On the morning of November 29, Beijing time, in the women's singles semifinals of the 2021 Houston World Table Tennis Championships, Sun Yingsha defeated teammate Wang Yidi 4-1, Wang Manyu eliminated the Olympic women's singles champion Chen Meng 4-3, and Sun Yingsha will compete with Wang Manyu for the women's singles crown of this competition After the semi-finals, Deng Yaping, Zhang Yining and Ding Ning, three Grand Slam winners, commented on the match.
Deng Yaping first commented on the semi-final of Chen Meng vs Wang Manyu, believing that both of them played at a fairly good level, Wang Manyu overpowered everything with stability, she showed a good mental state, especially in the case of backwardness, did not give up, and finally won the score. As a young general, she has taken to a new level.
Chen Meng led 2-0 and 3-2 in the game, and finally regretted the loss. Deng Yaping analyzed: "Chen Meng mainly lost in her unnecessary mistakes too much, the game had some ups and downs, but still played a fairly good level. ”
As for Sun Yingsha's performance in the semi-finals, Deng Yaping believes that Sun Yingsha better controls the rhythm of the game, using more of the first three boards, taking the initiative to change the forehand, and taking the initiative to use her own forehand to score more hands, and her backhand is also very strong, and the tactics are very clear.
"Big Devil" Zhang Yining also praised the progress of "Little Devil King" Sun Yingsha: "Sun Yingsha played this ball very firmly and confidently, and the shot was also very decisive, fierce, and opened up. Especially in the first three boards, the continuity and penetration of the ball are more threatening than the previous games, and the use rate and scoring rate of the forehand are very high, posing a great threat to the opponent. ”
Ding Ning said that Wang Manyu and Chen Meng both played at a very high level, and Chen Meng used a short ball in the forehand position to contain Wang Manyu and take the lead. In the crucial sixth and seventh sets, Wang Manyu sought changes in the attack, his tactical thinking was clear, and he finally won.