WTT Singapore Grand Slam women's singles semifinals was won by the national table tennis, and the semi-final matches were Sun Yingsha vs Wang Manyu, Chen Meng vs Wang Yidi. Among them, the confrontation between Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, the two "Little Devil Kings", is particularly interesting.
The two are not low at the beginning, but in the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Sun Yingsha's growth seems to be faster. With her outstanding foreign results, she squeezed out Liu Shiwen, qualified for the Tokyo Olympics singles competition, and eventually finished second.
However, Wang Manyu, who participated in the team competition as a P card and won the championship, transformed after the Olympic Games, showing the strength of the world's number one. In the two major competitions of the National Games and the World Table Tennis Championships, Wang Manyu won the women's singles and women's doubles championships like a bamboo, and Sun Yingsha frequently became the background board for her to lift the championship trophy.
In terms of the past battle record of the two men, a total of 25 encounters, Wang Manyu led by a large margin of 17-8. Especially in 2021, she completed a three-game winning streak against Salsa, which contained a small score of 4-0 that was also very disparity. Therefore, this time in the Singapore Grand Slam semi-finals again, Wang Manyu is still a favored party.
Of course, Sun Yingsha's recent state is very hot, which will add some confidence to her victory over Wang Manyu. In Singapore, Sun Yingsha was the top seed of the tournament, having not conceded a set in four rounds, eliminating Winter, Kuman, Liu Shiwen and Hina Hayata in four 3-0 games. If Wang Manyu cannot be resisted with such a fiery state, then the Paris Olympic cycle may become the "maid" of the opponent.
Wang Manyu's side naturally cannot be taken lightly. Although the battle record is leading, Sasha also has given her a domineering performance of 4-0, which shows that the strength of the two is still very close, and winning or losing depends on the play on the spot. And the biggest use of the 17-8 record should be to increase Wang Manyu's confidence!
Another semi-final will be played between Chen Meng and Wang Yidi. Wang Yidi, who attacked more ferociously, ranked lower, but won the last meeting between the two sides, and this time there is no small hope of continuing the victory. After all, she was more or less restrained in her style of play. And if Chen Meng can put down the body of the Olympic champion and go all out to fight the opponent, there will be a glimmer of life.
The two women's singles semi-finals will be played on the evening of March 18, at 19:00, Chen Meng vs Wang Yidi; at 19:45, Wang Manyu vs Sun Yingsha.
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