In the first round of the women's singles competition of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam, liu Shiwen, a veteran of national table tennis, defeated South Korea's Tian Zhixi 3-0 and successfully advanced to the round of 32. For Liu Shiwen, it is not easy to win this ball, after all, she is no longer young. In an interview after the game, Liu Shiwen also responded to why the 31-year-old herself has not retired, and from her words we can see the veteran's love for table tennis. And Liu Shiwen obviously knows that she can't play for long, she said that she cherishes the opportunity of this competition, and Xiao Zao's spirit is really admirable.
Liu Shiwen has been the main force of the national table tennis women's team for more than ten years, but unfortunately, in her entire career, Liu Shiwen has not participated in the Olympic singles competition. Whether it was competing with Li Xiaoxia, Ding Ning or Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha, Liu Shiwen eventually lost the battle, which can be called a fateful fate. Xiao Zao is only one Olympic gold medal away from becoming a Grand Slam player, but she may not be able to achieve this goal in her career. However, this does not prevent many people from loving Xiaoju, no matter what kind of difficulties they face, Liu Shiwen is always optimistic and positive, which has touched many people.
In this Singapore Grand Slam competition, Liu Shiwen once again went out as a veteran of national table tennis. In the first round of the women's singles competition, Liu Shiwen successfully defeated South Korean powerhouse Tian Zhixi 3-0 to advance to the round of 32. If all goes well in the back matches, Liu Shiwen will most likely meet Sun Yingsha in the quarter-finals. At this year's Macau Championship, Liu Shiwen beat Sun Yingsha in the semi-finals, which made people see that she still has the ability of a top master. This Singapore Grand Slam, it can be seen that Liu Shiwen's state is still maintained well, and it also makes us have more expectations for her.
In an interview after the game, Liu Shiwen also responded to why she did not retire. She said she was still persevering at this age out of a pure love of table tennis. Liu Shiwen also knew that she would not be able to fight for long, and said that she cherished this opportunity very much. Indeed, as Liu Shiwen said, in her current state, it is probably very difficult to compete with Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu for the next Olympic Games, and the reason why she is still insisting on it is because of her love for table tennis. As for how long it can last, this is not something that can be forced.
Liu Shiwen is now enjoying more table tennis and enjoying the simple pleasure brought by this kind of playing. Compared with Liu Shiwen in the past, today's Xiaoju has seen a lot of things. For Liu Shiwen, perhaps her regrets are slightly more, such as not participating in the Olympic singles competition, such as losing the gold medal in the Olympic mixed doubles and so on. But life is like this, Liu Shiwen, who is over 30 years old, has looked down on these, for her, being able to stand on the field and pick up the racket again is already a victory in itself.
When we watch Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu win gold and silver on the field, we should not forget the contributions that veteran Liu Shiwen has made to national table tennis. Every athlete deserves our respect, especially as those who have had a great record grow older, and they deserve more attention from us!