Anton Kallberg vs Alexis Lebrun | MS QF | #WTTMacao 2026

Don't turn it up. How long before we see? Oh! Around the back. The Dina Meshref story. Can she do the impossible? Can she do what Hannah Goda couldn't? Yeah, she's got to get past Tong Tong. And here we are in Macau, China. A little bit different than that cotton one. Number six seed from France. He's been a lot more aggressive with the backhand. Horrible to play against. He'll drag you in short. He'll keep you there if he wants to. He'll hack it long. Wallop from there as well. And he's also... True's more a guarder even. Christine Carson or the great Goldner. This guy was... Someone said he's a bit more Germanic. Right, in terms of game style, in terms of Francisca and Duda and bold for him. That's the half-long. Game points for an early lead. Boom. Oh, he's got it. So there it is. And of course, it also keeps them from boiling over at times. Oh, he made that look so easy. It always looks good at the finish, but it's the anticipation that really earns that point. He's just so loose. I'm going to follow it. Four, one. An apology. Again, it's another point where we're just avoiding this. Oh, he misses it. This is much better now. Yeah, this is all one-way traffic now. Isn't it amazing how this game ebbs and flows? Couldn't really get much of a look in. And he's now won this one more convincingly than Anton won the first. I think one of the things he can do is start to attack up the lines, up the parallel. Try and be a little bit more unpredictable. More spin into a good location. Try and win the point. Oh, it's all coming out now. He gets very lucky. He served long. You get beaten there. Six, one. Next one. Instead of trying to win it too early, going into difficult areas. There you go. Another parallel one. It's coming. He's even silenced the French Foghorn and the fans. Patient game and he takes the reward. Five, eight. Oh, he caught the back edge. That's the second one. We're seeing the variety. We're seeing some shots. The game. Listen to the crowd. Oohs and aahs, followed by cheers. And that must be so deflating for Anton. Oh my word. Alexi LeBrun put up the shield. Wide angles. Use side spin. Force Alexi. Cover wide angles. The arena is his stage right now. The Frenchman. And the play, either into the crossover or up the line. He tried it there. And he also settles his feet and cracks the ball. But that's better. Schauberg, fire up the line with some pressure. That should force him back. That then becomes... Ooh, the momentum with the Frenchman. You look at the play forehand from there. A stretch. Probably then take a step back. He's going to the hook serve. When Alexi's in this kind of mood. Very mature, controlled performance so far. Yeah, he could absolutely reap rewards recently. Oh, right on cue. I'm sorry about that, Schauberg. Alexi had found himself a little too far away. Couldn't hit through the ball. Sweet took the opportunity. He's beginning to take command of this quarterfinal. Oh, what a break. Would you listen to that? He's gone. Opponents, which is what I think Schauberg's just struggling with at the moment. The diversity. And also the athlete. Able to launch the first attack. There's either a counter or he goes and lops you off. One, three. Not this time. Three, four. That's wonderful. That's what I mean about using a little bit of sidespin and using the width to exit these rallies. Three, four. He's getting the fancy stuff out here, but now he has to be good. Oh, and that is great. Not just good. Sharp as a blade, Schauberg. Not this time either in defense. Doesn't know where the ball's going. And it's much better now. And just as there are consequences of every game. I wonder what this one's going to do to Alexi. If he loses it. Remain. That was a 4-10 down point. That, especially the backhand that he took off the bounce. But again, the parallels. Isn't it amazing how a player who's been as dominant as Alexi can look as all at sea? Two, love. And he's getting frustrated. And this is why I said about the crossover. Look at that momentum. All but two of the last 16 points. Out of the table well. And just rolled the backhand up with so much spin. Four, three. Into the counter. Overcooked that one. But that is the kill shot. Whenever we've seen that, it's worked. Up the line. So six of the last eight. Now for the Frenchman. Six, eight. Seven, eight. Alexi's touched short to forehand a few times now. I wonder if he might fire one long into the backhand of Schauberg. Away with one. Of progress. That's why I said about. It's a huge one. Two points recently where he'll feel like he should have made the attack. All this. I try and take a bite out of something. Stepped up. There's one big when he needed it. And he will take us to a second of the final game. Again, it's that parallel shot that does the damage. And Schauberg fires it down the line. You can hear Alexi roaring now. When Schauberg can fire up the line, he forces the Frenchman back. When he's lost a game here. Schauberg held it. He's taken so many of the last 16 points. Touch game. LeBron, you think it's a good thing you forced him back. It's his next level now. Alexi LeBron looked dead and buried. And he kept it coming back on the table. It's a three-point lead in this decider for the Swede. He exercised a few demons there. And the Swede slows him down again there. Skills LeBron. He's able to reel these back in. They are one long cross-court into the forehand. He has done it all by himself. Sure in character. In Macau. No!