On March 15, Beijing time, the ITTF Singapore Grand Slam tournament is underway. Ongoing is a men's singles quarter-final battle, with world number one Fan Zhendong facing South Korea's Ahn Jae-hyun. In the first game, Fan Zhendong got the set point 10:4, 11:4 Fan Zhendong won a set first, Fan Zhendong was in good shape, the first three boards and holding each other, the backhand forehand, the connection is very good.
In the second set, Ahn Jae-hyun led 5:1, Ahn Jae-hyun stepped up his chances to get started, and constantly sideways, Ahn Jae-hyun led 6-1. Ahn Jae-hyun adjusted his rhythm well, leading 7-3. Fan Zhendong chased after him one point at a time, trailing 4:8. The two sides held each other, and Ahn Jae-hyun scored to lead 9-4. South Korean players, especially male players, have good morale and often make up for technical and tactical deficiencies.
Ahn Jae-hyun easily won the set point 10:4, and Fan Zhendong served back in a reverse rotation to chase back a point, 5:10. Again, Ahn Jae-hyun pulled back a set 11-6, and the two sides drew 1-1. Fan Zhendong made more mistakes at the beginning of the second set, and there were more unnecessary mistakes.
In the third set, the strong confrontation of the backhand, Fan Zhendong scored, leading 1:0. Fan Zhendong started with a 4:1 lead, and Fan Zhendong gradually entered a good situation and played morale. Ahn Jae-hyun chased to 3:5. Ahn Jae-hyun chased after 4:5, and Ahn Jae-hyun was very positive. An Zai Xian plus quality, leveling, the two sides 5:5 draw. An Jae-hyun took the lead in adding quality, Fan Zhendong's rhythm was a bit chaotic, and An Jae-hyun led 9:6.
Ahn Jae-hyun's success rate was very high, Ahn Jae-hyun won the set point 10:7, and Fan Zhendong recovered a point, 8:10. Reversal, Fan Zhendong chased another point, 9:10. Ahn Jae-hyun then requested a suspension. After the suspension, Fan Zhendong took the initiative to start and equalize, and the two sides drew 10:10. Fan Zhendong was already sweating and sweating profusely. The two sides drew 11:11. In the end, Ahn Jae-hyun won another set 13:11 to take a 2-1 lead.
In the fourth set, Fan Zhendong started 2:0. Fan Zhendong served and scored, starting 3-0. Fan Zhendong started 4:1. In this round, An Jae-hyun's shooting rate dropped significantly a lot, Fan Zhendong won the set point 10:4, Fan Zhendong pulled back a set at 11:5, the two sides drew 2:2, and the game entered the decider.
In the decider, Fan Zhendong started with a 3-0 lead. Ahn Jae-hyun made a lot of mistakes, and Fan Zhendong started 4-0. Fan Zhendong has obvious advantages, and An Zaixian has some mental collapse. Fan Zhendong started 7:1. Ahn Jae-hyun chased to 3:7. Fan Zhendong then requested a suspension. After the timeout, Ahn Jae-hyun chased to 6:7. Coach Qin Zhijian told Fan Zhendong not to be in a hurry and to play patiently.
In the end, Fan Zhendong locked up the victory 11:7, and defeated South Korean youngster Ahn Jae-hyun 3:2 on aggregate to successfully advance to the men's singles quarterfinals. At present, 6 national table tennis players have advanced to the quarterfinals, namely Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Ma Long, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, and Wang Yidi.