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The 2022 national table tennis ushered in the first international competition, and the WTT Macau Championship officially began on January 19. In the first round of the women's singles competition, Olympic double champion Chen Meng faced Hong Kong's Du Kaixuan. In the 5-inning match, Chen Meng played a beautiful 1 set in the decider, beating Du Kaixuan 3-2 to win the promotion. Through this game, I saw that Chen Meng's shoulder injury recovered well, the psychological pressure was released, he regained his self-confidence, and he played back to the good signs of his original self.
First, Chen Meng's match against Du Kaixuan is brief
In the first set, Chen Meng played proactively, playing a good start with a change in serve and control of the line landing point. But Du Kaixuan is also really worthy of being a first-class master in the world's top 10, and he is tied 7 with Chen Meng. Du Kaiqu then scored 1 point, Chen Meng scored 4 points, and Chen Meng won the first set 11-8.
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In the second set, Du Kaixuan played tenaciously, the hook hand serve was very threatening, the forehand became straight, the slash played very well, took the lead 10-6 to get the set point, and Du Kaixuan called a timeout after Chen Meng chased back 1 point. After returning, Du Kaixuan seized the opportunity and moved back to the first set 11-7.
In the third set, Du Kaixuan was more tenacious, basically playing the fight and killing ball, and the two sides played 4 draws. Chen Meng controlled the game and took a 10-6 lead, and After Du Kaixuan chased it 8-10, Marlene called a timeout. After returning, he was chased into 10 draws, and at the critical moment, Chen Meng dared to make a move, and two powerful bursts scored two points in a row, winning the third set 12-10.
As soon as the fourth set came up, Du Kaixuan took the initiative by using the serve, raiding and changing the line and other active tactics. The score was 7-3, and the situation was under Du Kaixuan's control. Chen Meng began to fight back, and the score was 9 draws and 11 draws. In the end, Du Kaixuan made it 13-11 to chase the big score into a 2-2 draw.
In the tiebreaker of the 5th set, Chen Meng was completely released. Chen Meng's serve has changed more, turning and not turning, left and right, length, and serving makes Du Kaixuan very uncomfortable. Chen Meng's backhand quickly tore the fast belt, mutating straight line; forehand shaking, bursting and pulling lightly, suddenly straight line suddenly large slash, basically Du Kaixuan did not have the opportunity to fight back. 11-2, Chen Meng beautifully locked in the victory.
Second, through this strong confrontation, we can see that Chen Meng has signs of positive and good recovery.
After the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chen Meng, because of various reasons, the psychological pressure is very large, the decline in state is more obvious, houston World Table Tennis Championships only won the third place, shaking the opportunity of grand slam. In the National Games and the WTT World Cup finals, they also failed to reach the final.
Due to the above reasons, Chen Meng has been questioned a lot, and some people even believe that WTT Macau Championship, Chen Meng is likely to be a round trip. Because her opponent in the first round was strong, she once let the Xinke World Table Tennis Champion Wang Manyu travel in the World Cup Finals, and recently Chen Meng lost to Wang Manyu in a row.
Looking at the full 5 innings of Chen Meng and Du Kaiqu, Chen Meng played somewhat restrained in the first 4 innings, and the psychological pressure was not fully released. In the 5th set, Chen Meng completely let go of the play, the play was flexible and changeable, and the movement stretched smoothly and beautifully. In the 5 innings, Chen Meng played a beautiful round and won the game. This allows us to see that Chen Meng has at least the following two positive and good signs of recovery:
(1) Chen Meng's shoulder injury is currently recovering very well.
Chen Meng, with a shoulder injury, tenaciously finished the Olympic Games and won the women's singles and women's team double championships.
More than half a month before the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, Chen Meng underwent shoulder surgery. This situation was only revealed by CCTV host Huang Zizhong at the scene of the commentary.
In the game between Chen Meng and Du Kaixuan, through Chen Mengla's vigorous explosion of the ball, the action is also very stretched and smooth, it can be seen that Chen Meng's shoulder injury has basically recovered.
(2) Chen Meng's psychological pressure was released, his self-confidence was restored, and he found himself.
In the first four innings, Chen Meng still played a bit restrained, did not completely let go of the play, and the score was also very anxious.
In the fifth set, Chen Meng was completely released, played very smoothly, and completely controlled the situation on the field. Serves are changeable, not rotated when served, and short in duration. The backhand quickly tears and pulls back, the forehand rushes, and the line landing point changes suddenly left and right, and completely finds itself in good shape. Basically do not give the other party a chance to fight back, the play is very beautiful, and the ornamentation is also very strong.
This article summarizes:
Chen Meng's first match of 2022, encountered the famous Hong Kong star Du Kaixuan, and there was really some worry before the game. But after the game, let us see the positive signs that Chen Meng is very good, she released the psychological pressure, found her self-confidence, and hit back to her original self. Regardless of whether Chen Meng can win the championship in the end, the most comforting thing is that Chen Meng's shoulder injury recovered very well, and the psychological pressure was also released, which is a good sign and a good start. Chen Meng, keep up the good work!
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