Tomokazu Harimoto: ITTF
Saudi Smash 2024 <1-11 maggio/Jedda, Arabia Saudita>
On the 5th, in the first round of men’s singles, Tomokazu Harimoto (20 = Tomokazu Kikaku / world no. 9) defeated Putzal (28 = Croatia / world no. 48) with a score of 3-2. , entering the second round.
At the Singapore Smash held in March this year, Harimoto lost to a Chinese player and finished in the top 16. The first match of this tournament, in which he aims to win, will be against a European player whose weapon is power ball that he throws from his height of 197 cm.
In the first game, Harimoto struggled a bit with his opponent’s back serve, but scored points with quick backhands and took the lead.
However, in the second game, they were a little passive, and the opponent attacked with a backward drive, and they lost the game, and the third game was also at their pace. Unable to stop Putzal’s strong Chiquita comeback, they took a 1-2 lead.
In the fourth game, Harimoto showed aggressive play by hitting the opponent’s front and aggressively turning with the forehand, winning the match and bringing the score to 2-2.
In the fifth and final game, he played tenaciously with his backhand to take an 8-4 lead, but from there it was rallied to 9-9. However, in the end, Harimoto won two consecutive aces with serve in front of the forehand.
In the second round he will face the winner of Terukora Matsushima (17 = Kinoshita group / 34th place) against Lim Jeong-hoon (27 = South Korea / 25th place).
Tomokazu Harimoto-Putzal 3-2 (Croatia)
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