I sense that THW wants to attack more but just biding his time and dare not attack prematurely for fear of being punished, understandably.
LD is not at his fastest best, yet he can return every thing that Tian throws at him. Will he be able to do the same with a player he is not so familiar with?
I find myself asking the same question. It'd very interesting to see how Lin Dan deals with those young, up-and-coming non-CHN players that he's never met before.
I must say this new,more mature,post-LOG'12 Lin Dan is quite different from the Lin Dan I used to know 3-5 years back when his sharp,forceful,overpowering attacking style still characterised his game. The funny and sad thing is none of the CHN's young crop of MS play like the Lin Dan of yesteryear.
Doesnt it show the weakness of the rest of CBA's mens singles? Oh I dont expect them to win but still they all got a thrashing good and proper from someone who hasnt played for a long long time!! Lucky for CL and DP not being here.