This match indeed shocked the world!!. Ma Long on this match outsmarted Wang Chuqin, changing his service to a reverse pendulum that was effective, using tactics to expose Wang's wide forehand, and being closer to the table so he can pull some Waldner blocks, which, after the 2nd game, caused Wang Chuqin to lose all his confidence. That is why Ma Long is the GOAT of modern table tennis!! as he can still beat world number 1 despite being out of his prime.
Yeah I think Ma Long came in with an unexpected and adapted game and really wanted the opening and following set even using a time out just in the first rather than saving it to break WQC confidence
I actually expected and predicted this outcome. I got flamed when I say Wang Chuqin is nowhere close to the prime Zhang Jike or Ma Long. Noobs here don't understand the game. I also correctly mentioned guys like Fan and Liang need to slim down to gain that speed edge around the table. They aren't gonna be as consistent in the long term.
In general, the current official balls weights of 2.7gr is the most hurdle preventing table tennis to spread popularity in social sport. A new lightweight 2gr standard balls must be the future for table tennis. I personally see that lots of commercial table tennis clubs owners convert their facilities into badminton/billards/.. facilities. They leave out of table tennis busines. They say that almost of all table tennis beginning players can not dare to sacrifice few years for training to reach the level of playing amateur games of the current heavyweight 2.7gr balls table tennis. So almost all new players leave table tennis after few weeks trying before they can get funs from playing amateur games. Commercial table tennis clubs owners always lose almost all their new beginning players clients after few days of trying. You can understand : life is busy, nobody, except professionals, wants to pay few years for training to reach possible level of playing amateur games. The new lightweight 2gr balls soound so werd. But lightweight 2gr balls really very easy to play for beginning players. Lightweight 2gr balls table tennis require few weeks for training to reach level of playing amateur games of lightweight 2gr ball table tennis version, instead of few years for training to reach level of playing heavyweight 2.7gr table tennis version. Lightweight 2gr balls will pull and keep more billions of new players, and togethers create big markets for table tennis equipment/services business. HEAVYWEIGHT BALLS ARE STUPID FOR BUSINESS, FOR TABLE TENNIS POPULARITY, FOR ENTERTAINING, AND FOR SOCIAL PLAYERS TOO (PLAYERS PAY MORE OFFGAME TIME FOR GOING PICKING-UP BALLS).
@@sanchirkh6019 With this match it feels like ML and FZD kinda swap styles. I saw FZD's forehand has become somewhat like ML's since last year. Maybe that's the reason why FZD has been slowing down a bit while adapting.
Ma Long woke up this morning and decided to be an entirely different player. Backhand dominant, reverse pendulum serve, never opening with a forehand loop, playing from middle of the table. Amazing tactics and execution.
A Ma Long style change for the World Cup. Bringing his reverse pendulum as the go to serve and receiving serves with flicks rather that his usual close to the table touches. Also, his BH was so strong this game, probably the best I've ever seen of him.
I was trying to compare his BH to FZD, but FZD's backhands are simply so powerful that no one can return it. Ma Long's BH are jaw-droppingly accurate, especially the angles on some of these were mind-blowing!
And when he faced Lin Gaoyuan his reverse pendulum serve didn't work. So he changed to a BH serve that helped his comeback to 3 games down. His ability to adapt is unmatched. THat's why his the GOAT. And his BH, to my naked eyes, is stronger than FZG at this point.
@@jwxujerry Ma Long's BH is actually not as strong as FZD, but he uses his BH for the corner spot as a one shot one kill trick, unlike FZD using his strenght and speed to force opponent to receive or give up the ball
Very good tactic from ML, targeting WCQ's wide forehand and the middle leaving WCQ only options to play inside out forehand from the middle or forehand down the line to break the pattern which are very risky shots. WCQ was unable to find the answer to that, plus ML looked faster and fitter today like a glimpse of his prime. This is really much the only time I've seen a 35 yrs old 4-0 the current World No.1. What a legend!
@@the100thtimelord2 He was definitely faster than he has been recently. Especially, if you look at the rally at 11-11 in the 4th game, ML was able to recover both the wide backhand and wide forehand. ML in the recent tournaments wouldn't be fast enough to get to those.
I've never seen Ma Long use his backhand so well. Even though it wasn't his best weapon, it was incredible. Extremely accurate. Ma Long no longer has the same physique as before, especially due to injuries, but he is a genius, which is why he is the GOAT. Always looking for the best quality in strikes
WTF did I just watch?? Ma Long is completely unrecognizable here, reverse pendulum serves and accurate backhand shots...he almost broke WCQ's knees three times with the angles of some some of those backhand shots. A 4-0 beatdown of World #1 by 35 yo Ma Long shows why he's the GOAT. He completely changed not just his serve, but his entire style.
In Olympic 2020 prime Fan Zhen Dong has to play mind game with Ma Long and get confused when there is no coach around. And yesterday the next victim is Wang Chuqin suddenly has to face Ma Long's reverse pendulum serve and backhand dominance along with a relax mindset. Ma Long is aware he couldn't do the power play with Wang anymore so he changes his strategy in this game. That's why they call him The Dictator
So happy to see Ma Long dominating like this. That was awesome. The world number one just got DICTATED. Ma Long just 4-0 the world number one! How cool is that?!
I was watching the live stream yesterday and I was surprised to see SO many cross court backhand shots from Ma. Almost looked like he never had problems with his backhand. This is who Ma Long is, he can dominate anyone
Ma Long ‘s win against #1 WCQ shows, he is like the IP man without aging.. , great smart revenge against the last defeat against WCQ here with 4-0 , what a match! One should never miss this one in the history of Table Tennis.✌️
Incredible, i watch Ma Long playing since 2009. He was always strong in his style, but this time it's another level. It's like he's reviving the style of Zhang Jike from his memories.
Since when the Dragon won a match could be a big upset? Yes I know Wang has been a big star for awhile, but Ma Long was and still be a legend, he just won Olympic recently, he has lots of experience dealing with the next generation. Even 40 years old Timo boll could defeat Lin Shidong (who took down Fan) or Samsonov at his end of career could still upset Lin Gaoyuan, I think it's normal that at this moment Ma Long can still take down top players. I hope Ma Long could win this tournament, I wait for this for so long.
