2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam: Men's Singles Round 1
Lin Shidong vs Dior Ibrahima
In the first set, Lin Shidong started 3-0, but then directly ate the serve, 3-1. The opponent held the ball out of bounds with a backhand, and Lin Shidong extended his lead 8-3. The opponent can only break through Lin Shidong's defense by taking the initiative to start and mobilizing Lin Shidong left and right to play a large angle. Although the opponent then played 2 beautiful goals, Lin Shidong still won the first set easily 11-5.
In the second set, the start was exactly the same as the first set, with Lin Shidong leading 3-0, 3-2, 4-2. But there were some mistakes on both sides in the innings, and Lin Shidong was entangled with his opponent and was chased to 7-7. Trailing 7-8, opponents requested a timeout.
The opponent received the serve and flew directly, and Lin Shidong led 9-7. The two sides fought with short balls in the platform, the opponent picked the line, and Lin Shidong won 2 innings 10-8. The opponent's backhand force once again hit the ball, and Lin Shidong won another round 11-9 with a thrilling score, leading 2:0.
The opponent belongs to the strength player, and Lin Shidong plays relatively lightly, does not send deadly force, the opponent can not borrow power; Lin Shidong adds some rotation, even if the occasional serve is high, the opponent attacks harder.
In the third set, Lin Shidong took the lead 2-2, 5-2. The two sides played more openly in this round, and Lin Shidong even took the initiative to steal long balls to form a pair, once leading 7-3. But the opponent's serve was scored two points in a row. Lin Shidong also grabbed his own serve wheel, 10-5 to take the lead in 5 match points, and finally won the last set 11-6 easily, thus winning the opponent 3:0 in a big score and advancing to the next round.
This is the first win of the 2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament and the first win of Lim Shi Tung's personal Grand Slam tournament, congratulations.