I think that's a bit of a misunderstanding of table tennis tbh. Duran won because he... won :) he played low-spin loops to generate smash-able opportunities, and otherwise retrieved the ball brilliantly he basically did nothing that de Saint wanted him to do. and that's a massive tactical victory. Duran deserved the win
I disagree. Different styles and rubbers bring something different to the game. It would be boring if every player was a Ma-Long clone. Let the better Ma-Long win.
Very clever play by duran
Ça c'est du Ping comme on aime le regarder !
Great match! Duran sure has some strange looking strokes, but obviously effective.
Mathieu was much more interesting to see with his style defence and powerful topspins. He deserves to win
I think that's a bit of a misunderstanding of table tennis tbh. Duran won because he... won :) he played low-spin loops to generate smash-able opportunities, and otherwise retrieved the ball brilliantly
he basically did nothing that de Saint wanted him to do. and that's a massive tactical victory. Duran deserved the win
Good comments by Olah!
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Marc Duran a un jeu dégueulasse mais très chiant à jouer.
What an ugly style by Duran.
Playing no-spin with inverted rubbers and relying on the defender's mistakes. A true anti-entertainment.
I disagree. Different styles and rubbers bring something different to the game. It would be boring if every player was a Ma-Long clone. Let the better Ma-Long win.