Tomislav Pucar vs Hugo Calderano | MS R16 | #WTTMacao 2026

Well... Michel is a player that we know in Brazil, and beat Alexis Lepant, the European champion in the final. It was a classic of a match. Seatbelt shot, and he recovers the net, Calderano. Backhand serve from Pusat. He's a backhand already have time to play consecutive forehands out the crossover, so he tries to protect himself with a wide forehand. Fishing shots from the Croatian, still alive here. Calderano's first round here over came the Australian number one, Nicholas Lum. Back to ball, but a great switch from Tomas Pusat with his favourite backhand. And it's five game points, he's handcuffed. Can he finish on this one? No. A sobering shot from Hugo. And that is all she wrote. Electric foot of Korean, Jang Woo Jin in the Europe's match. Jang Woo Jin, finally. Oh! I don't know, it's his team. He knows he's in for it here. He'll have to really play with some heart here, Calderano, because Pusat... That time he waited for a serve that didn't even come to him. Has to adjust there, Calderano. He backs himself here, the Brazilian, and he should, because he's the best... The mixed doubles champion of the Singapore smash with Hugo. Historic result for them. Oh! Again, Pusat have played that backhand touch from the forehand side. Yeah, Calderano's getting him there. Saw it coming yesterday, Calderano. It is a touch in terms of its length, but it comes from under the ball to generate light topspin. Oh! Matrix mode from Calderano. Oh! Crafty shot, and we might see a time... That's surprising, given it's a very important game, and Pusat has won three in a row. Pusat are at arm's length for now. And it's three game points. Just clipped the top of the net on the way through, but it did not take away 2016 in Brazil. He's got better and better. Frightening shot, maker. But again, I'll say it, what has eluded him... More than anything... Is an Olympic title and a WTT champions title. He needs one. As well, in the final here last year. It's not easy to play with such power off a deep topspinny ball. Long push. Off. How he scuttles across. 3-4. It's the semi-final of the contender in Taiwan, China. Which is actually the hardest of the Europe's match. Yeah, clever shot from Calderano. When he's looking for something, Calderano, he usually finds it. There's that shot I was telling you about earlier, that little scooping shot. Wide reverse serve. Nicely set up here from Putsa. He has something to show for it. To produce that long serve. He's done it again. He's bluffed him again. What kind of shot is that from Hugo? He's done it a few times this match. He just pats on it. It's a smooth forehand down the line from Putsa. Calderano back in no man's land. And clobbers it. And Putsa was impressively prepared. Nobody home for that one. Gorgeous. Or even star contender events. They just turn up for the big ones. The champions and the smashers and such. So that they can get as many ranking points as possible. To give themselves a better seeding position. And the trophies. And that matters to these top pros. As he took on Adrian Rassenfoss of Belgium. But Jorgic isn't here now. Putsa all one at this moment in time. But I don't think Sora has ever played Hugo. In a dagger to the heart of Tomas Putsa. Gets it back Hugo. Loops it. Oh it's sublime. It's predatory play from Hugo Calderano. It was stealth. Double handed backhand from Calderano. Here he is. One of the most marketable men in the first attempt. Oh he went for a flipping fade. Because we lost Anders Lind earlier. And Simon Gauzy was beaten by Shunsuke Tagami. He's played a decent match. But I do think that he's met his match in Calderano. And now it's 7-10. And that is that. Calderano stamps his ticket into the quarterfinals.