On March 20, 2022, Beijing time, the first table tennis Grand Slam tournament entered the closing day, the women's singles final, Chen Meng defeated Wang Manyu 4-3 to win the Grand Slam championship. Chen Meng will return to the world first place after this competition, which can be said to be a double happiness.
Chen Meng is the No. 2 seed in the women's singles, and his state after the Olympics is average, but he has found a strong feel in this competition. From the first round, Chen Meng eliminated hitomi Sato, He Zhuojia, Ishikawa Yoshinori and other famous players. In the semi-finals against Wang Yidi, Chen Meng fought hard for 7 sets and won 4-3. Obviously, Chen Meng is still the top master of women's table tennis and the favorite to win this Grand Slam event.
Standing opposite Chen Meng is the No. 4 seed Wang Manyu, in the past, Chen Meng won more than less, but after the Olympic Games, Wang Manyu completely transformed, defeated Chen Meng many times, and was also crowned the women's singles champion of the World Table Tennis Championships. Many fans even said that the era that belonged to Wang Manyu had come. In this competition, Wang Manyu did not encounter too many challenges in the first four rounds and easily advanced to the final four. In the semifinals, Wang Manyu also played 7 rounds, beating Sun Yingsha thrillingly and advancing to the final.
Wang Manyu and Chen Meng know the roots, the strength is comparable, the key is to see the scene play.
In the first set, Wang Manyu scored the first point, and Chen Meng then scored 3 consecutive points. In comparison, Chen Meng's control of the rhythm is better, Wang Manyu did not play his favorite rhythm, there are more unnecessary mistakes, Chen Meng led 7-3. However, Wang Manyu had the advantage in the confrontation attack, and once the formation of more fearful confrontation, Wang Manyu was more resolute, she scored 4 points in a row and chased to 7 draws. The two formed a standoff, and after 9 draws, Chen Meng seized the opportunity to serve and took the lead 11-9.
In the second set, Wang Manyu slowly entered the state, leading 7-5 in the middle of the game. Chen Meng improved the quality of the first three boards, scoring 3 points in a row and leading 8-7. At the critical moment, Wang Manyu scored 2 consecutive points in Chen Meng's serve round and won the set point 10-8. Chen Meng made more mistakes at the end of the innings, and Wang Manyu pulled back a set 11-8.
In the third set, Wang Manyu led 5-3, and Chen Meng chased it to 6 draws. Subsequently, the field was still in a very tense state, with the score of 8 draws. Chen Meng took the ball to score a goal, and scored a point in the multi-shot confrontation, leading 10-8. Chen Meng seized the opportunity to serve and won the set 11-9.
In the fourth set, Wang Manyu led 5-2, Chen Meng chased it to 5 draws, and then Wang Manyu called a timeout when he led 7-6. However, after the suspension returned, Chen Meng overtook 8-7. Chen Meng scored four consecutive points to get the set point 10-7, Wang Manyu chased it to 8-10, and Chen Meng also used the timeout. Chen Meng seized the opportunity and won the key set 11-8, leading 3-1.
In the fifth set, Wang Manyu, who was in a desperate situation, counterattacked strongly and quickly won the set point 10-4, Chen Menglian chased 2 points, but still lost the set 6-11.
In the sixth set, two people fought for the first three boards, and the score was 4 draws. The atmosphere on the pitch was indeed tense, the score could not be opened, and the set was 7 draws. At the critical moment, Wang Manyu seized two serve opportunities to lead 9-7. Chen Meng made a mistake in returning the ball with his backhand, and fell behind 7-10. Chen Menglian chased 2 points, but Wang Manyu seized the last serve opportunity, 11-9 and chased another set, the big score was 3 draws.
In the decider, Chen Meng led 3-1, compared to before, Chen Meng increased the change of landing point, constantly mobilized Wang Manyu, and led the exchange venue 5-2. Chen Meng seized the lead and finally won the decider 11-8, defeating Wang Manyu 4-3 to win the women's singles championship of the first Grand Slam tournament!