On March 17, the 2022 WTT Singapore Grand Slam tournament, the second women's singles quarterfinal: Chen Meng vs Ishikawa Yoshijun
Ishikawa Yoshijun is 29 years old, ranking eighth in the world; Chen Meng is 28 years old, ranking second in the world; the two are old acquaintances, they have fought many times, Ishikawa Yoshijun has only won once, Chen Meng can be regarded as ishikawa Yoshizumi's "bitter lord".
In the first set, the two sides did not have to be tempted to start, directly playing at their own pace, and the score alternately rose to make it 3-3. In the middle of the game, Chen Meng gradually pulled away the score through stronger stalemate ability, 6-3, 7-4, 8-5, 10-6 to get 4 innings.
Ishikawa played with Chen Meng at a glance, which was very difficult, so he tried to steal long balls, change the rhythm to score, and chase 2 innings in a row. Chen Meng still won the last point by holding on to each other, pressing left and right, penetrating Ishikawa's defense, and thus taking the next city 11-8.
In the second set, the two sides drew 3-3 again. With a 5-3 lead, Chen Meng served the ball and gave the opponent a point. Sure enough, it affected his own state, the serve rushed to attack the mistake; the serve was also out of order, and he lost 3 points in a row, and Ishikawa countered the score 6-5. Originally, Ishikawa was a little discouraged, and suddenly saw hope again.
The two sides were once again locked in a fierce battle, 6-6, 7-7, 8-8. Ishikawa picked the wipe net out of bounds, and then held the wipe net and got another point, 9-9.
Ishikawa served and grabbed the set point 10-9. Chen Meng took the ball out of bounds and Ishikawa pulled back a set 11-9, and the two sides fought 1:1.
Chen Meng sometimes plays the ball is inexplicably "power outage". Originally this set to maintain the lead, suddenly the serve error, and then brought all kinds of mistakes. In the face of relatively weak opponents, directly play a little simpler, more shooting and holding is not afraid, thinking too complicated but around themselves.
In the third set, Chen Meng played simply and roughly, that is, relying on stronger holding ability to quickly open the score. After playing smoothly, he sent a long ball, which directly broke Ishikawa's mentality. 11-0, strong to win another set, the big score of 2:1 lead.
In the fourth set, Chen Meng continued the momentum of the previous set and started 2-0. Chen Meng took the ball and soared high, and Ishikawa finally got a point. Chen Meng led 3-1, and Ishikawa played a high-quality counter-attack to tie the score 3-3. Both sides had a chance to score the ball, 4-4. Chen Meng once again surpassed the score 5-4, and Ishikawa had to ask for a timeout.
Returning from the timeout, Ishikawa scored two consecutive points to give a 6-5 lead. After 7-7, Ishikawa lost his own serve wheel, Chen Meng played the momentum, scored 4 consecutive points, won the last set 11-7, won 3:1, advanced to the final four, congratulations to her.
Chen Meng didn't play well in the second set, and Ishikawa didn't play well in the third set like sleepwalking. Of course, both have highlight moments. Chen Meng's veneer quality and ability to hold multiple beats are unmatched by Ishikawa. But playing Ishikawa a 11-0, it's really a bit... Do you think you should play an 11-0 score?
Chen Meng and Wang Yidi will meet in the semi-finals, the last meeting between Chen Meng lost, can this time win back a city? See.