– The first two sets are extremely good and better than I expected. In the third set he found a serve that was disgusting to receive, Möregårdh tells SVT Sport.
The 30-ranked Yukiya UDA took a timeout at down 3-1 in the third set to try to stop the bleeding but it did not help. At 7-2, Möregårdh dropped two points and took a timeout at 7-4 but it was far from clear.
UDA turned down 9-5 to 10-9 and its own set ball. However, Möregårdh returned again and won that closing set by 12-10.
– It got hard anyway in the third set. It was nice with three straight sets. It can be struggled, says SVT Sports expert Mikael Appelgren.
Loading with “Kent” in the headphones
The set figures in the WTT Champions tournament were written to 11-7, 11-3, 12-10. In the second set, Möregårdh went up to 9-0 before the UDA could take his first point. In the next round, which will probably be played on Friday, Möregårdh will meet the winner of Quadri Aruna and Benedict Duda.
– Felix Lebrun has gone out and the tournament has opened up in a nice way, says Möregårdh, who loads with “Kent” in the headphones.
Möregårdh was coached by big brother Malte. At the last tournament on the world tour, Dad Carl was responsible for the coaching.
Möregårdh is the only Swedish player in South Korea.