Canada vs Iran: The Canadians to start briskly, then slow down

The Canadians in Japan go into their matches as if they were champions of the universe. However, Perrin and his partners are still winless.

Some swimmers use a tactic, albeit questionable, that for some reason is quite popular: they start fast and then try to hang on to the finish line. Canada are just such a swimmer. They have never managed to finish in Tokyo, but the Canadians are off to a flying start. They won the first two games against the Italians and overcame the Japanese in the first set. And then they lost both games. A victory for Hoag’s boys in the opening game is very real.

Vladimir Alekno seemed to have managed to do something with the morally weak Persians. In the game against Poland, his players could hardly make it through, but at first, the Poles did what they wanted with the Iranians. In the past, Ghafoor and his partners would have broken down quickly, but not this time.

• Canada to win the first set and Iran to win the match for 4.74;
• Canada to win the first set for 2.20;
• Iran to win and Total Over 3.5 sets for 2.27.