Before this their record was 8-2 in favour of WQC and the last 6 matches Ma Long played against Wang resulted in his defeats including the World championship semifinal though I think most of them where close matches . So recently Wang was considered a bad matchup for the GOAT. But Ma Long found an answer today
I still remember when I first time watched Ma Long’s game 14 years ago. At that time I thought this young man would certainly become the next big thing. He made it as I expected, but he lasted way longer than my prediction.
Not to mention his game, the timeout he took in the first set was incredible. He knew exactly what he needed to do to win, and that's why he is the GOAT.
the first thing i notice in this match is that Ma changes his receiving position to the middle of the table, which was never seen before. what a major adaption! i guess he really wants this one, and it serves the purpose. congrats!
Ma long found something in chuqins playstyle that he kept doing for the entire match. Its amazing how even the top level players still have instincts that are so hard to fight against
I don't think he crumbled. He fought tenaciously till the end. The score was 12-14 last game. An example of crumbling is Harimoto who lost 1-11 in the last game.
@@Independent_Man3 it's true he fought well but he didn't adapt, his strategy remained the same but his confidence fell throughout the game - this is a crumbling game plan. Comparatively Ma Long has faced adversity much more and knows how and when to adapt against different players
@@Rekke_yt Ma Long learned to adapt after facing these kind of crushing defeats at the hands of WCQ. Table tennis is all about adaptation, and WCQ will surely adapt too. It's too early to count him out after one bad loss. He's still World #1 for a reason.
@@Rekke_yt I 100% agree that Wang Chuqin did not change his strategy. Wang Chuqin is so used to overpowering his opponents with powerful and fast strokes that he never bothered to add more depth to his game. Ma Long is just a more versatile player.
Incrível a forma que ma long consegue se reinventar-se. Quando a adversário pensa que já o dominou em nível ele vem com novidades e inovações no seu jogo. Isso que o faz ser um lenda viva .
M.L .. the LEGEND .. the GOAT .. redefined PERFECTION against the current No.1 W.C.Q .. comments will NEVER do u justice .. wish u all the luck in the Saudi Smash my GOAT :)
Wang Chuqin đã phải trả giá về sự kiêu căng ngạo mạn và anh ta sẽ còn tiếp tục trượt dốc Hãy nhìn Ma Long dù bao nhiêu giải nhưng nhân cách luôn điềm đạm hiền hoà và vui tính- nhân cách của tượng đài bóng bàn
Tại sao lại nói WCQ kiêu căng và ngạo mạn khi mỗi lần dành chiến thắng trước ML đều cúi đầu và bắt tay để thể hiện sự tôn trọng? Có lẽ ngta nhìn vào sai lầm trong quá khứ khiến cậu bị đình chỉ thi đấu để đánh giá nhân cách hoặc do gương mặt cậu có phần lạnh lùng để nói rằng cậu ta kiêu căng? Cậu ta đã phạm sai lầm trong quá khứ nhưng cậu ta đã nỗ lực để thay đổi. Đúng, tính cách ML hiền hào và dễ mến nhưng WCQ chưa từng thể hiện thái độ trước người đàn anh. Chính cậu ta đã thừa nhận rằng mình đang phải cố gắng để điều chỉnh cảm xúc và biểu cảm khi ở trên sân đấu, cậu ta nỗ lực nhưng lại ko đc công nhận. Mọi người không theo dõi các phương tiện truyền thông TQ nên kbiet WCQ đã từng nói rằng cậu ấy cảm thấy bản thân ko xứng đáng đứng bên cạnh những người giỏi nhất như Fan, Sun và Ma, nhưng cậu ấy đã dùng nỗ lực để có thể tiến đến gần hơn với họ. Nhiều người ko thích thậm chí ghét WCQ vì cậu ấy đã đánh bại ML và FZD nhưng ko ai biết rằng so với tất cả mọi người cậu ấy phát triển chậm hơn rất nhiều. Trong 2 năm từ 2022, sự phát triển quá nhanh khiến cậu ta ko kịp trưởng thành, tâm lý chưa đủ hoàn thiện và chắc chắc đây chưa phải WCQ mạnh nhất. Cậu ấy hiện tại chưa có gì ngoài 1 HCB VĐTG nhưng chắc chắn cậu ta sẽ đạt đc nhiều hơn thế. Những ng ghét WCQ ko hề ít đi chỉ vì vậu ta thắng nhưng những người tin tưởng và thích cậu ta sẽ tăng lên. Ngoài SYS ra thì WCQ đang là một trong những ngôi sao trẻ bóng bàn đc quan tâm nhiều nhất ở TQ. Lý do để ngta ghét WCQ nhiều thì lý do để BHL đội tuyển TQ tin tưởng cậu ta ở cả 3 nội dụng tham dự OLP cũng rất nhiều. Chính ML cũng từng đứng ra bảo vệ WCQ thì lý do gì khiến mn ghét cậu ta đến vậy?
Thất bại này ko cho thấy WCQ yếu, nó chỉ chứng minh rằng ML quá toàn diện và vững vàng. Ở TQ họ nói rằng WCQ là đứa trẻ do ML dẫn dắt, hãy cho cậu ta tgian để chứng minh cho thế giới. ML mãi mãi là tượng đài ko ai có thể vượt qua nhưng đừng đánh giá thấp hay coi thường WCQ, cậu ta đã leo lên ví trí số 1 TG khi mà tất cả đều hướng về FZD và ML, cậu ta sẽ ko bỏ cuộc. Dự luận TQ cũng có xu hướng tin rằng cậu ta sẽ trở thành Grand Slam nam tay trái đầu tiên trong lịch sử. Ko ai biết điều đó có thể thành sự thật ko, chúng ta hãy để tgian trả lời điều này. Chỉ mong mọi người có thể tôn trọng các vđv
Khi WCQ thắng ML thì ngta bảo ML bỏ cuộc, ko ai thấy anh khao khát chức vô địch ra sao. Đừng bao giờ đánh giá thấp trái tim của 1 nhà vô địch, 1 huyền thoại. Nói ML nhường WCQ thắng chẳng khác nào bảo ML bỏ đi cái tôi của mình.
@@baokhanhngo1080 bạn nói dài dòng văn tự quá…Wang là 1 người vô cùng kiêu căng ngạo mạn và nhân cách cậu ấy đang được ko chỉ liên đoàn Bb Trung Quốc nhắc nhở mà thế giới đang thấy đó là điều cần sửa đổi để cậu ấy sau này hoàn thiện…chứ không nên là 1 đứa trẻ có tài mà thiếu Đức
This game is key. Ma long is receiving backhand on the short forehand serve. He has now figured out how to beat WCQ, he will win the next olympic gold.
