On March 19, Beijing time, Wu Jingping, the former coach of the Chinese table tennis team, commented on the duel between Fan Zhendong and Japan's Yukiya Utada through social media, praising the performance of the opponent and arousing strong concern from netizens.
Coach Wu Jingping did not hesitate to praise Japan's Yukiya Utada, saying: "Yukiya Utada played very well, the ball is very characteristic. In addition, Coach Wu Jingping also revealed the secret of his beloved apprentice Fan Zhendong's final laugh in this wonderful duel, saying: "Although the game is very anxious, Xiao Fat (Fan Zhendong's nickname) is very resolute in handling the ball at key moments. It can be seen that Xiao Fat dares to shoot at key moments, and the hit rate is still very high. After reading Coach Wu Jingping's comments, netizens also left messages asking the old coach Zhang Benzhi and Yukiya Utada who was more powerful, but he did not give a clear answer to this question.
If you want to choose the coach who knows Fan Zhendong best in the world table tennis, then Wu Jingping will definitely be a popular candidate. It was under his command that Fan Zhendong gradually grew into one of the leading figures of national table tennis. It can be said that the formation of Fan Zhendong's basic tactics was polished by Wu Jingping. After Wu Jingping retired, Fan Zhendong also ushered in a period of lows. With his performance in the WTT Singapore Grand Slam all the way to the final, Fan Zhendong will still be at the top of the world rankings. In the final, Fan Zhendong will stage a peak showdown with Ma Long again. Fans still remember the match between the two in the men's singles final of the Tokyo Olympic Games, this time it was the old and spicy Malone who laughed to the end, or the revenge of Fan Zhendong, the king of the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, let us look forward to another classic duel that will be recorded in history.