Xu Xin vs Patrick Franziska | 2019 ITTF Australian Open Highlights (1/2)

[@felix_irgendwas]

PLEASE, can every match be this good and the crowd be this hype? This was the best possible advertisement for our sport

[@elitefamilyparkour]

Can not agree more! These two are real MVP ambassadors of the sport

[@edenyan7237]

True, I met a japaness amateur league player, after watch this match, he was saying something like 'this game represents passion and dream of TT players' and he will get a copy of it to study afterward. I mean, I'm not a player at all, but the fact I can even feel a little of what he's trying to state out there. The last two sets are beautiful game, both side keeps pushing the other one to their limits and stay positive, that side edge ball at 9-9 was wonderful sportsmanship form both of them. GREAT GAME

[@gab5012]

I watched it, right there screaming my head off in the spectator seats, a lot of people wanted in to see a european beat Xu Xin

[@sergeistenkov5155]

This was the best match of that tournament

[@tabletennis9968]

and with such a dynamic commentator

[@vincenzobassano9295]

Franziska...congratulations! You showed to everyone you are a top level player!

[@reinaldopessoa2603]

Indeed

[@zencosuzuki8496]

Patrick is now in the olympic form :) I love it.

[@romanbass7126]

he even showed xu xin is even better hahah

[@polarbear9404]

This is an even game... Balance couldve been to either one. I wouldn't know who would prevail till the last minute. This world has just discovered Francisca from this game!

[@vincenzobassano9295]

@@polarbear9404 truth👍

[@willywey2931]

Xu xin has a strong heart! This match was really exciting.

[@zencosuzuki8496]

Everything to time.... match was incredible. I think large fragments of the game was better Patrick F. But XX finally was able to win this game. I'm very proud of German player. He improved a lot.

[@lightheight]

Everyone has a strong heart after watching this insanity.

[@travelator3035]

Xu Xin’s mental game and experience won him the match.

[@firefist4547]

Totally. These last 3 points were all due to his experience.

[@Twiddle_TV]

I thought Patrick seemed like he was more calm than usual. Hopefully he is improving his mental game too.

[@michaeldoe4805]

Xu Xin had to dig deep into bag of his tricks but managed to come up with a few.

[@gab5012]

If this were ma long he might have lost, he gets to pressured when an upset is possible

[@jeremypcleung]

not to mention his long ass arms

[@やっほい-g2b]

This match is the best in this year !

[@marvind6749]

You know you played some serious counters if even xu xin doesn't even react. Such a great match 👏👏

[@justinmarcot920]

Franziska's forehand smash is bloody powerfull and fast if Xu Xin's forehand is slower and spinnier

[@omerfarukdemir2094]

Franziska should learn to using his forehand more active. His backhand is wonderful but forehand isn’t like that. If he get it he can be #1

[@gab5012]

Patrick deserves second place, he did so much better against xu xin than wang chu qin

[@erstonoutway7281]

Xu Xin said exactly that in an Interview. He was good in shape but couldn't be helped that many balls where beyond his limits.

[@MrFreezebook21]

@@erstonoutway7281 pen holder's weakness is backhand, so it will be the obvious target to attack.

[@kaptenpingpong6089]

FRAZISKA playing sooooo excellent. The backhand is a new lethal style of him. Best of all games during tournament. Congrats XX.

[@gab5012]

all these german players have amazing backhands....

[@D-Z321]

Raging Gab this is new for him. So evident he’s a forehand first player. Super strong forehand.

[@twl90]

Patrick won 65 points while Xu Xin won 62. What a match, good play for both players

[@TheOlzee]

Ha fun fact, cheers

[@johnyeo897]

But how can xuxin won the match?

[@eshizhamsuev]

John Yeo you know I can win a match with 11:9 11:9 11:9 11:9, and you can take 11:1, 11:2, 11:3 games but anyway lose a match. So it’s 50 points of winners and 69 points of losers

[@kerimcabbar7159]

@@eshizhamsuevcan be even 69 vs .44

[@eshizhamsuev]

Cabrera yep, you're right

[@LongTimeTTFan]

Franziska had an outstanding tournament. When the match was on the line, the XUperstar kept calm and just had something extra to move ahead. Credit to both players.