I think that ML has to be selected above WCQ and FZD to play singles in the Olympics though. If he gets selected, I have no doubt he'll take gold. I was never convinced that WCQ was Ma Long's "kryptonite". Whenever WCQ beat ML, he was not in "Dragon Mode":) Here, we see that even relaxed dragon mode can take down world #1.
WCQ is not that weak. The key of this game is ML was very comfortable, he said he didn’t expect to win but 1 or 2 game, that’s why he called timeout in the first set. WCQ now takes responsibility in 3 events. That show the coaches believe him. He has just reach the top for a few months, he didn’t experienced enough. But after this game, I believe that he get the biggest lesson of his career by far. The future is long, let the time answer how far he can go
ML has never played like this before showing he is different from anyone else. But this was the problem with WCQ. He was so confused during the match with the brother who he get used to for 10 years
Finally!!, so much to learn from Ma Long. All those laurels titles are justified again. It is not about being prime or not, when you are competing at that level for same title, you need to prove there is no room for excuse. He showed the world why he is a legend. Inspiration
So happy for Ma Long!🥳👏💪🏓 He finally defeated his kryptonite, Wang Chuqin after years! Really nobody thought that he could beat the world no. 1 4-0 even at 35. The Greatest Of All Time for a reason! Never doubt the Dictator!
Ma Long is really changing his playing style to more likely the energy saving yet effective technique. The experience sure have a big role in his style now. I see that ma long is a little bit dark without any noise of cho le.. he is calm and ruthless now. Just kill the ball without expression.
Few things that Ma Long do very differently in this match compared to his previous matches: 1) Using the reverse pendulum as his default serve. Its very to see Ma Long use a reverse pendulum serve. He usually only use it when he's losing and can't find a way to defeat his opponent. But in this match, almost 90% of his serves are reverse pendulum serves. 2) Targeting Wang Chuqin's wide forehand. For some reason WCQ's wide forehand is an apparent weakness for him this match. Many times in this match alone he had to lunge and dive just to save the ball played out wide to his forehand which he miserably failed most of the time.
That and I would say that playing closer to the table was key. He knows that going power for power against WCQ in this stage wouldn't work so he kept the game and the strokes close, genius game plan
I think #2 is basically what FZD used to do to Ma Long. His BH was very powerful and he exploited ML's forehand. We are seeing somethingn similar here, the only difference is that FZD's backhands are incredibly powerful, while ML was insanely accurate with his shots in this game.
Ma long taking an early time-out and secured the first. In this match, Wang seems unsettled and worried, right from the start. Very good chop blocks displayed. Masterclass performance today! Every exchange is table tennis at its best. Amazing rally at 11-11 in the fourth set!
Ma Long reverse pendulum action goes so hard. And although his style changed for this match he plays like he’s a lot younger and at the top of his game🔥
changed his playstyle and service game quite a bit, Ma Long. Compared to recent matches, seems to help. As if he re-invented himself, opponents have been surprised, wow.
اشک من از خوشحالی ریخت مدتها منتظر خلق این حماسه از سوی مالونگ بودم. مالونگ توانست تغییر فوقالعاده ای در تنیس روی میز ایجاد کند و این کار فقط از یک بازیکن افسانه ای به نام مالونگ بر میآید، ادامه بده اژدهای چینی من ❤
Finally. This is the reality. This is the first time in the last few Macao finals where I've seen ML play his normal game. Previous matches he was letting WC hit through him and making many uncharacteristic unforced errors. Look at ML here. Very few unforced errors -look at 2:07 - plus annihalating WC on the wides. Michael Jordan of TT. The real world #1.
There is probably no one who can match Ma Long in his Strategic and tactical gameplay . He's literally playing a game of chess outsmarting his opponents every step of the way !!!
not only physical....ma long is mental...thinking this game and changing to suit the opponent....zhendong would lose to a blocker who cant loop better than him and wouldnt change the game where he would allow the blocker to do some attacking to counter ....ma is very different bringing variation to his game......the GOAT indeed
Wow! Number of rallies Ma Long won was very impressive. It’s not like Wang Chuqin was playing bad, Ma Long was just better, looked like a different player. Schooled the world # 1, 4-0 🤯
Ma Long changed his serve to reverse pendulum against Wang Chuqin because he wanted to put pressure on him and make it more difficult for him to attack. Reverse pendulum is a tricky serve that can be difficult to anticipate and return.
malong é o unico chines que comemora , isso eh top de mais muito bom , tem carisma , garra, e sabe a felicidade do seu trabalho, não é seco como outros , bom de mais é isso ai malong
Watched this LIVE yesterday and it was so shocking to see this in full. Ma Long's timeout in the 1st game, his backhand blocks to the wide forehand. Wang being affected mentally, struggling but just couldn't take this one crucial game. Seeing the summary one day later and it's way less impressive than LIVE, I will try to watch LIVE more often - it was so intense, almost got a heart attack. Everyone in LIVE chat was speechless, stunned, baffled and amazed by Ma Long's performance. I have never been more wrong and was 95% sure Wang will win and does not have weaknesses...... GOAT proved everyone wrong once again, as did Boll for that matter. Experience, flexibility and mindset is everything. Harimoto crumbling seriously against Lin Gaoyuan, I'm so pumped up for the finals. Ma Long's victory seems likely and he really should replace Fan Zhendong in Olympic singles 2024. Ma Long and Wang Chuqin should face off again in Olympic singles finals 2024 (even though I don't want the Chinese to win ^^)
je n'ai pas connu toute la carrière de Ma Long mais depuis que je le vois jouer, je ne l'ai jamais vu à un tel niveau. On aurait dit Federer en état de grâce. Son revers qui est habituellement son point faible a été fantastique et, sur ce match, je n'ai jamais vu un tel niveau de ping chez aucun joueur sur le circuit.
His backhand was never weak. Idk why people keep saying this. He only struggled against backhand players like Wang Hao or Zhang Jike. Everyone else he destroys with his backhand.
@@saleem2991 parce que dans la plupart de ses matchs, il fait beaucoup de fautes en revers. Ses adversaires le bloquent en revers pour éviter son point fort, son coup droit (sans doute le meilleur du monde).
