On the evening of March 20, Beijing time, the WTT Singapore Grand Slam Tournament entered the final day of contention, the attention-grabbing men's singles final was staged, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong staged a peak showdown, Fan Zhendong led 2-0, Ma Long then broke out a 3-game winning streak, Fan Zhendong tenaciously dragged into the decider. In the decider, Fan Zhendong seized the opportunity to narrowly beat Ma Long 4-3 to win the men's singles championship of the Grand Slam for the first time, since last year's Olympic Games, Fan Zhendong has won the three major events of the National Games, the World Table Tennis Championships and the Grand Slam, and the new king of men's table tennis has officially taken the throne.
This is a contest between the two strongest players in the world table tennis world today, Fan Zhendong is currently ranked first in the world, is the new leader of the national table tennis men's team, Ma Long ranked No. 2 in the world, is a double circle Grand Slam winner, although he is 33 years old, but he is still in excellent shape. The two have played each other 21 times in international competitions, with Malone winning 16, most recently at last year's Olympics, when Malone defeated Fan Zhendong 4-2.
The two are very familiar with each other, as soon as the first set came up, the two played multiple shots in a row to hold the ball, and Fan Zhendong's backhand attack was very sharp, playing a 6-2 start. Fan Zhendong was in very good shape, scoring in a straight line in a row in a row and winning the first set 11-6.
In the second set, Fan Zhendong suppressed Ma Long at the beginning, his forehand burst was very strong, and soon opened up the point difference, the central game has led by a large score, Fan Zhendong led all the way, 11-6 to win another set, the big score 2-0 lead.
In the third set, Malone, who was far behind, quickly adjusted and used the serve to grab the lead and start 4-2. The two scored alternately, and Malone always maintained a two-point lead or so, and at the end of the game, Malone scored eight consecutive points to win back an innings of 11-6.
In the fourth set, the two were tight to the score, Ma Long always maintained a slight lead, Fan Zhendong bit the score, and the central set chased 7 draws. The two played all the way to 9 draws, and Malone scored the key 2 points to win another set 11-9, and the big score came to 2-2.
In the fifth set, the two men played multiple shots in a row as soon as they came up, and the scores alternately rose, and the two in the middle of the game hit 6 draws. Malone led 8-6, Fan Zhendong chased back a point, and Malone quickly called a timeout. Coming back from the timeout, Malone took the set point 10-7 to win another set 11-8.
In the sixth set, Malone scored three consecutive points in the opening, and Fan Zhendong quickly called a timeout. Back from the suspension, Fan Zhendong quickly picked up and chased points continuously, the middle game chased 6 draws, the two played all the way to 8 draws, Fan Zhendong scored 3 consecutive points, 11-8 to win, the game dragged into the decider.
In the decider, Fan Zhendong entered the state faster, starting 4-1 strongly. The two scored alternately as Fan Zhendong maintained the lead and led 7-3 in the mid-game. Fan Zhendong led all the way to the decider, and finally Fan Zhendong narrowly defeated Ma Long 4-3, won the Grand Slam championship for the first time, and won the three major championships of the National Games, the World Table Tennis Championships and the Grand Slam after the Olympic Games, and the veteran Who regretted losing was also worthy of respect.