[@menfolks]

Xu Xin has a mentality of entertaining that gave him such incredible comeback.

[@owenyang9543]

amazing game ....Xu Xin tried his best with strong heart!!! i am proud of u as a Chinese

[@le0nz]

I am not Chinese but I'm proud anyways

[@KEmil-zl7xp]

Best match in years for me, what a thriller

[@menfolks]

This was a semi-final game that I felt like it's a final

[@marlon7826]

True

[@polarbear9404]

More entertaining than the final, for me

[@eshizhamsuev]

@@polarbear9404 for everyone

[@eagle12819fjwjcir]

70% of the world is covered by water The rest is covered by xu xin.. Amazing game by both and props to franziska for a world class performance

[@johnyeo897]

Who is water???

[@lovinlife199460]

@@johnyeo897 GOAT

[@MrFreezebook21]

@@lovinlife199460 Poor Xu Xin, he deserves more achievements.

[@igorsimeonov2080]

nice one

[@882828jc]

Xu Xin , again you prove that you are the best after Patrick hit the edge of the table ,you still come back to win. Strong mental game is priceless. All your fans found tears in their eyes.

[@sebastianheuwagen9317]

Wahnsinns-Spiel von beiden. Mach weiter so Patrick. Tolle Leistung.

[@ttime9947]

Xu Xin hat anders gespielt als sonst, aber die Vorhand und Rückhand von Franziska hat so eingeschlagen

[@nikokoch4814]

ist schon lange her das sich ein Chinese so freut einen deutschen zu schlagen super Spiel von Patrick

[@ttime9947]

Vor allem hat Xu Xin bei den Japan Open, glau e ich, noch 4-0 gegen Boll gewonnen. Starke Leistung von Franziska, wobei XX nicht so wie gewöhnlich gespielt hat

[@andrerapp8887]

War trotzdem stark von Patrick.. Bin als Ochsenhausener grade froh darüber, dass er beim ttbl final nicht so stark gespielt hat wie hier

[@starking1187]

This mat Left me sitting on the edge of my seat biting my fingernails. And when XX won that match, I jumped up in relief. Crazy match and patrick played extremely well and his win over fzd was probably not a fluke

[@ttime9947]

I don't understand why XX pushed almost every short service from Franziska back instead of attacking it with his rpb flick. Normally he attacks much more with his over the table backhand flick

[@starking1187]

@@ttime9947 perhaps he lacks of confidence this match

[@timmyzheng6049]

This is just unbelievable. Great performances by both players.

[@boxiangfeng88]

Went to Geelong arena to witness the unbelievable coming back of Xu Xin, what an epic game!!

[@quickestsleetz.1469]

Boxiang Feng I wish I could too

[@prashantkumar9168]

What a beautiful match. Franziska you have earned lots of fans today including me.

[@robertod893]

Perfect camera angle, amazing match, beautiful sport!! Both men played great wow!!

[@TheOlzee]

Best match I’ve seen in a loooong time and there’s been some good ones

[@thomas2001ts]

This is one of the craziest game of both of them. Really enjoyable!!

[@andrewneben7949]

My lord. This was glorious, thank you for showing me the match of the year. I so wish i could go to one of these events live and watch the masters at work. Xu xing is so good at everything, i have to rewatch like six times just to watch the subtle movements and understand the spin.

[@nathanieljohncagas9763]

Really an exciting match. Good to see them battling it up until game 7. It's also nice to see Xu Xin congratulating Patrick with such class. Well done both.

[@callingthecopswinkler4924]

Best Performance of Franziskas career. Really well played!

[@askis32]

One of the best matches of the year so far 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MichaelVJager]

That was the best match of the whole autralian open,

[@gourabroy7874]

best match of the tournament. Both of them played so well.Supported both of them,xuxin a bit more.just Wow

[@junlu4927]

Just witnessed this in Geelong Arena...unbelievable Xu Xin... but Patrick is alone in the match without coach sitting behind nor whole crowd of FANS...what a tough guy

[@kaptenpingpong6089]

Just known.. Yeup, he has incredible...

