The first men's singles semi-final of the WTT Grand Slam tournament has come to an end, with Fan Zhendong beating Yukiya Utada 4-2 to advance to the final. This is the first time the two have played each other in a singles competition, and Fan Zhendong is particularly looking forward to it before the match. However, in the men's doubles final that ended earlier, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin defeated the Japanese duo of Yukiya Utada / Hayabusa Tokami to win the championship. It is precisely because of the men's doubles final competition that Fan Zhendong played more confidently in this game.
Yukiya Utada showed unprecedented impact, losing by two points in the first set and then equalizing in the second set. The fourth set even hit a super high score of 16:14, but Fan Zhendong's ability to grasp the key points was strong, and he won 11:9 in the last set to advance to the final. The two sides engaged in various high-quality pulls, and Yukiya Utada's forehand ability was not even behind Fan Zhendong, which caused the score to be white-hot.
After winning the men's singles semifinals, Fan Zhendong will hit the second grand slam title. The men's doubles event is not Fan Zhendong's strong point, and he can still win the championship. In the last year's competition, Fan Zhendong won the double singles championship of the National Games and the World Table Tennis Championships, coupled with the status of the world's first, and now successfully reached the final of the Grand Slam, Fan Zhendong must be the number one favorite to win the championship. Fan Zhendong's hard strength is beyond doubt, but the final stage of the game also needs to be stable, otherwise he will miss the opportunity to win the game in advance. After defeating Yukiya Utada, Fan Zhendong is more confident against the main players of Japanese table tennis in the future.
The Japanese table tennis aspect was more tragic, with Yukiya Utada out, and the whole army was destroyed before the final. The number one main player of the Japanese table tennis men's team, Zhang Benzhihe, suffered a round of travel, and Toue Hayabusa followed closely behind, leaving only Yukiya Utada to reach the final four. The situation on the women's team was even worse, a sister Ito Mimachi missed the quarterfinals, and was unable to defeat Yuan Jiannan. Hina Hayata and Yoshinori Ishikawa, who had a hard time reaching the quarterfinals, all encountered the main players of national table tennis in the quarterfinals, and could only regret not being able to reach the final four.
Judging from the potential displayed by Yukiya Utada, it directly threatens the status of his brother Zhang Benzhihe. Yukiya Utada once won the Japan Championship singles title and became a new star second only to Tomokazu Jang. However, in the past year, Yukiya Utada has performed averagely, even worse than Hayasuke Toue, and did not expect to play in a grand slam, which is conducive to the competition in the Paris cycle. Most importantly, Yukiya Utada's stability on the field is stronger than That of Zhang Benjihe, and he is not easily disturbed by the score.
Moreover, in this game, Yukiya Utada did not have an off-field coach, and teammate Hayabusa Toue temporarily acted as a coach, which made Yukiya Utada's state more relaxed. If Yukiya Utada can win a singles medal in the competition, then there is hope for the singles competition at the Paris Olympic Games. At present, Yukiya Utada faces many competitors, Hayabusa Tokami and Reiki Kawa are unavoidable opponents, and the competition of the Japanese table tennis men's team is not lower than that of the national table tennis team.