2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam
Men's Singles Round 1: Malone vs Freitas
There is a clear gap in hard power between the two sides. However, Malone has not participated in an official international competition for a long time, and the result depends on Malone's play.
In the first set, Malone was 5-1, 9-2, 10-3 (set points), 11-5 first.
In the second set, Malone won 2-0, 2-3, 3-3, 3-7, 5-8, Freitas pulled back a set 11-5, and the two sides were 1-1.
In the third set, Malone won another set quickly 2-0, 6-2, 10-3 (set points), 11-3, and led 2:1.
In the fourth set, Malone 1-0, 1-2, 4-2, 7-4, Freitas requested a timeout.
Malone won the final set 7-5, 10-5 (round points), 11-5, and won 3:1.
Malone played tired and sweaty today, and although he won the game, he was not very happy, unhappy with his overall performance, and occasionally saw him shaking his head after scoring. Ma Long's Beijing teammate Yan An also feels that Ma Long's performance today also played his passing level.
Liu Guoliang said that Ma Long's playing requires perfection, not only to win, but also to win comfort. Obviously, Malone played a little awkwardly today, and there was still a process of adapting to the venue and the state of transfer.
Malone was indeed strict with himself, and at his peak, he had kept dozens of consecutive clean sheets against opponents, even in a best-of-five game game. Later, Liu Guoliang did his job, and it didn't matter if he occasionally lost a set or two, in fact, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 was also a win.
I look forward to Malone's next game to play perfectly.