@@saleem2991 d'ailleurs, si wang chuqin a autant joué (sans succès) sur le revers de Ma Long, c'est parce qu'il sait que c'est comme cela qu'il le bat habituellement.
is it me or am I getting Koki niwa vibes from ma long's playstyle this match. Its a new sight seeing ma long's playstyle being more calm and composed here
I like Ma but rooted for Wang because I always root for the next generation. Turns out succession isn't automatic and the next generation must earn it.
@@ВадикКаринда, очень похоже на это. Сначала Ма договорился с младшим Лебреном, затем с Тогами, ну и Ваном. Осталось договорится с Гаоюанем. Главное, всё предварительно отрепетировать, чтобы было убедительно, как в игре с Ваном. Но, а если Гаоюань выиграет, значит договорился он.
Ма показал свой реальный уровень. Не ясно, почему он упрямо так долго с одной подачей и без скруток с бх играл? Очевидно что должно быть некоторое разнообразие в тактике д. Наконец-то кто-то умный его поправил и вот он во всей красе расарылся
Reverse pendulum serve from Ma Long is similar to a pendulum serve from a left handed player except that it is going to Chuqin’s forehand. The sidespin generated by Ma Long’s reverse pendulum serve was strong enough to force Chuqin to return it to Ma Long’s backhand which he used to produce quicker returns to Chuqin’s slower forehand. To counter that Chuqin tried to use his backhand to return Ma Long’s reverse serves which in turn gave Ma Long the space to attack the return ball to Chuqin’s exposed backhand side. Either way Chuqin was fucked unless he could figure out the exact bat angle to give strong return of serves to Ma Long’s forehand or somewhere else other than Ma Long’s back hand zone. Chuqin didn’t have enough time to figure that out and it cost him the match.
If we are talking about pure talent capacity and capability this is really what MaLong is, i miss his prime years and we loyal fans got a reward for it, but if we talked about luck probably the original camera angle helps haha kidding aside but yeah i miss seeing him in this attitude inside the court
This match really proved me once again that I was thinking Ma was just pretending and training others kindly, but he is still outstanding in all areas and wins if he wants at anytime he will getchya 😅😅😅
This match indeed shocked the world!!. Ma Long on this match outsmarted Wang Chuqin, changing his service to a reverse pendulum that was effective, using tactics to expose Wang's wide forehand, and being closer to the table so he can pull some Waldner blocks, which, after the 2nd game, caused Wang Chuqin to lose all his confidence. That is why Ma Long is the GOAT of modern table tennis!! as he can still beat world number 1 despite being out of his prime.
well said, they way he adapted is beyond incredible
well said indeed.
Yeah I think Ma Long came in with an unexpected and adapted game and really wanted the opening and following set even using a time out just in the first rather than saving it to break WQC confidence
I actually expected and predicted this outcome. I got flamed when I say Wang Chuqin is nowhere close to the prime Zhang Jike or Ma Long. Noobs here don't understand the game. I also correctly mentioned guys like Fan and Liang need to slim down to gain that speed edge around the table. They aren't gonna be as consistent in the long term.
🎉🎉🎉the goat
Don't even need to discuss why he is the greatest of all time.
I still remember people comparing him with Waldner a few years ago.... LOL
@@CrAzzyWakExactly 😂😂
The debate was settled when Ma Long won his second Olympic gold and second Grand Slam
In general, the current official balls weights of 2.7gr is the most hurdle preventing table tennis to spread popularity in social sport. A new lightweight 2gr standard balls must be the future for table tennis.
I personally see that lots of commercial table tennis clubs owners convert their facilities into badminton/billards/.. facilities. They leave out of table tennis busines. They say that almost of all table tennis beginning players can not dare to sacrifice few years for training to reach the level of playing amateur games of the current heavyweight 2.7gr balls table tennis. So almost all new players leave table tennis after few weeks trying before they can get funs from playing amateur games. Commercial table tennis clubs owners always lose almost all their new beginning players clients after few days of trying. You can understand : life is busy, nobody, except professionals, wants to pay few years for training to reach possible level of playing amateur games.
The new lightweight 2gr balls soound so werd. But lightweight 2gr balls really very easy to play for beginning players. Lightweight 2gr balls table tennis require few weeks for training to reach level of playing amateur games of lightweight 2gr ball table tennis version, instead of few years for training to reach level of playing heavyweight 2.7gr table tennis version. Lightweight 2gr balls will pull and keep more billions of new players, and togethers create big markets for table tennis equipment/services business.
HEAVYWEIGHT BALLS ARE STUPID FOR BUSINESS, FOR TABLE TENNIS POPULARITY, FOR ENTERTAINING, AND FOR SOCIAL PLAYERS TOO (PLAYERS PAY MORE OFFGAME TIME FOR GOING PICKING-UP BALLS).
This 35 years old player change his stratergy from forehand dominant style to backhand dominant style like young players. He is GOAT.
the backhand strokes reminded me of FZD
Ma Long’s mid distance counterloop’s still a work in progress, however the ability to reinvent one’s game is a sign of a true champion. 👍
They actually reminded me of Patrick Franziska
@@sanchirkh6019 With this match it feels like ML and FZD kinda swap styles. I saw FZD's forehand has become somewhat like ML's since last year. Maybe that's the reason why FZD has been slowing down a bit while adapting.
Чем старше,тем лучше игра,но возраст мешает.
The GOAT hiding his weapon until World Cup 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah 🤣 That was such a satisfying watch. Ma Long the GOAT!
Meanwhile Wang hiding his serves all along
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Ma Long woke up this morning and decided to be an entirely different player. Backhand dominant, reverse pendulum serve, never opening with a forehand loop, playing from middle of the table. Amazing tactics and execution.
Petition to add "The Professor" to the list of Ma Long's nicknames. This match looks like an old professor schooling a talented but unruly student.
I though exactly the same after today's final. The Profesor!
Ma Long: The best in history, simply that!!!
Who tells Ma Long going to retire? Crazy performance.
China team said its time fir ma long to retire to let the new generation win
He said he wont play another world table tennis championships so i think this year is his last maybe
@@janhenke9256 I need one player for my team. Maybe he'll agree:)
@@zencosuzuki8496😂depends how much you can pay
The Dragon, the Dictator, the Goat.
Now, the backeitor.
