Hung Jing-Kai vs Darko Jorgic | MS R32 | #WTTLjubljana 2026

Happy to give it to him. Every ball there went to exactly the place that Jim Kai did not want it. Being turned inside out. A little bit comfortable seeing the way that Darko started so fast. His opponent there, seeing what he does and what he can do. You have to work out... I do get the feeling that the points won by Hung Jing Kai have been kind of sore. Oh, fantastic. It's just a great recovery shot. Yeah, brilliant work there. Beautiful. Nice. Oh, look at that counter. Power there. Jumped into the ball. We mentioned earlier when Kanak Jha was playing, Darko beat Kanak Jha 4-2 in the final of that. Oh, that's a brilliant... A good running forehand tennis style, I think. Backhand from right on the forehand corner. Happy to follow up with his backhand. No reward immediately. Just demonstrating his class. Within a point. Jump up and down he did in frustration. He's played very, very well. Well, well. All very tense. Hung Jing Kai will not be short of belief. He knows that he can do it. He's taken a game. If he's taken one, even if Darko gets ahead, I think that belief will remain there and be a thorn in Darko Jorgic's side for the rest of this matchup. Wow. Thinking hard. Using all of his guile. Yeah. Such a joy to watch. Keep up the speed and the energy. A little bit Felix Lebrun-like. Wanting to get on with it. Oh, what a return. 8-6 and serving. Despite everything that Jing Hai's thrown at him. He's still there. Surely. Brilliant to get any evaporation away. Oh, served in the net. Oh, it's 2-1 to Jing Kai. Darko needs this game to stay in the competition or go out at the very, very first hurdle for him. Had to beat Eduard Ionescu of Romania in the first 12. This will rocket Hung Jing Kai up the rankings if he can hold on to this. Humidity wants to keep everything as dry as possible. Good work from Darko. So Darko choosing now to serve from the backhand corner. The ball's up. Oh, but the counter top spin. Darko can't believe it. It felt like an easy put away. The ball was high. Oh, what a great return of service. Tough. That time lucky for... Home fans will be distraught if they don't get this point. Home country and struggling. Side spin and top spin serve. Darko hasn't been able to dig himself out through this so far. There's a steal needed now. Odd error. Tenal. Oh, game point to Darko. But he's not done. Top edge from Darko. He's done damage here. Can he do the same? Sorry from Darko. Game point to Darko. Nearly blocked it. Forehand loop to forehand. Jin Kai, no harm at all developmentally. The 18-year-old to play these tight matches. Can he consolidate now? Yes, he can. He's gone to five. Great rally. Oh, Darko got back to the table. Made the space. And then the killer ball was just a backhand block. Hanging on with the benefit of the crowd. Oh, just off the side. The winner of this will play Gauzy in the last 16. Oh, I thought that Darko had done enough. I think Darko thought he'd done enough. Forehand across court. Back for that wide forehand. Just going straight parallel. By seven points to five now. Both these players blocking so well. Again, it's the forehand down the line. It might just be. Darko did everything that a world number 12, who is known to be consistent looping both wings. After this, women's and Zhu Yuling. Oh, went for the big one, Darko. Three match points. Superb return of serve. Oh, a little bit tentative maybe. Still match point though. Well, well, well. Which way is it going to go? Match point down. Takes it directly from the serve. It's off the end again. Oh, hit the edge of the tent. His fifth and final game. Here he goes. Can he pull it out of the bag? No, not yet. First top spin. And he takes it. In the end, Darko somehow manages to take down the superstar from Chinese Taipei. That will do the Chinese Taipei player no harm at all in the long run. That's the experience.