2016 Japan Open Highlights: Masato Shiono vs Par Gerell (Pre)

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[@bluenfly758]

これは素晴らしい試合だ！！塩野とイェレルっていう対戦カードの時点で興味深いし、その期待を裏切らない内容じゃんか！！２人とも最高！２ゲームとかマジで震える！！

[@Soper79]

That 3rd game was pretty epic. Great match.

[@animaysh]

00:49 wow that serve is looking really legal. Nice, straight up toss.

[@VitJazz]

00:55 is even better, textbook serve.

[@chiuuuuuuuuuu]

Masato is so exciting to watch!

[@nvcsadingman]

3:19 turning point Par..........

[@jradovich]

Bravo Masato Shiono! Beautiful match to watch. Per could use a little more training against choppers, there are so few in the top 100 players in the world.

[@AdamOlaso]

did anyone else heard Bernadette Szocs shout at 06:12?

[@fc63457]

I think everyone in Japan heard her.

[@MrPoorplay]

Very nice footwork from Masato, Par's tricky serves couldnt help him much this time

[@abubakar.mehmood]

Masato is as close to Koji Matsushita that it gets in this age, with plastic balls all, though the latter's agility and deft touches is still a milestone Masato is far from achieving. Amazing match. Thanks for uploading this.

[@GGun1t]

Shiono reminds me so much of Koji Matsushita :)

[@TheCrunchycereal]

Shiono is Koji's student ;)

[@republic2033]

good to see a real handshake

[@powertonevol]

très bon match du Japonais !

[@jonyer1980]

Unfortunately Masato is no longer as effective as before with celuloid balls. Blame you ITTF for destroying the choppers and RPH

[@marvinfernandez0607]

even joo se hyuk experienced difficulties in plastic ball

[@inyourface123]

Lol, Shiono frustrated the hell out of Gerrell with nagginly consistent chopping!

[@Princess_Leaf]

Too bad there are so many good Japanese players... I wanted to see Shiono at Olympics :'( This guy is just incredible :D

[@kuroko7771]

dommage par gerell aurait jamais du perdre le 2eme set sinon bravo au japonais qui a fait provoquer les fautes du suédois

[@christianhaugaard2557]

What the hell is Per doing with his serve: Almost any player he plays has trouble with it.

[@fc63457]

Super illegal serve is why. He lunges forward to hide the serve with his body. It's so ridiculous, I can't even see the serve when playing the video frame by frame. The umpires should really get on this because it's absolutely affecting the sport.

[@dolphin1007kai]

塩野さんのレシーブの位置よ笑

[@Aleksandr-be5ud]

unbelievably bad top spin technic. didn't expect to see that at this level.

[@simondaish8770]

First comment :)