Timo Boll vs Ma Long (2017 World Cup)

Carries the hearts of more than a billion. It's quite rare to see him get tensed up. There's the backhand. Long way. Playing it down the line. Wow. Taking some early points, early games. Take a short stroke off of Ma Long's opening. Wow, was that aggression in the pointer much of a chance. Bad air. Oh, he switched hands! And Timo Boll on the serve. Oh, second bounce. It's quite a testament to that. There it is. In the past two days. Almost deja. That's as wide as. Ooh. Oh. Not afraid. Going to keep mixing it up. Position. Oh, and a break off. Quick reaction. The location. Hits the shirt. Timo Boll's giving him the point. Oh, chop block. Best. Hasn't been so far in this tournament, so there's a chance. Two European champs. Oh, the opportunity. Serve. And the soft. Off the bat. Oshima down 2-6 and 4-7 in game seven. It's got to happen now. Receive. Oh, the soft one. The backhand does it. Now with one game at the top of the screen, down 1-2. Oh, recovers well. Has recovered quite well. No need to give up hope. Surprise placement. Outstanding point. In position to win the point. Oh, two back. Continue. Again, the last Chinese hope. Ooh, surprise. Serve. From time to time, a player's been able to take him down. Oh, a flip. Chop block and the. Interesting. Is off the outside. Oh, this time. It's fast. Soft opportunities here for Timo Boll. Six. Oh, burned. Competition. This is the point. Top of the net. And then some. Is that me? Spinny shot. Game is long. Timo serve. Ooh. Fast long. Oh, the backhand. Two in a row. Two. Spinny ball from down low. It is over. Timo's down. He takes it. This is his living room liege. Thank you to Timo Boll. What a performance. Ma Long, in his first tournament back on the international scene, saves two match points against Timo Boll, but cannot save the match. Redemption for Timo Boll.