Kristian Karlsson vs Hiroto Shinozuka | MS R64 | #EuropeSmash 2026

Christian Carlson K2 the mountainous man will start off with the serves here. There's no spin on it, and it was right at the baseline Scraping it off the back edge of the table. They're just above table things it wide to the forehand of his self pop on it Same match against lynch it on a few years ago Safe shot for Christian what misdirection Combination that long serve that looks like barely any spin on it is clearly so uncomfortable Even in the reap what I do to that Three takes his chances for Soft hands Carlson mini reverse pendulum, and then it has the bend of a pendulum Five you don't don't confidently take the full swing That's a tough escape to six Christian Carlson for a player who's only one of their seven played before a body shot there right in the end rocket backhand Good time to be here live Serves at this level something to cause indecision Sometimes a particle of rubber breaks off Surprise For real That's the look of somebody who says when does my ship come in I'm Pocketing all these IOUs right now. That wasn't one of you could use a little bit of fortune back Seven good defense he's got one game up one point up momentum though with Hiroto Hits his shirt 86 face good fair play Man that happens with the wrist lag Edible defense he don't go got the full forehand Christian Carlson hit some of those In a way that it felt like how did the ball not crack it was shallow on the table the forehand Tough shot to make would have been tough to return Things up after all that there was himself the biggest opportunity you don't know and can't believe as well. It's a Borussia stretch Timo did why? Nine It all pays off But the Swedish fans are hungry for a victory For Hiroto Shinozuka His feet were already spread three in a row right out of the timeout It's not so technical it's not necessarily tactical either Table is Christian leaves his opponent under the table Carlson's just been blasting right after the long serve and then he's finding the angles but the time it's to team China for decades He's timing Five to the wide forehand if he needs Hips built up So cash is in the timeout in the game that didn't start off going well for him But it finished just the way he needed it to from below the table. Look at the leg Be there Catching a bit of edge as he goes for the down the line shot Christian Carlson did with the now Matias Carlson again Short rallies strong third balls In terms of the rotation there carries just long Times have changed. He was nearly 30% the better You can finish it in one well if you're confident go for Three now You talk about tactics Question is on the table what the opponent brings your way As long as we've been seeing Christian Carlson play we've been seeing coach way Barry a lot of pressure to deal with on the other side Two-match points for his player Nine calibration this ball had so much top spin on it Christian Carlson loads this one That's relatively low. He gets that what seems to be net height and he serves Pulls out a serve the ace of spades The start of something amazing and it was an incredible performance after never winning more than a game across