The Grand Slam has been unpopular so far, following yesterday's No. 3 seed upset, No. 4 seed Zhang Benzhihe also upset out. The event only started 2 days, and the 2 fierce opponents of the national table tennis were all out, which was undoubtedly a great benefit for the national table tennis.
In the first round of the match on the 11th, The Brazilian player and the third seed of the tournament, Hugo, broke out of the cold when facing Portugal's Girardo, and was eliminated 2-3, and he also became the first seeded player to be eliminated. On the 12th, the second day of the main tournament, the No. 4 seed of the tournament and Japan's famous Zhang Benzhihe also ushered in his first match of the tournament, against the American star Kanak. At present, Zhang Benzhihe is in third place in the world rankings, while Karnak is only ranked 30th.
In the first set, Zhang Benzhihe entered the state very quickly, with a forehand rebound score, 11-7 ahead of the next city.
In the second set, Karnak actively adjusted, using the serve to start with two consecutive points, and then he competed with Zhang Ben in the first three boards, and then scored consecutive offensive points with the forehand, at one point to extend the score to 6-2. Although Zhang Ben once put the score close, Kanak still won the set with a steady play, 11-9, and the big score was 1-1.
In the 3rd set, Kanak took advantage of the situation to pursue, and Zhang Ben lost sharply due to the inexplicable loss of the previous set, there were many unnecessary mistakes, and he lost another set 9-11.
In the 4th set, Zhang Ben fought back, but Karnak played very steadily, and the start was again ahead, at one point to start 5-1. Under pressure, Zhang Ben's weakness of weak psychological quality was once again exposed, and low-level mistakes appeared whether it was a forehand attack or a serve. What's worse is that luck is not on his side, after a net loss, the score came to 3-11, Zhang Ben was crisply defeated.
From 1-0 lead to being reversed by three consecutive sets, the result of this game was undoubtedly bitter for Zhang Ben, and it was even more humiliating for him to be out in the first round of the tournament. After the game, Zhang Benzhihe was very disappointed and shook his head in despair.
Hugo and Zhang Benzhihe have been out of the cold, which is undoubtedly a great positive for the national table tennis players Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan in the corresponding divisions.