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FRANZISKA Patrick vs HARIMOTO Tomokazu

WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026

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Between-game break

HARIMOTO Tomokazu
HARIMOTO
Game 5
FRANZISKA4
HARIMOTO11
COACH

... don't go, inaudible waiting to pull back ...

COACH

because he leaves the middle open, inaudible it's better to go. From there again ...

Timeout

FRANZISKA Patrick
FRANZISKA
Game 6
FRANZISKA4
HARIMOTO5
COACH

Watch out! Did you inaudible did you also do sidespin-underspin or was it always sidespin-topspin?

COACH

He is now always waiting so close, you have to play long once. Once, so short, short, long. Long into the middle. And when you play short, really into the forehand, he's now stepping around more with the banana flick. There he has an advantage. Play short to the front and if it drops short, long again so that he cannot play the banana flick.

COACH

Or long middle. Change that, yes? Switch the serve once, straight backspin. That short one a bit further out inaudible also the second time, and once long, long middle, that inaudible. And otherwise just stick to it, stick to it.