On March 17, 2022, Beijing time, the Singapore Table Tennis Grand Slam continued, and the final 1/4 final of the men's singles, Fan Zhendong eliminated Germany's Francesca 3-0 to advance to the final four. So far, the men's singles final four have all been released, and the Chinese men's table tennis has won 3 of them, namely Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Ma Long, and 3 people to surround Japan's post-00s young player Yukiya Utada.
In the men's singles quarterfinals, Liang Jingkun swept Sweden's Karlsson 3-0, and Ma Long fought hard for 5 innings to win Lin Yunru 3-2. The winning Liang Jingkun and Ma Long will have a direct dialogue in the semi-finals. In the first half of the zone, Japan's post-00s rising star Yukiya Utada eliminated Germany's Qiu Dang 3-2. The final four spots were created between Fan Zhendong and another German player, Francesca.
As the number one seed in the men's singles, Fan Zhendong is of course the favorite to win the championship, and has eliminated Apollonia, Mori Yuan Zhengchong, An Zaixian, and Fan Zhendong has advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals as desired. In the quarter-finals, Fan Zhendong's opponent was Germany's Francesca, who was in excellent shape, not only eliminating Huang Zhenting, but also beating Xu Xin 3-2. Compared to before, Francesca's play is more stable.
However, there is still a gap between Francesca and Fan Zhendong, just take the first set, Fan Zhendong comprehensively suppressed Francesca, and the strong offensive strength made Francesca difficult to overcome. Soon, Fan Zhendong won the first set 11-4.
In the second set that followed, Francesca adjusted to take a 5-3 lead, and Fan Zhendong then went on to score four consecutive points to take a 7-5 lead, forcing Francesca to call a timeout. Back from the suspension, Francesca once chased to 7 draws, but he made too many mistakes, received the serve to send points consecutively, his own serve also lost its power, Fan Zhendong scored 4 consecutive points, 11-7 to win another set.
In the third set, Fan Zhendong led 4-2, Francesca won 5-3, and the German player showed a let-go posture, leading 7-5 in the inning. Fan Zhendong seized his two serve opportunities and chased them to 7 draws. Subsequently, Fan Zhendong continued to exert his strength, and finally won the round 11-8, eliminating the opponent 3-0 with a big score and advancing to the final four, and playing against Yukiya Utada in the semifinals.