Japan's 4th world upset out, Zhang Benzhi and defeated Wang Manyu partner! Fan Zhendong won the first battle. In the first round of the 2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam Men's Singles, Japan's brother Zhang Benzhi and the United States player Kanak, from the world ranking of the two, as well as the overall strength, Zhang Benzhi and the possibility of winning are very large, but surprisingly, Zhang Benzhihe was reversed in the case of winning a set first, and finally lost 1-3, suffering a round of travel.
Zhang Benzhihe is currently ranked No. 4 in the world, is the highest ranking player in the World in the Japanese men's team, but in the past two years, Zhang Benzhihe's performance in the world's three major competitions has been very average, such as in last year's Tokyo Olympic Games, Zhang Benzhihe lost 3-4 to Slovenia's Jordyic in the men's singles quarterfinals, missing the men's singles quarterfinals. Then at the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, Zhang Benzhihe lost 3-4 to Poland's Dias. Although Zhang Benzhihe is a great threat to the national table tennis, from the situation in the past two years, Zhang Benzhihe has not yet met the national table tennis players and is out of the game many times. In this Singapore Grand Slam, Zhang Benzhihe played against American Kanak in the first round of the men's singles, who played in mixed doubles with Wang Manyu at last year's World Table Tennis Championships in Houston.
In the first set, Zhang Benzhihe quickly entered the state, starting 6-1, and then Zhang Benzhihe also took the lead 10-4 to get the set point, although Kanak chased 3 points, but Zhang Benzhihe still won the first set 11-7. In the second set, Kanak launched a counterattack to lead 6-2, and then Zhang Benzhihe was close to the score, but Kanak withstood the pressure and always maintained the lead, and pulled back the set 11-9. In the third set, the competition between the two has entered a white-hot stage, Zhang Benzhihe once led 8-6, but then Carnak scored 4 consecutive points to get the set point 10-8, although Zhang Benzhihe saved a set point, but Carnak still won the set 11-9. In the fourth set, Zhang Benzhihe collapsed directly, and Kanak quickly locked in the victory 11-3, thus sending Zhang Benzhihe a round trip 3-1.
On the other hand, the match between Fan Zhendong, the world number one in the national table tennis world, and the Portuguese veteran Apollonia was also very sticky, although before the game, it was generally believed that Fan Zhendong would win easily, but from the perspective of the game process and the score, Fan Zhendong still encountered the stubborn resistance of the opponent. In the first set, the two drew many times, and when the score was 8-8, Fan Zhendong scored 3 consecutive points to win the first set 11-8. In the second set, the competition between the two was still fierce, and Fan Zhendong won another set 11-8. In the third set, Fan Zhendong made some mistakes, and Apollonia seized the opportunity to quickly win back a set 11-5. In the fourth set, Apollonia started 3-0, but Fan Zhendong found his hand in time, caught up with the score, and finally ended the game 11-9, thus winning 3-1 on aggregate, winning the first game and advancing to the men's singles round of 32.