On the evening of March 19, Beijing time, the national table tennis veteran Ma Long surprised the fans again at the WTT Grand Slam Tournament - in the men's singles semi-finals 4-0 swept the world champion teammate Liang Jingkun, when interviewed by reporters, Ma Long answered in English throughout the whole process, and the moment he opened his mouth, he ignited the whole audience and won warm applause from the audience and friends.
Although he won the game easily, Ma Long still did not forget to take care of the mood of his teammate Liang Jingkun, and bluntly said that the game was very fierce. Then Ma Long also made a look forward to the next men's singles final, very modestly said that he never thought he could reach the final, and the battle with Fan Zhendong was not sure to win, but the game had not yet started, who can know the result?
As a 33-year-old veteran who suffered a disastrous defeat at WTT Macau before, he adjusted his form very timely, defeating world champions Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun and successfully advancing to the men's singles final stage.
Especially in the semi-final battle with Liang Jingkun, Ma Long was even more imposing, in addition to the second set to hit the key points, the other three sets almost "cut melon and cut vegetables" to end the battle (11-8, 11-4, 11-9, 11-5), so that Liang Jingkun sat outside the field when resting, almost completely unable to see the hope of winning.
You know, Liang Jingkun only hit Lin Gaoyuan 11-0 in the WTT Oman tournament at the beginning of this month, and he didn't expect to meet Ma Long but lost so badly, which shows how good the veteran's state is! However, Ma Long modestly said that the battle with Liang Jingkun was not easy, "today is match is tough", which is still somewhat caring for his teammates.
Immediately after, Malone revealed to everyone the reason why he can speak English, this is because the previous World Table Tennis Federation leaders hoped that he would be interviewed in English if he won the championship, but Malone thought that he might not have this opportunity, so the semi-final answered in English in advance, which shows that Malone is not sure of winning the final battle, and even prepared to lose.
But from the point of view of Ma Long's duel with Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun, even if he is as strong as Fan Zhendong, he is really not sure that he will defeat Ma Long in the final, after all, the record of the confrontation between the two before this is that Ma Long has an absolute advantage, and now this master brother has beaten the world champion consecutively to advance, and who dares to underestimate him?
Since 2013, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong have staged countless peak duels in major events at home and abroad, including the Olympic Games, the World Table Tennis Championships, the World Cup, and the National Games, so who do you think can become the final king of this Grand Slam? Feel free to leave a message and write your own predictions!