Despite good resistance, Pavade bows in 8th
Trailing two sets to zero, Prithika Pavade gave everything to come back and snatch the beauty. Despite the defeat, the Frenchwoman, world number 27, can be proud of her match against number 7, from whom she took her first two sets in their confrontations.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 10-12, 11-4
The intentions are there for Pavade, who makes too many mistakes
The Japanese woman escapes.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 10-12, 6-1
Sequence of rapid services for Harimoto
The Japanese is in the lead
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 10-12, 3-0
Pavade snatches the beauty!!!
SO MAYBE???
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 10-12
The Japanese saves four set points
How hard it is for Pavade..
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 10-10
Pavade defends well
Huge point won by the Frenchwoman, who takes the lead. Miwa Harimoto takes a time out.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 6-7
Another great resistance!
What an exchange between the two players, Prithi held up well on the forehand.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 4-5
A hooked start to the set
But the Frenchwoman doesn't give up on serving.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 2-3
Pavade comes back to two sets to one!
Excellent response from the Frenchwoman, who takes her first set against the Japanese in their confrontations.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 5-11
Harimoto's response
The Japanese's long serves hurt Prithika Pavade, who asked for a time out.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 4-5
Solid service
She is in the lead.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6, 1-3
Harimoto flies away
The world number 7 gives almost nothing.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 11-6
Pavade in difficulty diagonally
The Japanese widens the gap again.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 9-6
Pavade's response
The Frenchwoman is present on short exchanges.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 4-5
Harimoto's huge acceleration
Oavade can't do anything about this Japanese cannonball.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9, 4-3
First set for Harimoto
Great reaction despite everything from Pavade, who showed character to shake up the world number 7.
Harimoto-Pavade: 11-9
Pavade returns
Too bad this forehand mistake from the Frenchwoman, who could pick up in this first set
Harimoto-Pavade: 7-5
It's difficult for Pavade
The Frenchwoman suffered from the control of the Japanese, who immediately widened the gap.
Harimoto-Pavade: 6-2
“It’s perhaps the most beautiful ping memory of my life,” admits Alexis Lebrun
Alexis Lebrun on RMC Sport: “It was completely crazy. At 2-0, I got really angry at the coaching. I had a good match, I had few regrets. Things were going very badly but I told myself that we were taking it point by point. Behind, I started to believe it. It's perhaps the best ping memory of my life. Matches like that will help us to be more numerous.”
Prithika Pavade’s turn to conclude the day
The task promises to be difficult for the Frenchwoman, who faces the 7th world player Miwa Harimoto, sister of Tomokazu, just beaten by Alexis Lebrun. The Japanese leads 3-0 in their confrontations.
When Alexis Lebrun launches an “Aux Armes” to the public
A big supporter of OM, Alexis Lebrun warms up the public and thanks them. “I was taken by adrenaline,” admits the eldest of the siblings.
VICTIRE FOLL OF ALEXIS LEBRUN !!!
What a crazy comeback! Alexis Lebrun advances to the quarter-finals after his 3-2 victory against the Japanese Harimoto. It's crazy! The Montpellier player came back two sets before saving four match points in the 5th set.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 3-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 12-10)
Lebrun match ball
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 11-10)
Incredible Lebrun who saves 4 match points
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 10-10)
And three!
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 9-10)
And two match points saved by Lebrun
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 8-10)
One saved
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 7-10)
Lebrun makes a mistake, match points for Harimoto
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 6-10)
Harimoto gets ahead
Four points ahead for the Japanese.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 4-8)
Harimoto still on the attack
Another huge point in Montpellier.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 3-5)
Harimoto's winning attack
The Japanese is rewarded.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 1-3)
It's already hanging in the 5th set
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 1-1)
Alexis Lebrun equalizes, it’s crazy!
Huge end of the set for the Frenchman who equalized at two sets all while he was trailing 2-0.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 2-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9)
Set point for Lebrun
What defense from the Frenchman
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 1-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 10-9)
Total suspense in Montpellier
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 1-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 7-7)
4th set still undecided
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 1-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 5-5)
Very competitive 4th set
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 1-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 4-4)
Harimoto in front
The Japanese always bother the Frenchman on his back.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 1-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4, 2-3)
The set for Lebrun who is relaunching!
Finally released, Lebrun lets go and wins the 3rd set.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 1-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-4)
Lebrun takes off
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-2 (9-11, 10-12, 8-4)
Lebrun takes the lead
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-2 (9-11, 10-12, 5-3)
Harimoto's setback causes misery for Lebrun
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-1 (9-11, 10-12, 3-3)
Huge point for Harimoto
Sublime exchange between the two men, but it is the Japanese, more offensive, who ends up concluding.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-2 (9-11, 10-12, 1-2)
2nd set for Harimoto
The Japanese did not miss his first set point, it made 2-0 for Harimoto while Lebrun had two set points. Frustrating.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-2 (9-11, 10-12)
Two balls wasted by Lebrun
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-1 (9-11, 10-10)
A little success for Alexis Lebrun
The ball hits the end of the table, we take it.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-1 (9-11, 9-7)
Harimoto in front
The Japanese leads for the first time in this 2nd set.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-1 (9-11, 5-6)
Time out requested by Lebrun
Harimoto returns to tie in this 2nd set.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-1 (9-11, 5-5)
Alexis Lebrun still ahead
The Frenchman wins a key point in a long exchange.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-1 (9-11, 5-3)
Alexis Lebrun takes the hand
The Frenchman started this 2nd set well, but that was also the case during the first.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 0-1 (9-11, 4-2)
First set for Harimoto
Author of two points after his time out, the Japanese wins the first round.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 11-9
Very tight end of set
Time out requested by the Japanese.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 9-9
Harimoto continues
Big highlight for the Japanese.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 7-9
Too many unforced errors for Lebrun
Harimoto returns to tie.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 7-7
Harimoto returns to the game
More than two points difference.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 6-4
Good start from Alexis Lebrun
Aggressive, the Frenchman leads 5-1 in this first set.
A.Lebrun-Harimoto: 5-1
It's the warm-up
As a reminder, a place in the quarter-finals is at the end of this match.
Make way for Alexis Lebrun
The Frenchman will challenge the Japanese Tomokazu Harimoto. It can also be followed on the RMC Sport Twitch channel and Youtube RMC Sport.
Victorian Shirine.
The South Korean won against Adrian Diaz 3-1 (10-12/10-12, 11/6, 7/11) and advanced to the quarter-finals.
There is one match left before Alexis Lebrun
Puerto Rican Adriana Diaz faces South Korean Yubin Shin.
Truls Moregard s’impose
The Swede had however left the first round to the German Dimitrij Ovtcharov but he qualified three rounds to one.
Truls Moregard a piste
The Swede faces the German Dimitrij Ovtcharov.
Victory for Yi Chen at the end of the suspense
The Chinese needed five rounds to defeat the Austrian Sofia Polcanova (three sets to two).
The first results of the evening
The German Dang Qiu won against the Korean Junsung Oh three sets to one. The Japanese made short work of Singaporean player Jian Zeng, three sets to nothing.
The two French people in prime time
If the evening session begins at 6:30 p.m., Alexis Lebrun and Prithika Pavade are scheduled for prime time.
20h50: Alexis Lebrun against Tomokazu Harimoto (2)
21h25: Prithika Pavade against Miwa Harimoto (5)
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The WTT Champions of Montpellier continues this Friday at the Sud de France Arena. The day after Simon Gauzy's victory against Félix Lebrun, two Habs are on the program for the rest of the round of 16: Alexis Lebrun for the men and Prithika Pavade for the women.
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