Top points of Day 4 | #WTTAstana 2026

Sato's well back here, chopping from near the barrier, oh it's heroic play off the bounce from Wang Yidi, Sato still gets it back, oh and she celebrates Yidi, oh it's just unthinkable, rally of the match here, slow spin but dismissed by Dan Cho, probably not at the professional level like this guy, oh a nice shallow shot, feathers the ball up, arcs it deep, top spin fishing shot, chops from way back, races in, yeah clever from Dan Cho, brings him in, takes him out, the match to start with the expedite rule, I don't think I've ever seen that happen, incredible chop from Sato, off the forehand, Kahara biding her time, clips in there but Kahara reacts into the middle but Sato somehow chops back, it's a ticking time bomb, it's a game of hot potato, backhand top spin from Kahara, tries to fool Sato with the touch, nice deep attack but it's defended effortlessly, another chop out the middle, over the table, nice from Kahara, drops it, slaps it, comes back, well someone needs to tell these two that there's places to be for these fans, they were hoping to have dinner tonight but it might have to be a late night takeaway, there she goes again, drop shot, oh no way, no, oh wow, nice drop shot from Kahara, comes in with the backhand punch, off the shallow shot and that was, so runs in the veins for both men, look how good he is at lobbing, Alexey Lebrun, eight all, big show from Otomi Sato, she's going out and out defence Sato, drop shot, oh she's even got that back, yeah there we go, she's won the point anyway, whoa good timing, in front of the attacker, Sato could try and go out and out defence here again, it's our last Kahara, slow spin, she has to win it on that point and she does, nice drop shot from Dan, oh,