In the first matchday of the 2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam, the most concerned match is the hexagonal warrior Malone Dragons, facing portugal's Freitas, the two have had four direct encounters in the past, all of which are Malone laughing to the end, but as they grow older, how long the dragon team, which currently ranks second in the world, can maintain its peak state, which has become the biggest concern of fans, the opponent of the Dragons in this game is the world's twenty-sixth-ranked Freitas, from the past hand-to-hand records and rankings Malone's advantage is still very obvious, which is why fans are more optimistic about the Dragons sweeping and advancing before the game! After the start of the game, Malone used his excellent personal performance and super dominance in the first set to dispel the concerns of fans, but in the second set, Freitas seized the opportunity of Malone's many mistakes and the decline in the quality of the return ball to equalize the big score, and then the tight Dragon team once again grasped the initiative of the game, winning two consecutive sets and finally eliminating the opponent 3-1, successfully breaking into the second round of the men's singles!
In the first game, Malone took the lead in serving, high-quality serve, coupled with a very good connection of the attack, so that the Dragons easily saved their two serves, achieved a 2-0 lead, and then Freitas's serve, but did not cause a lot of trouble for Malone, but the Dragons' high-quality catch, so that Freitas's return quality was greatly reduced, Malone also expanded the lead to 5-1, and the next rhythm of the game has always been firmly in the hands of Malone. His ability to cover the entire taiwan's high-density, high-intensity attack made Freitas completely powerless, and in the end Malone easily won the first set 11-5.
The start of the second set was almost a remake of the first set, the Dragons suppressed the opponent at the beginning of the scene and took a 2-0 lead, but Freitas did not give up, but instead seized the opportunity of Malone's loss of batting quality, tenaciously chased the score to a 3-3 draw, and then through the judgment of Malone's shot landing point and a more aggressive rush, it took a 7-3 lead in the middle of the game and won the game 11-5.
After the big score was tied, Malone regained his form in the third set, relying on the control of the landing point, did not give Freitas too many easy to start the attacking opportunity, and achieved a 4-1 lead, and did not continue to expand his lead like the second set of the decline in attention, and finally won the third set 11-3, taking the lead in the game.
The fourth game is crucial for both sides, if the opponent pulls back another set, the momentum will be reversed, so Malone played very fiercely at the beginning, hoping to establish the advantage of the score as soon as possible, this strategy also achieved the expected effect, in the middle of the game to maintain a 6-4 lead, although there is no way back from Freitas also repeatedly played a high-quality fight ball, but in the end did not stage a reversal of the game, Malone also locked in the victory 11-5.
Although Malone successfully advanced in this game, but from his entire performance, he has not yet found the best state, but the game has just begun, I hope that the Dragon team can gradually find the strongest hexagonal warrior form as the schedule deepens, come on, Dragon Team!