In the 2022 Singapore Grand Slam competition, The Python Xu Xin did not participate in his best doubles match, only participated in the men's singles competition, but in the quarter-finals, facing francesca, who had previously maintained a ten-game victory, Xu Xin lost 2-3, missing a quarter chance to meet with Xiao Fat Fan Zhendong! On the seventh matchday, world number one Fan Zhendong met Francesca, who ranked sixteenth, and the two had four direct conversations in the past, and Xiao Fat had the advantage with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss! After the start of the game, Fan Zhendong showed a better competitive state than the previous few match days, the first game played the opponent without the ability to fight back, the next two games, although Francesca created some trouble for Xiao Fat, but still could not see the hope of winning, and finally Fan Zhendong swept Francesca in three straight sets, while avenging the python Xu Xin, he also successfully broke into the men's singles final four of this competition!
As soon as the first game came up, Fan Zhendong took advantage of the change of the landing point in his own serve to win the opportunity to take the lead for himself, and achieved a 2-0 lead, and Fan Zhendong's strategy was also very clear, the serve was the constant change of the short backhand length of the forehand, and the initiative was always in his own hands, and Francesca could only rely on Fan Zhendong's mistakes to score, and the morale of the little fat man also destroyed the attack of the decay, and soon got the innings at 10-2, after Francesca won 2 consecutive points, Fan Zhendong struck a fatal blow and won 11-4 to make the opening.
Francesca in the first set after eating the loss of the ball, the second set also made a significant change, decisive backhand twist against Fan Zhendong also achieved obvious results, the opening stage to achieve a 4-2 lead, the score behind Fan Zhendong, and then also made adjustments, by increasing the rotation of the ball, increased Francesca's return difficulty, and in the multi-beat match, through their own very threatening forehand attack to break through Francesca's defense, this strategy obviously inhibited the opponent's scoring efficiency, Fan Zhendong also quickly overtook the score 7-5 and regained the initiative, although Francesca stubbornly chased the score to 7 draws, but Fan Zhendong's key ball was more stable, winning 4 points in a row and then winning 11-7.
After entering the third set, Francesca still can't find a way to fight Against Fan Zhendong, the game entered the rhythm of Xiao Fat at the beginning, he also quickly established a 4-1 lead, but Fan Zhendong played a little conservative in the next game, in the game more choices to control, rather than take the initiative to attack, Francesca also seized the opportunity to score 4 points in a row to 5-4 to overtake the score, and then the two of you chased me until 7 draws, the big score led Fan Zhendong, In the decisive moment, his mentality was obviously more relaxed, and he also dared to take the initiative to attack, which also helped him lock in the victory 11-8!
After winning this game, Fan Zhendong will encounter Japanese supernova Yukiya Utada in the men's singles semifinals, who is also regarded as a player that the Japanese men's table tennis team focuses on cultivating in the new Olympic cycle, hoping that Fan Zhendong can continue the excellent state of this game, strive to eliminate opponents, and the winners of Ma Long and Liang Jingkun will be the men's singles final!