[@sq6616]

Surprised to see that PF didn't have a coach. Very well played match by both.

[@romancg]

Xiaojun Lu why no coach?

[@junlu4927]

@@romancg I have no idea, just no one showed up on the coach bench

[@rogernguyen1273]

Patrick play better without coach !

[@KapeeshPC]

Craziest match I've ever seen, just incredible!

[@woldemarbauer9295]

This was a perfect example of consistent power of will, mental strength and discipline combined with fairness and great sportsmanship on both sides! This is when both players truly love and enjoy the game and don’t have to regret anything after it regardless of the result! Congratulations to both players!!!

[@mj217she7]

真是一場扣人心弦的傑出比賽，我也是為許昕加油的，他總是能夠在最重要的時刻定義自己

[@RobbieZhou]

Xu Xin is absolutely an outstanding player!

[@edmondtt]

This is the most breath taking match of the year. Everyone would have wanted to watch it in live.

This match is one of the best table tennis matches in the modern table tennis history. It's an epic masterpiece, i don't remember how many times i watched it...

[@MrNilepharaoh2011]

THIS IS INSANE!! LEGENDARY LEVEL MATCH BOTH ARE PHENOMENAL

[@Carlos-mf7mc]

Congratulations, such a great match. Table tennis is in a very good moment having players like them.

[@kevinbachhauskrauter8661]

wow.. one of the best matches i have ever seen!

[@수학신재원]

Wow... this is the most exciting match of this open tournament !! For me, this is ths first time to waycj Xuxin expressed sooo much satisfaction after a match. His mentality was so impressive for me, that even if he had been in such dangerous match point, he attacked with his full power without any hesitation. You deserve a victory. Strong mentality, great skills. The handshaking and encouraging scene after a match is so touching .

[@wonghow]

Xu Xin, you are brilliant ! You made us tense and nervous when falling behind. You made us jump up to cheer for victory

[@richardminhle]

I was there. My heart stoped multiple times.

[@alicetg7983]

can't agree more 😅

[@niallyshere]

that sounds serious.. i'd get to a doctor if i were you

[@johnyeo897]

Who do you support?

[@richardminhle]

John Yeo Xuxin but also Pat since Xu xin won too many times haha

[@0205daimler]

Looking back from 2021, this is still the best game I've watched since 2019. Both players brought out the best in each other.

[@davidoelspur8263]

amazing match, fantastic tournament. beaten FZD, mister falk and very close against XX! forced the number one in the world into the decider, having a matchpoint. im very proud the be a part of Franziskas team!!

[@nagytibor6749]

They were equally amazing ! Thanks for the great match ! We are extremely proud of you, Franziska ! (a European commenter)

[@callmetall1]

one of the best matches i've watched on the channel. It was so exciting and intense

[@nephronpie8961]

Came expecting just another Xu Xin match. Left with incredible admiration for Patrick Franziska. What a match!

[@RyuMasterEX]

No wonder Fzd had so much trouble with this guy

[@weizhang7470]

Now many foreign players are so good.

[@TacticalSocks]

@@weizhang7470 And by "foreign", you mean "non-asian", hehe

[@weizhang7470]

@@TacticalSocks You know, in SC2, they have Koren players and "foreign" players. In TT, we should have Chinese players, and foreign players as well.

[@weizhang7470]

Korean...

[@TravisBaginashvili]

@@TacticalSocks Non-chinese Martin Castro

[@sharonraizor2839]

One of the best matches I have seen in a long time. True competitors.

[@loct824]

真是精彩的球賽，佩服許昕在驚險中的魄力，希望他能延續良好狀態。8:46在不利的局面下會求變突破，就是為甚麼我喜歡看許昕打球。

[@mahdialmasud6479]

incredible match! Xu xin won because of his experience & mental toughness. Franziska couldn't hold his nerve at the very last moment. But a great tournament for franziska definitely. He needs to continue hard working to challenge the top Chinese on regular basis. May be next time he will win. Who knows!

[@thomas2001ts]

Best angle at 1:34 . Pls ittf more of that

[@spaceinvader384]

Wish we could hear the commentator more after some of the crucial rallies. He's the best TT knowledgeable person I've heard on KZbin.