A Ma Long style change for the World Cup. Bringing his reverse pendulum as the go to serve and receiving serves with flicks rather that his usual close to the table touches. Also, his BH was so strong this game, probably the best I've ever seen of him.
I was trying to compare his BH to FZD, but FZD's backhands are simply so powerful that no one can return it. Ma Long's BH are jaw-droppingly accurate, especially the angles on some of these were mind-blowing!
And when he faced Lin Gaoyuan his reverse pendulum serve didn't work. So he changed to a BH serve that helped his comeback to 3 games down. His ability to adapt is unmatched. THat's why his the GOAT.
And his BH, to my naked eyes, is stronger than FZG at this point.
@@jwxujerry If you mean FZD, then Ma Long's BH is not as powerful as FZD's backhand.
@@the100thtimelord2 take a look at some of Ma Long’s BH shots in this match and come back to me
@@jwxujerry Ma Long's BH is actually not as strong as FZD, but he uses his BH for the corner spot as a one shot one kill trick, unlike FZD using his strenght and speed to force opponent to receive or give up the ball
Very good tactic from ML, targeting WCQ's wide forehand and the middle leaving WCQ only options to play inside out forehand from the middle or forehand down the line to break the pattern which are very risky shots. WCQ was unable to find the answer to that, plus ML looked faster and fitter today like a glimpse of his prime. This is really much the only time I've seen a 35 yrs old 4-0 the current World No.1. What a legend!
I don't think he was faster, in the longer rallies you can see WCQ still get the better of him. It's his BH that completely broke WCQ
@@the100thtimelord2 He was definitely faster than he has been recently. Especially, if you look at the rally at 11-11 in the 4th game, ML was able to recover both the wide backhand and wide forehand. ML in the recent tournaments wouldn't be fast enough to get to those.
@@pham1020 I agree, compared to his recent form, he was faster and more accurate in this game.
I've never seen Ma Long use his backhand so well. Even though it wasn't his best weapon, it was incredible. Extremely accurate. Ma Long no longer has the same physique as before, especially due to injuries, but he is a genius, which is why he is the GOAT. Always looking for the best quality in strikes
Ma Long's backhand was insane. I've never seen him initiate attack with his bh so much
Ma Long can do everything, from forehand dominant to backhand attack style.
WTF did I just watch?? Ma Long is completely unrecognizable here, reverse pendulum serves and accurate backhand shots...he almost broke WCQ's knees three times with the angles of some some of those backhand shots.
A 4-0 beatdown of World #1 by 35 yo Ma Long shows why he's the GOAT. He completely changed not just his serve, but his entire style.
I reckon he was saving it to say "hey CNT coaches - I think you should select ME to play singles in Paris".
In Olympic 2020 prime Fan Zhen Dong has to play mind game with Ma Long and get confused when there is no coach around.
And yesterday the next victim is Wang Chuqin suddenly has to face Ma Long's reverse pendulum serve and backhand dominance along with a relax mindset.
Ma Long is aware he couldn't do the power play with Wang anymore so he changes his strategy in this game. That's why they call him The Dictator
So happy to see Ma Long dominating like this. That was awesome. The world number one just got DICTATED. Ma Long just 4-0 the world number one! How cool is that?!
Ranking's hardly matter lol, Ma Long can dominate anyone, its in his blood
I was watching the live stream yesterday and I was surprised to see SO many cross court backhand shots from Ma. Almost looked like he never had problems with his backhand. This is who Ma Long is, he can dominate anyone
This is just insane from Ma Long. He is the GOAT, it's that easy. 🐐🐐🐐
Ma Long ‘s win against #1 WCQ shows, he is like the IP man without aging.. , great smart revenge against the last defeat against WCQ here
with 4-0 , what a match! One should never miss this one in the history of Table Tennis.✌️
Incredible, i watch Ma Long playing since 2009. He was always strong in his style, but this time it's another level. It's like he's reviving the style of Zhang Jike from his memories.
這就是龍隊的魅力！！有技術有腦子！！而且他的心態非常好很放松！這些大賽經驗是他從前累積的寶貴的財富！王和樊需再加磨練也會越來越強！
定海神针！
Since when the Dragon won a match could be a big upset? Yes I know Wang has been a big star for awhile, but Ma Long was and still be a legend, he just won Olympic recently, he has lots of experience dealing with the next generation. Even 40 years old Timo boll could defeat Lin Shidong (who took down Fan) or Samsonov at his end of career could still upset Lin Gaoyuan, I think it's normal that at this moment Ma Long can still take down top players.
I hope Ma Long could win this tournament, I wait for this for so long.
Consider that since 2022 that Ma Long were losing against Wang. And Wang Chuqin has been unstoppable in the last few months.
What shocked is the 4-0 scoreline. I was hoping that ML could win a tough match, but wouldn't expect a clean sweep.
Bueno la sopresa es que Wang lo venia teniendo de hijo pero bien ma long un gran partido muy ingenioso..
@@pham1020 Indeed. I was surprised yet happy for Ma Long.
Before this their record was 8-2 in favour of WQC and the last 6 matches Ma Long played against Wang resulted in his defeats including the World championship semifinal though I think most of them where close matches . So recently Wang was considered a bad matchup for the GOAT. But Ma Long found an answer today
while FZD busy with Taylor Swift, Ma Long was adapting to be better, changing his playstyle to beat the new age of players. Thats why he's the GOAT!
Shut up man. He can do whatever he likes in his spare time. Everyone goes through a dry spell. I’m sure FZD will be back soon.
Lol FZD might be thinking about taytay’s new songs when he was in this tournament
Is this a joke, or is there any context that I am missing?
@@alifahmed9309 fan zhendong is a swiftie, he went to her concert after he got eliminated first match in singaporel ol
@@christianbacklund1986 Ah I see now!
Not seen ma long this relaxed before, he is so dangerous in this mode. Blimey. Absolutely dismantled WCQ. This is next level TT from the great man.
I still remember when I first time watched Ma Long’s game 14 years ago. At that time I thought this young man would certainly become the next big thing. He made it as I expected, but he lasted way longer than my prediction.
Not to mention his game, the timeout he took in the first set was incredible. He knew exactly what he needed to do to win, and that's why he is the GOAT.
Ma Long is so flexible and adaptable that he can change playing style base on opponent he's facing.
the first thing i notice in this match is that Ma changes his receiving position to the middle of the table, which was never seen before. what a major adaption! i guess he really wants this one, and it serves the purpose. congrats!
