In the WTT Singapore Grand Slam men's singles final, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long teamed up to present a wonderful showdown for everyone, and finally Fan Zhendong defeated Ma Long 4-3 to win the first Grand Slam singles title. Fan Zhendong once lost to Ma Long in the men's singles finals of the World Table Tennis Championships, the National Games, the Olympic Games and many other major competitions, and this time, Xiao Fat finally defeated the Dragons in the Grand Slam arena. Malone also responded after losing the crown, explaining why he could not beat Fan Zhendong. Ma Long pointed out that Fan Zhendong's current strength is not only reflected in the world rankings, but also in the control of the game has been improved, and the Dragons have lost very convincingly this time.
Malone is one of the most well-rounded players in history, and has been called "GOAT" by the World Table Tennis Federation. Malone holds 2 Olympic singles gold medals, 3 World Table Tennis Singles Titles, 2 World Cup Singles Titles, and 7 of the three major titles alone. Although he is now a 34-year-old veteran, Ma Long still maintains a very strong competitiveness, eliminating Wang Chuqin, Lin Yunru and Liang Jingkun in this competition to reach the final. You know, these 3 people are already the strongest of the young generation of the world table tennis, but they can only lose in front of Ma Long.
However, this time facing the world's number one Fan Zhendong, Ma Long still lost 7 sets of bitter battles. The two showed their strength and joined forces to present a highest level duel. Fan Zhendong has been famous for a long time, but he is unable to cross the mountain of Ma Long and has not finally won the championship in a series of important competitions. It was not until last year, in the absence of Ma Long, that Fan Zhendong finally won the men's singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships, but after all, Ma Long did not participate in that time. This time, he defeated Ma Long face to face again, which also made Fan Zhendong's championship better, and he finally went up to another level.
Ma Long also responded after losing the crown, explaining why he could not beat Fan Zhendong. Ma Long believes that Fan Zhendong's current strength is not only reflected in the world rankings, but also his overall control of the game has also risen to a higher level. To get such an affirmation from Ma Long is enough to see that Fan Zhendong's progress is indeed great. Ma Long lost this time is also very convinced, after all, Xiao Fat is no longer the small fat of the past, after experiencing some setbacks, today's Fan Zhendong has become more determined and confident. It can be said that in Fan Zhendong's body, the dragon team can see the shadow of their past.
Ma Long and Fan Zhendong represent the highest level of men's table tennis today, Fan Zhendong is maturing, while Ma Long is still a sword. Many fans are already looking forward to the two of them to join forces in the Asian Games or even the Olympic Games 2 years later, when Malone is 36 years old, can he continue to create a miracle? This will be more difficult for Malone, because continuing to prepare for the next Olympic Games will require more effort for veterans, not only physically and mentally, but also the time spent with their families. For Malone, he also needs to make careful trade-offs.
Ma Long's character is indeed very good, even if he loses to Fan Zhendong and loses the championship, the Dragon Team does not hesitate to praise Xiao Fat. In Ma Long's view, it is a good thing that the national table tennis can have a young generation like Fan Zhendong to succeed. I hope that Fan Zhendong will continue to make progress, and also look forward to Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, including Lin Gaoyuan and others to get further growth, and together with Fan Zhendong to support the national table tennis men's team to continue to move forward.