Beijing time on March 20 news, in the WTT Grand Slam men's singles semifinals, Ma Long swept Liang Jingkun 4-0 to advance to the final. After the game, Malone was unexpectedly interviewed in English and was cheered by the audience. People's Daily and CCTV spoke out and praised Ma Long. Fans lamented that Malone was a true hexagonal warrior.
In the face of Liang Jingkun, who has a strong upward momentum, he did not expect that Malone won 4-0, and every set was the first to fall behind, and finally reversed to win, Ma Long is 33 years old, and he can still have such a performance, which is remarkable. Now, the men's singles final of table tennis at the Tokyo Olympics will be repeated, with Ma Long vs. Fan Zhendong, the world's No. 1.
Originally, neither the fans nor the host at the scene expected Malone to speak English, so when Malone opened his mouth, the fans erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
Why Malone spoke English to win the semi-finals, he explained himself, "3 days ago, the general manager of WTT told me that if I won the championship, I would be interviewed in English after the game. But I think the final will be difficult, and I'm afraid I won't have a chance to be interviewed after the game, so let's talk about it now! I enjoyed the competition atmosphere here, thank you all! I have to say that Ma Long is very modest, throwing the pressure to Fan Zhendong, and he has expressed a low posture, that is, to impact Fan Zhendong.
In addition, in today's national table tennis team, there are very few people who can speak fluent English like Ma Long. Therefore, Malone is worthy of being a hexagonal warrior, not only is the ball skill "hexagonal", but also the "hexagon" inside and outside the arena, which is the charm of Malone.
After the game, Deng Yaping praised Ma Long, "Ma Long, as a veteran, still showed so stable and courageous, giving full play to his advantages in the forehand and the first three boards, and what surprised me was that the strength of his backhand also improved a lot." ”
CCTV and People's Daily praised, "As long as you have love, you will always be the year of fighting." ”
At 19:50 Beijing time on March 20, the WTT Grand Slam men's singles final will start, Ma Long vs Fan Zhendong!
Ma Long was able to advance to the final, it is already remarkable, this peak showdown, Ma Long is to impact Fan Zhendong. As a table tennis GOAT, Malone's performance is expected.