On December 4, Singapore WTT World Cup finals, Fan Zhendong finale debuted, he defeated German player Francesca 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals, the next opponent is Zheng Rongshi, it is worth mentioning that Zheng Rongshi eliminated Lee Sang-so in the first round 3-1 to advance, Fan Zhendong will compete with Zhu Rongzhen for a ticket to the final four.
In the first set, Francesca scored two points first, Francesca sent points in succession, Fan Zhendong chased to a 3-3 draw, but Francesca scored two consecutive points through the FAR Side to lead 5-3. Fan Zhendong scored 3 points to achieve a rebound. Then the two alternated leads, Fan Zhendong scored 2 consecutive points to win the set point when he was 8-9 behind, Francesca did not give up, he scored consecutive points to get the set points. At the critical moment, Fan Zhendong wiped the side ball and was lucky to win the first set 14-12, leading 1-0 on aggregate.
In the second set, Fan Zhendong started 4-1, showing a strong performance, Francesca stopped the bleeding, but Fan Zhendong grabbed a key 1 point in a tug-of-war to lead 5-2. Francesca chased the points in a row, a wave of 4-1 trailing to 6 draws. Fan Zhendong scored consecutive points to withstand the pressure, he set directly in a row, Francesca made a mistake, fan Zhendong won 11-7, the total score of 2-0 lead.
In the third set, Francesca, who had changed her clothes, came up to wipe the side ball and was lucky. Fan Zhendong made consecutive mistakes, he had problems receiving the ball, and fell behind 0-5. Fan Zhendong scored the first point to stop the bleeding, and Fan Zhendong chased 3 points in a row when he was 4-8 behind, directly stopping Francesca. Fan Zhendong then seized the opportunity to win 11-9, so that Fan Zhendong won 3-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup finals.
In the top half of Fan Zhendong's zone, there are still players left to play against Zhu Rongzhen, and the other group is Pichefort and Wang Chuqin, if Fan Zhendong can advance to the final four, or against Wang Chuqin in the semifinals. It is worth mentioning that in the Houston World Table Tennis Men's Singles 1/8 Final, Fan Zhendong eliminated Wang Chuqin 4-2, and if the next two will meet in the semi-finals, there will be more points to watch.
Also look forward to the next performance of Fan Zhendong, he played a phenomenon-level performance this year, the Olympic men's singles silver medal, men's team silver medal, the National Games and the World Table Tennis Championships have achieved great success, giving people the feeling that playing more and more confident, and full of dominance, absolutely can perfectly succeed Ma Long, so in the last competition in 2021, I also hope that Fan Zhendong can have good luck.