On his day, he still is the great man… Simple as that, the tactical smartness displayed here is something I‘ve never seen.
Ma long found something in chuqins playstyle that he kept doing for the entire match. Its amazing how even the top level players still have instincts that are so hard to fight against
The reverse pendulum throughout the whole game, a few bh punches, blocks and return to the other side of wang chuqin. The true goat 🐐
Given how easily WCQ crumbled under adversity I would be wondering if the Dragon might still be a better pick for the Olympics ...
I don't think he crumbled. He fought tenaciously till the end. The score was 12-14 last game. An example of crumbling is Harimoto who lost 1-11 in the last game.
@@Independent_Man3 it's true he fought well but he didn't adapt, his strategy remained the same but his confidence fell throughout the game - this is a crumbling game plan. Comparatively Ma Long has faced adversity much more and knows how and when to adapt against different players
@@Rekke_yt Ma Long learned to adapt after facing these kind of crushing defeats at the hands of WCQ. Table tennis is all about adaptation, and WCQ will surely adapt too. It's too early to count him out after one bad loss. He's still World #1 for a reason.
@@Rekke_yt I 100% agree that Wang Chuqin did not change his strategy. Wang Chuqin is so used to overpowering his opponents with powerful and fast strokes that he never bothered to add more depth to his game. Ma Long is just a more versatile player.
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Clinical Ma Long...what a performance👏👏👏
I am really happy to see my most favorite player great comeback ❤
GOAT is always GOAT!
Well played Malong. You are truly the best. May God continue to bless and strengthen you.
He should not called Diktator or Dragon, he should called The Brain ! Outstanding the way he always find ways !
the captain.. the dragon.. the dictator ❤🔥
Incrível a forma que ma long consegue se reinventar-se. Quando a adversário pensa que já o dominou em nível ele vem com novidades e inovações no seu jogo. Isso que o faz ser um lenda viva .
table tennis in this angle is another sport ❤❤❤
M.L .. the LEGEND .. the GOAT .. redefined PERFECTION against the current No.1 W.C.Q .. comments will NEVER do u justice .. wish u all the luck in the Saudi Smash my GOAT :)
Ma Long’s backhand was on another level today. Absolutely lethal!!
Wang Chuqin đã phải trả giá về sự kiêu căng ngạo mạn và anh ta sẽ còn tiếp tục trượt dốc
Hãy nhìn Ma Long dù bao nhiêu giải nhưng nhân cách luôn điềm đạm hiền hoà và vui tính- nhân cách của tượng đài bóng bàn
Bác nặng lời quá. Thằng em Wang dạo này thái độ cũng tốt lên nhiều rùi.
Tại sao lại nói WCQ kiêu căng và ngạo mạn khi mỗi lần dành chiến thắng trước ML đều cúi đầu và bắt tay để thể hiện sự tôn trọng? Có lẽ ngta nhìn vào sai lầm trong quá khứ khiến cậu bị đình chỉ thi đấu để đánh giá nhân cách hoặc do gương mặt cậu có phần lạnh lùng để nói rằng cậu ta kiêu căng? Cậu ta đã phạm sai lầm trong quá khứ nhưng cậu ta đã nỗ lực để thay đổi. Đúng, tính cách ML hiền hào và dễ mến nhưng WCQ chưa từng thể hiện thái độ trước người đàn anh. Chính cậu ta đã thừa nhận rằng mình đang phải cố gắng để điều chỉnh cảm xúc và biểu cảm khi ở trên sân đấu, cậu ta nỗ lực nhưng lại ko đc công nhận. Mọi người không theo dõi các phương tiện truyền thông TQ nên kbiet WCQ đã từng nói rằng cậu ấy cảm thấy bản thân ko xứng đáng đứng bên cạnh những người giỏi nhất như Fan, Sun và Ma, nhưng cậu ấy đã dùng nỗ lực để có thể tiến đến gần hơn với họ. Nhiều người ko thích thậm chí ghét WCQ vì cậu ấy đã đánh bại ML và FZD nhưng ko ai biết rằng so với tất cả mọi người cậu ấy phát triển chậm hơn rất nhiều. Trong 2 năm từ 2022, sự phát triển quá nhanh khiến cậu ta ko kịp trưởng thành, tâm lý chưa đủ hoàn thiện và chắc chắc đây chưa phải WCQ mạnh nhất. Cậu ấy hiện tại chưa có gì ngoài 1 HCB VĐTG nhưng chắc chắn cậu ta sẽ đạt đc nhiều hơn thế. Những ng ghét WCQ ko hề ít đi chỉ vì vậu ta thắng nhưng những người tin tưởng và thích cậu ta sẽ tăng lên. Ngoài SYS ra thì WCQ đang là một trong những ngôi sao trẻ bóng bàn đc quan tâm nhiều nhất ở TQ. Lý do để ngta ghét WCQ nhiều thì lý do để BHL đội tuyển TQ tin tưởng cậu ta ở cả 3 nội dụng tham dự OLP cũng rất nhiều. Chính ML cũng từng đứng ra bảo vệ WCQ thì lý do gì khiến mn ghét cậu ta đến vậy?
Thất bại này ko cho thấy WCQ yếu, nó chỉ chứng minh rằng ML quá toàn diện và vững vàng. Ở TQ họ nói rằng WCQ là đứa trẻ do ML dẫn dắt, hãy cho cậu ta tgian để chứng minh cho thế giới. ML mãi mãi là tượng đài ko ai có thể vượt qua nhưng đừng đánh giá thấp hay coi thường WCQ, cậu ta đã leo lên ví trí số 1 TG khi mà tất cả đều hướng về FZD và ML, cậu ta sẽ ko bỏ cuộc. Dự luận TQ cũng có xu hướng tin rằng cậu ta sẽ trở thành Grand Slam nam tay trái đầu tiên trong lịch sử. Ko ai biết điều đó có thể thành sự thật ko, chúng ta hãy để tgian trả lời điều này. Chỉ mong mọi người có thể tôn trọng các vđv
Khi WCQ thắng ML thì ngta bảo ML bỏ cuộc, ko ai thấy anh khao khát chức vô địch ra sao. Đừng bao giờ đánh giá thấp trái tim của 1 nhà vô địch, 1 huyền thoại. Nói ML nhường WCQ thắng chẳng khác nào bảo ML bỏ đi cái tôi của mình.
