In the men's singles semifinals of the first WTT Singapore Grand Slam, Super Grand Slam winner Ma Long, in the match against the mesozoic powerhouse Liang Jingkun, was in a brave state, sweeping Liang Jingkun with a score of 4-0 and reaching the men's singles final of the Grand Slam Tournament.
Liang Jingkun's strength is very clear to many fans, he has the strength to defeat any player, and even defeated Fan Zhendong in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships, resulting in Fan Zhendong's dream of winning the World Table Tennis Championships singles championship for two years.
Liang Jingkun is the same age as Fan Zhendong this year, 25 years old, and Ma Long is already 34 years old, facing Liang Jingkun, who is 9 years younger than himself, how did Ma Long sweep the opponent 4-0?
After the game, Ma Long was also the first to be interviewed, talking about why he was able to beat Liang Jingkun so easily with a score of 4-0.
Let's take a look at Malone's post-race interview.
Ma Long said: In fact, before the game, he did not expect to beat Liang Jingkun 4-0. Although the big score was 4-0, in fact, in the first half of each set, the score was still very tight. Including the second set, he was also 5-7 behind.
So every game has a very important relationship. I think what's more important today is that the opening stage, especially the first innings, is still relatively fast, and I can still enter the game faster, win the first set quickly, and establish some advantages.
In fact, today and Liang Jingkun played, because they are both Chinese athletes, so it is the most stress-free time, so it feels good to enter the state today.
And the reporter joked: When you have no pressure, you give the pressure to Liang Jingkun.
Asked how to prepare before the game, Malone said: In fact, he did not expect to play so smoothly before the game.
Because of Liang Jingkun's performance in recent years, including the last two World Table Tennis Championships, he has reached the final four, including some open championships and domestic competitions, he has achieved good results, his play is still very stable, but also relatively strong.
In fact, Liang Jingkun and I are more familiar with each other, in terms of technical and tactical skills before the game, we actually did not make too much preparation, or hoped that we could mobilize ourselves as much as possible, and then we could go all out to fight this ball.
The reporter asked again, now that it has entered the final, the previous record of the confrontation with Fan Zhendong Ma Long has a clear advantage, how will he prepare for the final with Fan Zhendong?
Malone said: In fact, the previous record of the game has passed, thinking that every competition is a brand new game, with Fan Zhendong's current strength and stability, and he also won the men's singles championship at the Houston World Table Tennis Championships last year.
Now Fan Zhendong's confidence has been very strong, for me, there is no pressure to speak of, or I hope that I can do my best to create some difficulties for Fan Zhendong!
Although Ma Long is 34 years old today, it is undeniable that Ma Long is still the strongest king in the world table tennis world today, and more importantly, today's Ma Long's mentality is more peaceful, more to enjoy the game, and this may also make Ma Long achieve better results.
In the men's singles final on the evening of March 20, Ma Long fought Fan Zhendong again, who can laugh to the end?
Let's follow the game together!