On March 29, 2022, the table tennis Doha Star Tournament continued, the men's singles field national table tennis straight board star out, Zhao Zihao lost 0-3 to Aruna, The African brother won consecutively Liu Dingshuo and Zhao Zihao to advance to the quarterfinals, his forehand strength was too strong, Zhao Zihao failed to control the rhythm of the opponent, the whole game was suppressed by Aruna, and finally lost three consecutive sets and was eliminated, the process is worth summarizing after the game.
Zhao Zihao is 25 years old, ranked 35th in the world, the highest achievement in his career is the runner-up of the men's singles in the finals, when he lost to Fan Zhendong, he has been optimistic about Being Xu Xin's successor, indeed the young generation of national table tennis straight board players, Zhao Zihao ranked the highest, the best comprehensive results, in the Doha regional competition, Zhao Zihao defeated Yuan Licen to win the championship, his recent singles performance is relatively stable, his personal ability is outstanding.
The opponent is 33-year-old African brother Aruna, ranked 13th in the world, just last year Aruna once eliminated the world champion Liang Jingkun, this time defeated the National Games runner-up Liu Dingshuo to advance, Aruna Cosmoso has a strong ability to hold each other, the quality of the forehand is extremely high, Zhao Zihao and him hard to fight will definitely suffer losses, the best way is to give full play to their advantages in the first three boards, through the table ball to limit the opponent.
In the first set, Zhao Zihao was a bit slow and hot, Aruna suppressed Zhao Zihao's defense through continuous forehand attacks, and soon opened up the point difference, at the end of the innings, Zhao Zihao began to chase points, but the effect was general, Aruna exploded 11-7 first, three national table tennis players at the same time, Zhao Zihao's opponent ranked highest, although the national table tennis is more familiar with Aruna's situation, but this is still difficult to play.
The national table tennis off-court guidance reminded Zhao Zihao, try to avoid the far-flung platform standoff, against Aruna's backhand, play with him inside the table ball, the second set of the two sides into a fierce battle, the score alternately rose, Aruna took the lead, but soon was equalized by Zhao Zihao, the two scored 8 points each, Aruna scored 2 points 10-8 to get the set point, Zhao Zihao made a senseless mistake, Aruna won another set at 11-8, suppressing Zhao Zihao.
In the face of Aruna's forehand, Zhao Zihao chose to fight hard, the result is not an opponent, it is difficult to control the rhythm of the game, his mentality has also changed, in the third set Aruna 3-1 lead, Zhao Zihao called a timeout, after returning Zhao Zihao let go of a fight, lagged behind to 6 draws, Aruna played steadily, 10-7 took the lead to get the match point, and then locked in the victory at 11-9, Zhao Zihao was eliminated after losing the foreign war.
In the end, Aruna defeated Zhao Zihao 3-0, advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals, won two consecutive national table tennis players to advance, whether it is Liu Dingshuo, or Zhao Zihao, have strong personal ability, but against Aruna, their on-field performance is not ideal, and finally lost the game.