Beijing time on March 15 news, WTT Singapore Grand Slam men's singles 16 into 8 knockouts, Fan Zhendong 3-2 reverse defeat South Korea's Ahn Jae Hyun! Next, as long as Xu Xin advances, Fan Zhendong will fight Xu Xin! In addition, All 5 major items in South Korea are out.
Fan Zhendong is 25 years old, ranked No. 1 in the world, and Ahn Jae-hyun is only 22 years old, and at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships, he reached the top 4 as a dark horse.
In the first set, Fan Zhendong started 2-0, Ande Hyun got 1 point and roared up, he knew that his strength was not as good as Fan Zhendong, he must roar out! However, Fan Zhendong was very calm and was not affected by his opponent, and Fan Zhendong went to the next city 11-4.
In the second set, Ahn Jae-hyun began to fight, the effect was good, and Ahn Jae-hyun also wiped the net, leading 6-1. Ahn Jae-hyun was very determined and strong on the backhand, taking an 8-3 lead. In the end, 11-6, Ahn Jae-hyun pulled back a city, a big score of 1-1!
In the third set, Fan Zhendong readjusted, 4-1 start, and then, the two sides played each other from afar, Ahn Jae-hyun scored, chasing 2-4, the youngster played confidence. After that, Ahn Jae-hyun once overtook 6-5, he roared to cheer himself up, and after 6-6, Ahn Jae-hyun's backhand once again became his victory, 7-6. Subsequently, An Zaixian led 8-6, Fan Zhendong was a little frustrated, and Chinese fans shouted, "Fan Zhendong come on"!
It can be seen that when the two sides are backhanded, Ahn Jae-hyun shoots faster and often takes the initiative, 9-6, the South Korean youngster is close to the victory of this game. After 9-7, it was another backhand score, 10-7, Ahn Jae-hyun got the set point. Fan Zhendong withstood the pressure and chased 2 points in a row, 9-10! At this time, the South Korean coach shouted a pause. Fan Zhendong stubbornly equalized, 10-10! Ahn Jae-hyun won the set point 11-10, Fan Zhendong tied, 11-11! In the end, Fan Zhendong made a mistake in receiving the ball, 11-13, Fan Zhendong fell behind 1-2.
In the fourth set, Ahn Jae-hyun's state dropped significantly, 1-7, Fan Zhendong was stable in this set. After that, although Ahn Jae-hyun played a polished tennis ball, Fan Zhendong was very stable, 10-4 to get the set point, 11-5, Fan Zhendong equalized the big score, 2-2!
In the decider, Fan Zhendong led 2-0, and after 3-0, Fan Zhendong was basically stable, and it can be seen that Fan Zhendong's strength is still thicker. 7-1, Fan Zhendong led, after that, Ahn Jae-hyun chased 5 points in a row, 6-7, suspense is back! In the end, Fan Zhendong still resisted, 11-7, a big score of 3-2 victory.
Next, Fan Zhendong will fight Xu Xin, as long as the latter defeats Francesca, the two main players of national table tennis will meet to compete for a place in the top 4.