Miu Hirano was upset and stopped in the women's singles round of the 2025 Doha World Table Tennis Championships, and her body was still abnormal after the game

In a match in the second round of the women's singles of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha on the 19th local time, Japan's Miu Hirano, who won the bronze medal at the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships, lost 2-4 (8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 6-11, 7-11) to Croatian, ranked 137th, Rhea Rakobak. From the final stage of the 6th game, which was 2-3 down, Miu Hirano's eyes were red, and she burst into tears on the bench after the game.

Japanese star Miu Hirano

At the beginning of the first game, Miu Hirano played a powerful forehand and backhand volley, but was stubbornly counterattacked by the opponent. In the fourth game of the game, which fell behind 1-2, Miu Hirano took the lead with a serve and launched a quick attack with a forehand, and won the game by 6 points and tied the game point. However, after the 5th game, Miu Hirano didn't have much to do in the face of her opponent's backhand strong shot. When she saw her opponent get the match point at 10-5 in the sixth game, Miu Hirano wiped away the tears that had accumulated in her eyes with her arms. Although he showed stubbornness when receiving the ball on his backhand, he fell short in the end.

According to a source related to the Japanese team, Miu Hirano squatted on the passage leading to the interview area for a few minutes after the game, and tears could not stop flowing. It is said that she was short of breath, so she was allowed to rest for a while. Mika Baba, head of the Japan Table Tennis Association's Reinforcement Headquarters, said, "I had a good communication with myself after the match. Confirmation (physical condition) is no problem. ”