Alvaro Robles vs Chen Junsong _ MS R32 _ WTT Contender Muscat 2026

You're watching the first day of main draw action here at the WTT Star Contender in Muscat. So since that incredible China smash run through everybody, just apart from Félix Lebrun, the eventual finalist, we saw Jin Jin Song at the weekend. He defeated Flavien Corton. Semi-final ended up being both Lebruns against each other and it was a 4-3 thriller with Félix Lebrun coming out on top. Robles is superb back here, isn't he? He's still alive. Jin Song celebrates, times those smashes perfectly. Jin Jin Song, oh but that's just too good for Robles. Threads it through the eye of a needle there. As I was saying, sorry for that fantastic point. So actually a strong performance from him there. 5-2 up. Counters. Forehand is really off the angle. So good that push. Perfect length to match this. Better he knows his opponent. The opponent never facing them before to succeed. But look at Hashimoto and defenders knows the more people play against them, the better chance they have. You wonder whether that will also apply to Chen himself. He seems very clever, doesn't he? He will probably have to reinvent him. Really, really artistic flick there. Coming in from that backhand side of Chen early. Oh, that's world-class from Chen Jin Song. Chen Jin Song flattens it with the flick. A bit of fortune. Can he make use of it? 6-0. He is just lightning, isn't he? Around that corner. So subtle. He can't afford to serve too short. He's losing out. But there he switches it up into the forehand and what he's done. He retrieves this much closer game than the opener. And Robles fades it to send us the juice. Oh, wow. Robles got it back but Chen Jin Song drops the mic. He'll be closing the curtains taking on the Singaporeans. Isaac Quek and Coen Pang. Chen knew that was special. But at the same time, he knew on a flare player like Robles, he will hit some remarkable shots after trying to trick. Beautiful touch. Perfectly. The way he assumes control. So calculated. Once you have managed to get in with the first attack, which takes a lot. Robles with a beautiful angle and a clever service. More long serves to backhand. Or the 20-year-old will step around to play the forehand. Third ball attack. Chen Jin Song. Robles is a real momentum player. As was that.