On March 19, Beijing time, WTT Grand Slam Singapore station continued, in the just concluded men's singles semifinals, Malone defeated Liang Jingkun with a total score of 4-0, and while winning the game, Malone also successfully advanced to the men's singles final. It is worth mentioning that Ma Long's final opponent is Fan Zhendong, which means that the national table tennis has won the men's singles championship and runner-up in advance, and such an outstanding performance is indeed worthy of praise from fans!
After qualifying for the final, Malone was also interviewed by the media. The reporter first asked Malone a question, that is, what is the key to victory? Malone answered the question directly in English, "Today's match is tough", which means that today's game is very difficult, and then Malone said bluntly that he did not expect to defeat Liang Jingkun, which is indeed quite modest.
At the same time, Malone once again expressed his gratitude to the fans in English, and Malone said that the fans gave him great encouragement, which also gave him more confidence to win the game and finally successfully advance to the final. When ma long's statement was heard, the applause at the scene was thunderous, and the fans did give Malone a high degree of respect and recognition.
As for why he was interviewed in English, Malone also gave a specific explanation. It turned out that the WTT manager had previously discussed one thing with Malone, that is, if Malone could win the championship, he would be interviewed in English. However, Malone made a modest statement this time, he laughed and said that he felt that he should not win the final, so he was interviewed in English in the semi-final.
I have to say that Malone's emotional intelligence is indeed high, after all, Malone's opponent in the final is Fan Zhendong, and Malone just advanced to the final with a 4-0 score this time, but he said that he felt that he could not win the final. While Ma Long made a modest statement, he also gave the national team teammate Fan Zhendong a very high evaluation, which also made the fans look forward to Ma Long's performance in the final!
Ma Long is currently 33 years old, and he can maintain such a good competitive state at this age, which shows that Ma Long must have made unimaginable efforts for ordinary people. When a new generation of players continues to emerge, Malone has stood in the finals of international competitions again and again, which is indeed a remarkable achievement.
Now Ma Long and Fan Zhendong will meet in the men's singles final, these 2 players are the core members of the national table tennis, as for who can win the men's singles championship of this event, let's wait and see!