On March 14, the second round of the men's singles of the WTT Singapore Grand Slam continued, with Fan Zhendong, the world number one in the national table tennis world, facing Japan's Masataka Morien. Fan Zhendong, with a 2-0 lead, was once taken to the set point by his opponent at one point in the third set 7-10. But the tenacious Fan Zhendong just didn't let the Japanese team win, and when he was 7-10 behind, he reversed the game and finally won the crucial third set 13-11, thus sweeping the opponent 3-0 on aggregate to advance. After the game, the fans even ridiculed: Mori Yuan Zhengchong's innings point is Fan Zhendong's match point, and Xiao Fat's match point is the real match point.
Fan Zhendong has occupied the world's first position for many years, and won the men's singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships last year, breaking through this layer of window paper. Today's Fan Zhendong has become more mature and sophisticated, and his performance in the international arena is more reassuring. In this competition, Fan Zhendong played as the no. 1 seed, in addition to the men's singles competition, he also partnered with Wang Chuqin to participate in the men's doubles competition. It can be said that in the new Olympic cycle, Fan Zhendong continues to play a very important role as the core of national table tennis. Ma Long and Xu Xin are not sure whether they can play another Olympic Games, and Liu Guoliang and Qin Zhijian should now give Fan Zhendong more trust.
Fan Zhendong took the lead in facing Masashi Morien as soon as he came up, winning the first two sets 11-8, 11-6. In the 3rd set, Fan Zhendong encountered stubborn resistance from his opponents, and at one point fell behind 7-10. However, at the critical moment, Fan Zhendong began to erupt, and finally won the final victory 13-11, eliminating Morien Masashige 3-0 to advance to the next round. Fan Zhendong just did not let the Japanese team win, even if the opponent won the set point, Fan Zhendong still did not give up, and finally got the match point and successfully won the victory. This energy that erupts in the face of adversity is the measure of a king.
After the game, the fans also ridiculed that Morien Masashi's innings point was not the real point, and Fan Zhendong's match point was the real match point. This is the ability of Xiao Fat, even if he will be passive in the game for a while, he can turn the situation around with his own ability. At this point of view, Fan Zhendong is becoming more and more like the big brother Malone. Both are characterized by comprehensive and comprehensive, even if the game is once passive, they will not panic, but will take the opponent step by step into their own rhythm. In contrast, Lin Gaoyuan, who lost 0-3 to South Korea's Lin Zhongxun, really should learn more.
Fan Zhendong is the favorite to win the championship in this competition, and he is likely to meet ma Long again in the final. Today's two can be described as five or five, and in the recent confrontation, they have also won and lost each other. Fan Zhendong once beat Ma Long in a row, but lost to the Dragons in the most crucial Olympic men's singles final. Even as he enters the new Olympic cycle, Malone looks like he shows no signs of recession, and in this tournament he eliminated Freitas and Aruna in succession, showing excellent competitive form. If the two can successfully meet in the final, then the most blessed is the fans, and we can enjoy a classic showdown again.
The game still has to be played one by one, and the points are still to be scored one point at a time, fan Zhendong and Ma Long are very aware of this, and both of them have shown a step-by-step and steady posture in the game. I hope that Ma Long and Fan Zhendong can play well in the next competition and work together to achieve good results for the national table tennis.