The WTT Singapore Grand Slam Tournament ushered in the second match day, when the national table tennis star Chen Meng appeared in the first round against Japan's Hitomi Sato, and the two sides competed for a promotion place. In the end, Chen Meng defeated his opponent 3-0 and advanced to the next round. Looking back on this game, Chen Meng's performance is still quite good, his mentality is very stable, and his tactical ideas have been implemented!
Chen Meng is the main force of national table tennis, but after winning 2 gold medals in the Olympic Games, her state is not ideal, and in the National Games and the World Table Tennis Championships, Chen Meng has suffered setbacks. Coming to the Singapore Race, this is Chen Meng's chance to prove herself, her current world ranking is 2nd, second only to Sun Yingsha, Sato Hitomi's world ranking is only 22, but also has a certain strength.
In the first game between the two sides, the two were very fierce in the first ball competition, holding each other for multiple rounds, Chen Meng scored hard, next, Hitomi Sato scored 2 points in a row, Chen Meng faced Hitomi Sato's spinning ball, some did not adapt, after losing points again, has fallen behind 1-3. However, Chen Meng stabilized his mood and quickly leveled down. The opponent's chipping is very distinctive, and the two sides often engage in tug-of-war, from 5-5 to 6-6 draws. When Chen Meng scored a wonderful 1 point, Marlene on the sidelines applauded the disciples. In the situation of being behind in the beginning, Chen Meng established an 8-6 advantage in the middle of the game, but in terms of offensive choices, Chen Meng was in a bit of a hurry, and the Japanese players chased an 8-8 draw. After 10-8, Chen Meng roared angrily, and Marlene stood up to give applause. After winning the set point, Chen Meng caused the opponent to make a mistake in returning the ball and won the first set 11-8.
The second set of the two matches, Chen Meng is still very patient, actively and the opponent around, the opening stage, Chen Meng scored 2 points in a row, and then, she had a pull ball mistake, the opponent's rotation made Chen Meng not eat accurately. The score was sticky, going from 3-3 to a 4-4 draw. After 5-5, Chen Meng entered the form, extending the score to 7-5, and the opponent shouted a timeout. After the game resumed, the Japanese players still could not find a way to contain Chen Meng, and the score quickly came to 5-9. After 10-6, Chen Meng won the second set point, although the opponent saved 1 point, or lost 7-11, so that Chen Meng got the overall score of 2-0 advantage.
In the third set of the competition, Chen Meng entered the state quickly, gained a 4-2 advantage, and the next 1 point of competition, Chen Meng returned the ball and made a mistake. However, Chen Meng has fully adapted to the opponent's playing style, and the continuous attack makes the opponent unbearable. After 9-3, Chen Meng lost points consecutively, the opponent chased 8-9, with strong strength, Chen Meng still won this round, the score was 11-9, the total score was 3-0, Chen Meng advanced to the next round of women's singles!