@@baokhanhngo1080 bạn nói dài dòng văn tự quá…Wang là 1 người vô cùng kiêu căng ngạo mạn và nhân cách cậu ấy đang được ko chỉ liên đoàn Bb Trung Quốc nhắc nhở mà thế giới đang thấy đó là điều cần sửa đổi để cậu ấy sau này hoàn thiện…chứ không nên là 1 đứa trẻ có tài mà thiếu Đức
Ma long suddenly became wang li qin, zhang jike, and ma lin at the same time.
His experience reigned so much in this match.
If someone can win the number one and the Olympic Games gold metal, this is Ma Long, the GOAT of this sport.
Ma long in WWT 😇
Ma lon in ITTF 💀
Facing Ma Long in Olympics: ☠️🪦
Ma Long in WTT looks so frustrated and uncomfortable, but in ITTF he looks like it's his playground
Haha was just thinking this. He will win anything but a WTT event 😂😂
@@arlentan he always makes finals or semis finals in WTT to keep his high rank. Then peaks for the important trophies 👍
Hahaha indeed
6:28 reminded Zhang Jike style
9:09 reminded vs Fang Bo 2015 point
Finally a cultured man, seeing this match makes me think of Zhang Jike. It's like Ma Long makes the Zhang Jike from his memory playing again.
@@balestas4309Yeah, kids nowadays think Ma Long invented this style recently when Zhang Jike has been doing it a decade ago 🤣
WOOOW, Ma long was playing so relaxed!! He was in the flow
The way these guys bend is superhuman.
Probably one of the best I’ve ever seen ma longs backhand.
This game is key. Ma long is receiving backhand on the short forehand serve. He has now figured out how to beat WCQ, he will win the next olympic gold.
I think that ML has to be selected above WCQ and FZD to play singles in the Olympics though. If he gets selected, I have no doubt he'll take gold. I was never convinced that WCQ was Ma Long's "kryptonite". Whenever WCQ beat ML, he was not in "Dragon Mode":) Here, we see that even relaxed dragon mode can take down world #1.
WCQ is not that weak. The key of this game is ML was very comfortable, he said he didn’t expect to win but 1 or 2 game, that’s why he called timeout in the first set. WCQ now takes responsibility in 3 events. That show the coaches believe him. He has just reach the top for a few months, he didn’t experienced enough. But after this game, I believe that he get the biggest lesson of his career by far. The future is long, let the time answer how far he can go
ML will forever be the GOAT. Legend of all the Legends. But WCQ has a bright future, just give him time. He will not take everyone down
ML has never played like this before showing he is different from anyone else. But this was the problem with WCQ. He was so confused during the match with the brother who he get used to for 10 years
Yet stupid Chinese Table Tennis Association selected WCQ rather than the GOAT to the Olympics. What a shame!
Finally!!, so much to learn from Ma Long. All those laurels titles are justified again. It is not about being prime or not, when you are competing at that level for same title, you need to prove there is no room for excuse. He showed the world why he is a legend. Inspiration
So happy for Ma Long!🥳👏💪🏓 He finally defeated his kryptonite, Wang Chuqin after years! Really nobody thought that he could beat the world no. 1 4-0 even at 35. The Greatest Of All Time for a reason! Never doubt the Dictator!
Ma Long is really changing his playing style to more likely the energy saving yet effective technique. The experience sure have a big role in his style now. I see that ma long is a little bit dark without any noise of cho le.. he is calm and ruthless now. Just kill the ball without expression.
Few things that Ma Long do very differently in this match compared to his previous matches:
1) Using the reverse pendulum as his default serve. Its very to see Ma Long use a reverse pendulum serve. He usually only use it when he's losing and can't find a way to defeat his opponent. But in this match, almost 90% of his serves are reverse pendulum serves.
2) Targeting Wang Chuqin's wide forehand. For some reason WCQ's wide forehand is an apparent weakness for him this match. Many times in this match alone he had to lunge and dive just to save the ball played out wide to his forehand which he miserably failed most of the time.
That and I would say that playing closer to the table was key. He knows that going power for power against WCQ in this stage wouldn't work so he kept the game and the strokes close, genius game plan
Yes and blocks too
I think #2 is basically what FZD used to do to Ma Long. His BH was very powerful and he exploited ML's forehand. We are seeing somethingn similar here, the only difference is that FZD's backhands are incredibly powerful, while ML was insanely accurate with his shots in this game.
Not many players have the guts or the patience to change their style to such unrecognisable extents. Goat.
Ma long taking an early time-out and secured the first. In this match, Wang seems unsettled and worried, right from the start. Very good chop blocks displayed. Masterclass performance today! Every exchange is table tennis at its best. Amazing rally at 11-11 in the fourth set!
I'd be worried too if I woke the dragon
讚嘆 馬龍，其對技術的持續創新與整合可為該運動的教科書與範例，必可照亮無數乒乓球愛好者前行之路。
同感🎉
那个一直尖叫的女孩太好笑了
Ma Long reverse pendulum action goes so hard. And although his style changed for this match he plays like he’s a lot younger and at the top of his game🔥
changed his playstyle and service game quite a bit, Ma Long. Compared to recent matches, seems to help. As if he re-invented himself, opponents have been surprised, wow.
اشک من از خوشحالی ریخت مدتها منتظر خلق این حماسه از سوی مالونگ بودم. مالونگ توانست تغییر فوقالعاده ای در تنیس روی میز ایجاد کند و این کار فقط از یک بازیکن افسانه ای به نام مالونگ بر میآید، ادامه بده اژدهای چینی من ❤
گپ زنده برای این بازی ذخیره مونده؟
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@@بهجتمصطفوی خبر ندارم
Finally. This is the reality. This is the first time in the last few Macao finals where I've seen ML play his normal game. Previous matches he was letting WC hit through him and making many uncharacteristic unforced errors. Look at ML here. Very few unforced errors -look at 2:07 - plus annihalating WC on the wides. Michael Jordan of TT. The real world #1.
Ma Long doesn’t need associations with the GOATs of other sports. He is unique in his own kind. The Dragon, the Dictator, the GOAT.
There is probably no one who can match Ma Long in his Strategic and tactical gameplay . He's literally playing a game of chess outsmarting his opponents every step of the way !!!
Young player Ma Long won again 😁
Ma Long,
Respect you. You are a my no.1 player forever.