[@punpompur]

5 minutes of play even after 6 sets... man I knew I was in for some good stuff. But this was like a final match tbh. Both players displayed top notch level of skills. My stomach was upset earlier but now I am feeling better thanks to this game

[@dianakuang4866]

给许昕点赞。这么大的心理压力下，只有许昕，也就是许昕。加油。

[@evanzeng9828]

Xu Xin has never suffered so much FH counterattack blast in a single match. Franziska shows a textbook on how to deal with the most intimidating topspin in the world, and he is the most progressive player in 2019.

[@CloneHat]

Not many people in the world can just smash Xu Xin's topspin back at him!

[@aayushagarwal5826]

I read all other comments just to reach at this one. That is exactly what troubled Xu Xin much and I was pretty sure that Franziska will win, but Xu Xin is mentally so so strong that he kept believing in his topspins and reduced the height of his topspins , which became tough to counter for Franziska, moreover Xu Xin started to play touch shots more often rather than just picking up the ball first until or unless he was able to hit a hard topspin first.

[@salvosalva]

I will always be grateful to Patrick Franziska for showing me that a great future for European table tennis is possible (again).

[@nashwang9844]

The 2020 Olympic Gold Medal Winner: Xu~ Xin~~the Cloud Walker, now becoming a truly Storm Fighter!!!

[@nashwang9844]

Xuperman 😆

[@TacticalSocks]

I just skipped to the last minute of the video, and my bpm went from 70 to 125, but I decided to watch it, what a relief...

[@PongGod]

One of the best matches I've seen in a long time!

[@shihyuinchew8494]

Xu Xin is the man. Despite all the technical disadvantages he’s been put through, he’s persevered and come back strong and still!

[@제로-y3c]

It was crazy match !!! Xu xin almost lose, but his mental is diamond! His tactics were so unbelievable!!

[@zahuruddin7424]

Franziska didn't win the game, but won everyone's heart ♥️

[@thomasduran9249]

Super match! Patrick played his best and came within a point to win. Xu didn’t play his best game and had to fight thru bad luck, and the number 1 player in the world overcame his obstacles and showed why he’s the best right now. Match shows that anyone at this level can win if they have luck and a mental edge.

[@graycleary]

Best match I've seen for a while!

[@paulshi2821]

Xu Xin is doing it!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!! Also Patrick did incredible as well what a match!

[@zencosuzuki8496]

And so the hero of this match and of the whole tournament is Patrick Franziska for me. Congratulations for XX !!! Both played very well.

[@920SuPeRmAnN]

I was fighting and yelling for Xu Xin and his game. It was a long long match but he made it thru. THE CLOUD WALKER + ENTERTAINER!!!! ALL THE WAY!

[@apocwarriorSLHP]

Patrick is awesome, Xu Xin is the best, great match! Best game of the year!

[@sskkartik8645]

True sportsmen find their way onto the top respect for both xu and Patrick🤝✊🙏

[@soulfulhand]

Never before in a game Xu Xin so often looked surprised and astonished . Great Job Patrick. Someday you can or will be the Number One.

[@dfy]

Wow! Great for Patrick F. Career. Definitely agree that the match came down to a mental psychological game towards the end. Xu Xin, stayed composed and still managed to give the crowd what they expected to see! Both players gave an amazing match to be proud of.

[@toekneema]

One of the greatest matches in recent history. Franziska played out of his mind

[@bauernkind8595]

Beast performence from both players.

[@ケニーアッカーマン-p4i]

シュシンさすが。 シュシンにはこれから東京五輪、世界卓球でビッグタイトルを達成してほしい。 フランチスカもめっちゃ強かった。 久々に卓球の試合に熱中したわ。

[@fan5188]

The best match of 2019!

[@craigmeyer9172]

Absolutely BRILLIANT match. This is why I love this sport.

[@ottoparts789]

This was definitely the match of the year so far 🔥🔥🔥

[@alexkey6291]

Amazing match! IMHO Xu Xin the most spectacular player at the moment.

[@cuyuanzhao4145]

Xu Xin's mentality is incredible, can always come back even facing opponent's match point

[@hyultracolor]

omg what a match. beyond any words.

