On March 12, 2022, the table tennis Grand Slam tournament continued, the national table tennis Olympic champion Chen Meng ushered in the debut, the first round against the Japanese chipper Hitomi Sato, Chen Meng passed the chipping test, and finally defeated Hitomi Sato 3-0 to advance, Japan's famous Ito Mimachi eliminated german chipper Han Ying 3-1, both of them in the lower half, but Ito Mimachi must pass Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong to enter the final four.
Chen Meng is very familiar to everyone, the main player of the national table tennis women's team, 28 years old ranked 2nd in the world, has won the Olympic women's singles gold medal, women's table tennis World Cup champion, only away from the Grand Slam world table tennis singles champion, the result of this Grand Slam is related to the Asian Games singles seat, so everyone will go all out, strive to get the qualification, Chen Meng and Ito Mimachi in the same district, but meet until the top four.
Hitomi Sato is 24 years old, ranked 22nd in the world, she is currently the world's highest ranking sharpshooter, Hitomi Sato's playing style is more difficult, the quality of defense is high, the attack is not bad, coupled with the tenacious willpower, is a difficult opponent, playing with her will will not be too easy, it is inevitable to be consumed, Chen Meng's head coach Marlene serves as the off-court guidance for this game, and is fully prepared before the game.
In the first set, Hitomi Sato entered the state faster, Chen Meng actively adjusted the rhythm to tie the score, Chen Meng played the ball although not easy, but there was no problem in winning, the comprehensive strength of the two had a gap, Hitomi Sato took the lead many times, but could not continue to expand the advantage, Chen Meng 6 draw 2 points in a row to 8-6, Sato Hitomi chased to 8 draw, Chen Meng scored 3 points to 11-8 first, Sato Hitomi was suppressed by Chen Meng.
In the second set, the two sides fell into a battle, the score alternately rose, Chen Meng 5 draws 2 points 7-5 lead, Sato Hitomi called a suspension adjustment, but this suspension effect is not good, Chen Meng took advantage of the chase, consecutive scores bombed out 11-7 to win another game, Chen Meng grasped the game initiative through rhythm changes, Sato Hitomi fell into passivity, the game played to this extent, it can be said that the suspense was lost in advance, Chen Meng was too stable.
In the third set, Sato Hitomi backwater battle, Chen Meng steadily played steadily, to get a 6-3 lead, and then Chen Meng continued to open the point difference, and finally ended the game 11-9, 3-0 victory over Hitomi Sato to advance, which was the first time that the national table tennis team won the Japanese players in this tournament and made a good start.
At the same time, ito Mimachi against the German star Han Ying, who is also a chipper, won the Olympic women's team silver medal, Ito Mimachi blasted out 11-3, 11-5 to win two consecutive sets, the third set Han Ying 9 draw 2 points 11-9 narrowly, the fourth set Ito Mimachi 11-5 locked the victory, and finally eliminated Han Ying 3-1, advanced to the women's singles round of 32, her opponent will be stronger and stronger, the highlight is behind.