This match is simply great. Ma long must be the god of TT, winning Wang Chuqin with his experience and wisdom
The GOAT is back
Congrats,, beatiful backhand Malong🎉🎉🎉
An outstanding performance from Ma Long💪💪💪
Marvelous Long.
9:10 you can see Ma Long wanted this one so badly, he needed the win
GOAT. Feeling this is a new Ma Long.
Ma Long ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The returning service from Ma long is crazy WCQ was in trouble 🔥
not only physical....ma long is mental...thinking this game and changing to suit the opponent....zhendong would lose to a blocker who cant loop better than him and wouldnt change the game where he would allow the blocker to do some attacking to counter ....ma is very different bringing variation to his game......the GOAT indeed
Ma Long, the best player of the history.
My god, what an insane play by the God Ma Long
How many backhand hits did Ma Long score with? 😮👏👏👏
GOAT. Only Ma long could pull such a thing off.
Wow! Number of rallies Ma Long won was very impressive. It’s not like Wang Chuqin was playing bad, Ma Long was just better, looked like a different player. Schooled the world # 1, 4-0 🤯
Wang Chuqin fought hard, but Ma Long's flawless technique and strategy were on another level. What a match! 💪🏓
I can't believe Ma Long could still improve at age 36, what a legend.
I really hope the Chinese Olympic committee will put Ma Long to Olympics instead of FZD
Ma Long changed his serve to reverse pendulum against Wang Chuqin because he wanted to put pressure on him and make it more difficult for him to attack. Reverse pendulum is a tricky serve that can be difficult to anticipate and return.
malong é o unico chines que comemora , isso eh top de mais muito bom , tem carisma , garra, e sabe a felicidade do seu trabalho, não é seco como outros , bom de mais é isso ai malong
Watched this LIVE yesterday and it was so shocking to see this in full.
Ma Long's timeout in the 1st game, his backhand blocks to the wide forehand.
Wang being affected mentally, struggling but just couldn't take this one crucial game.
Seeing the summary one day later and it's way less impressive than LIVE, I will try to watch LIVE more often - it was so intense, almost got a heart attack.
Everyone in LIVE chat was speechless, stunned, baffled and amazed by Ma Long's performance.
I have never been more wrong and was 95% sure Wang will win and does not have weaknesses......
GOAT proved everyone wrong once again, as did Boll for that matter.
Experience, flexibility and mindset is everything.
Harimoto crumbling seriously against Lin Gaoyuan, I'm so pumped up for the finals.
Ma Long's victory seems likely and he really should replace Fan Zhendong in Olympic singles 2024.
Ma Long and Wang Chuqin should face off again in Olympic singles finals 2024 (even though I don't want the Chinese to win ^^)
I was ready to bet All my money for WCQ win, but ML proved why he is called The Dictator.
Do you still have live comments?
je n'ai pas connu toute la carrière de Ma Long mais depuis que je le vois jouer, je ne l'ai jamais vu à un tel niveau. On aurait dit Federer en état de grâce. Son revers qui est habituellement son point faible a été fantastique et, sur ce match, je n'ai jamais vu un tel niveau de ping chez aucun joueur sur le circuit.
His backhand was never weak. Idk why people keep saying this. He only struggled against backhand players like Wang Hao or Zhang Jike. Everyone else he destroys with his backhand.
@@saleem2991 parce que dans la plupart de ses matchs, il fait beaucoup de fautes en revers. Ses adversaires le bloquent en revers pour éviter son point fort, son coup droit (sans doute le meilleur du monde).
@@saleem2991 d'ailleurs, si wang chuqin a autant joué (sans succès) sur le revers de Ma Long, c'est parce qu'il sait que c'est comme cela qu'il le bat habituellement.
is it me or am I getting Koki niwa vibes from ma long's playstyle this match.
Its a new sight seeing ma long's playstyle being more calm and composed here
I like Ma but rooted for Wang because I always root for the next generation. Turns out succession isn't automatic and the next generation must earn it.
Melhor ângulo de câmera 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Wow those bh blocks from ML are surgical on top everything else
Невероятный матч!!! Космос какой-то… Ма Лонг показал что-то запредельное!!!😱😱😱
Что-то очень на договорной матч похоже, вам не кажется?
@@ВадикКаринда, очень похоже на это. Сначала Ма договорился с младшим Лебреном, затем с Тогами, ну и Ваном. Осталось договорится с Гаоюанем. Главное, всё предварительно отрепетировать, чтобы было убедительно, как в игре с Ваном. Но, а если Гаоюань выиграет, значит договорился он.
Ма показал свой реальный уровень. Не ясно, почему он упрямо так долго с одной подачей и без скруток с бх играл? Очевидно что должно быть некоторое разнообразие в тактике д. Наконец-то кто-то умный его поправил и вот он во всей красе расарылся
@@ProstoFilya50 самое интересное, кто этот умный. Ван Хао? Или Цинь Чжицзянь? А может и сам Ма Лонг додумался
Reverse pendulum serve from Ma Long is similar to a pendulum serve from a left handed player except that it is going to Chuqin’s forehand. The sidespin generated by Ma Long’s reverse pendulum serve was strong enough to force Chuqin to return it to Ma Long’s backhand which he used to produce quicker returns to Chuqin’s slower forehand. To counter that Chuqin tried to use his backhand to return Ma Long’s reverse serves which in turn gave Ma Long the space to attack the return ball to Chuqin’s exposed backhand side. Either way Chuqin was fucked unless he could figure out the exact bat angle to give strong return of serves to Ma Long’s forehand or somewhere else other than Ma Long’s back hand zone. Chuqin didn’t have enough time to figure that out and it cost him the match.
Ma Long the GOAT has rightfully been described as the most complete player in the game!
Correct
If we are talking about pure talent capacity and capability this is really what MaLong is, i miss his prime years and we loyal fans got a reward for it, but if we talked about luck probably the original camera angle helps haha kidding aside but yeah i miss seeing him in this attitude inside the court
This match really proved me once again that I was thinking Ma was just pretending and training others kindly, but he is still outstanding in all areas and wins if he wants at anytime he will getchya 😅😅😅
Ma long starts using backhand dominantly, Everybody looses their pants . GOAT for a reason. still aces in the sleeve.
legend!! truly legend, how could, in his age ma long still improve in serve , b;ock and mainly BH....
tactical madness by Captain Long , cannot believe my eyes...