That's it. You saw the lateral... I love it. Hold the pose. It's like a goal for hitting an absolute beauty. She did. Hayate would touch this serve short. Chenny would bang it long. Hayate would then spin up. Now she's looking for counters. She's... It looks as if that... The old trusty... And I can apply pressure that way. There you go. Again, these are side spin top serves that they're using because you can't really touch them short. So you're going to get an attack. Going to try exactly a similar concept here. Side spin serve. Yeah. There you go. Yeah. This is then... With her forehand, if it comes cross-court rather than the backhand. She did. Celebration tells you, Joe. So the crossover. That shouldn't come back. Which is why she sent it there. That time. But Hayate knew it as well. Yeah, she was there. Again, counters. They want their opponent to attack it. But the only thing is, Hina's attacks have been fantastic thus far. Now, she's fighting for her life here. She's got a lot of weapons in her armory. There's the number four seed from Japan. Gets away from her. Hence the little stamp of the foot there. It's also worth saying in that match... Oh, she hit the table. Oh, is there a bit of damage there? We saw that with Troy. No damage. Thankfully, she didn't hit her hand either. Oh. Got to try and limit the damage that Chenny can do. Applauds it. She walked the feet in. Hayate... She's got to serve really short or really long here. There you go. She shortened it up. It did drift. With a push to the middle. It's another one that clicks the net. Moving Chenny really fast the other way. She stayed in the net. Oh, that was... There was a net along the way. She's timing this to perfection. Is she timing this as a late sprint finish? Wow. It's over the net. It's Chenny's point. Blame the lights, but she missed it by a long way. A little bit in terms of focus. It really works for Hayate and it's that calm approach. Two in a row. Oh, they're all huge points now. Get a game over the line. Is Hayate about to do the same? She misses. Where does she try to serve this? Set it up. So much feeling from Hayate. We go again. Because the... Damage that Chenny can do on that opening attack. That's why she took the... Chenny stay with that heavy backspin serve to forehand. She does. Better from Hayate. She didn't push it long. This game is done. Good on her own serve. I think once she solves the riddle of serve-receive, which is can't push long. To Chenny. She's brought them as far as the finish line. But she isn't able to close the door. First ever champion semi-final. She'd be looking, of course, to try and make it to the major title quest. 3% success rate in deciders. So no problem there. But... Incredible last game. Oh, that was very, very... Set it up. Excessive serve towards the end of the last game. More difficult to attack. And again, the same thing. Massive point here on serve. Better. Longer push. And again. Great tactical IQ. And now she got six match points.