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VERDONSCHOT Wim vs CALDERANO Hugo

WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026

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Between-game break

VERDONSCHOT Wim
VERDONSCHOT
Game 1
VERDONSCHOT11
CALDERANO5
COACH

Just so that one's head is prepared, that especially on the serve

Timeout

VERDONSCHOT Wim
VERDONSCHOT
Game 2
VERDONSCHOT7
CALDERANO6
COACH

if you play it down the line, keep it short. You can also, as far as I'm concerned, do it on the first phase, you can push it short to him, he has no touch for that at all. Keep it short, keep it short, let him play the first passive ball over the table and then be ready, if he gives it to you half-long, do not hesitate! Do not hesitate! Right into it. Work nicely on the ball, just don't hesitate. You can just play it then, it bounces high. It's short, but it bounces high.

VERDONSCHOT

do inaudible again.

COACH

Exactly. And on return inaudible keep it short? So far he hasn't played any backhand opening on the table. But if, only if you played it really wide out. See if your serve offers itself. If he serves a bit to the side, you can also go long directly into the wide backhand and then you just have to be ready to play.

COACH

If you keep it short, you just have to be ready to open up. inaudible two, three times short, so that he inaudible build inaudible. Be active then.

Between-game break

VERDONSCHOT Wim
VERDONSCHOT
Game 2
COACH

... I can imagine that ...