[@weerman44]

12:40 Very smart play by Franziska (the slower shot)

[@yyh8607]

this match would be one of the ever classics!

[@uvsl1978]

This is the BEST battle in table tennis ive ever seen!!!!

[@etnermontilla]

I don't know how to play TT but this is one of the best games i have ever watched before...

[@KrsJin]

Brand new to table tennis but I really like Xu’s serve. Thanks for uploading this.

[@abstractexchange5057]

exciting breathtaking match, with a lot of emotions, long rallies with beautiful athletic running around the court and various techniques showing. Patrick Franziska is able to be proud of his performance. He confidently beat the world top player Fan Zengdong in beautiful straight match. Then he gave audience an entertaining insane balanced match against another world top artist player Xu Xin. Xu Xin of course proves that he is the best table tennis player at this moment. But it is really that Patrick Franziska plays equally against Xu Xin. The victory for Xu Xin is defined just by a very small gap of experiment difference. Franziska now feels formula to win against top chinese players and top world players as he beat Fan Zengdong. First of all, accuracy must be improved time by time during his career. Otherwise he will be very soon no difference from new other young players. That is why topspin oriented playing in average far distances is one of the most reasonable style for player career roadmap.

[@rogernguyen1273]

Mattias falk could win against Patrick Franziska he was leading 3-1 !

[@theklpodcast9559]

Quick Game analysis: Franziska's ball placements were almost accurately perfect throughout the entire game. He managed to surprise Xu Xin in the long rallies with very low, rapid counter spins - Xu xin was put in real pressure. At times, he would spin the ball slower and the Chinese would return short. It was a brilliant strategy to change the tempo of the play from time to time because it interrupted Xu Xin's tempo. Moreover, Patrtick's tactics worked so well that even though he committed some forced errors, he still made it to game 7. What a man! During the first five games, Xu Xin struggled with his ball placement. If you rewatch the video, you will notice that he placed the ball almost always in the middle (I refer to 4th ball placement). He probably was aiming for a cross over point, but this strategy even helped Patrick come back with speedy counters. This dragged til the 5th game. But goodness gracious, Xu Xin came back and nailed a service ace at the onset of game 6. He carried on with this energy to game 7 and finished the match the winner! By the way, his last receive to Patrick's serve was top class! What a game!

[@EuThiagoLucas]

Caraca mano, quase venceu o melhor do mundo. Só por isso já se pode se considerar um dos melhores( ou melhor, ele é). Bater de frente assim não é pra qualquer um.

[@Peregrin_Tuk]

👏👏👏nothing else to say both just insane, great match!!!

[@tommymorgan9624]

Great match! I love Xu Xin but daaang!...Patrick is a force to be reckoned with and I suspect his ranking to rise in the sport for sure

[@hamizanmahayuddin5413]

What a great comeback!!! Congrats xuxin & franz.. Both play superbly.. Long live cloud-walker!!!

[@user-bf5um4km4g]

Look at the description guys. It's completely messed.

[@faezmohtar947]

Just wow! Proud to see Fran can did some damage to the mighty XX Hope to see more of the same performance

[@chasefire-o1n]

Nice tactic from franz, long deceptive push in XX wide forehand, and counterloop XX spinny forehand with a rocket to finish the point.

[@gustavoc6812]

Xu Xin seems to have changed not only his game but also his attitude. He's not the Xu-don't give a fuck-Xin anymore. I wish he could have started to play like this before...

[@jediruni]

such an intense battle for the cloudwalker and patrick. neck and neck rallies are amazing. just goes to show with how much practice you have, the more worth it it’s gonna be :)

[@1984ayan]

This is not a loss. This is a great future for Germany and table tennis!

[@andiardiansyah7819]

OMG,ebuset dah! Fransiska backhands is unbelievable! So fast,so strong! I can't see the ball when he smash the ball with backhand! Amazing match this year... Congrats for Xu Xin,and salute for fransiska,no doubt he is top European player right now..

[@piing-poong7650]

Tight match. Franziska was really close to shut down Xu. One of the best performances from Franziska I have ever seen. Franziska, just proud of yourself. I love his backhand's flick.