On the afternoon of March 31, Beijing time, the table tennis WTT Doha Star Tournament ushered in the first women's singles semifinals, 38-year-old German-Chinese chipper and Olympic women's team runner-up Han Ying appeared on the stage, and the Japanese youngster Kato Miyu (22 years old) who has continuously defeated China, South Korea and Europe, resulting in Han Ying in a 0-2 behind four consecutive sets to achieve a big reversal, and even blasted a 10-1 point difference in a single set.
It is worth mentioning that during the interval, Han Ying put the ice pack on the top of his head, looking a little uncomfortable: for a 38-year-old veteran, every duel with young people is a severe test, but Han Ying persevered, which is really admirable!
Han Ying was the only athlete among the top 8 seeded players in the women's singles to reach the semifinals, defeating Japanese rising star Zhang Benmeihe and South Korean rising star Zhu Qianxi along the way; while Miyu Kato defeated national table tennis player Fan Siqi, Han Ping's sister Tian Zhixi, Austria's Polkanova, and Germany's European champion Mittham.
From a technical point of view, Han Ying and Kato Miyu have their own strengths, so this "attack war" is also difficult to win or lose: the veteran is experienced, the young general also has outstanding records, Kato Miyu after all, still won chen meng, Ito Mimachi, Hayata Hina athletes, and is good at cutting serves, indicating that her understanding of rotation is also OK, so Han Ying who plays with the cut ball has a certain chance.
After the game began, Han Ying launched quickly in the first set, don't look at her as a chipper, but the attack is also very sharp, hit Kato Miyu unprepared, and soon gained the lead, but Kato Miyu played very patiently, and then tied at 6-6, and then saved the set point, 12-10 to the top.
Judging from the situation of the first game, Kato Miyu's tactics are very clear, that is, from Han Ying's forehand breakthrough, try to avoid the opponent's backhand particles to cut the ball, and play the game into the rhythm of two attackers, which is very orderly. In the second set, Miyu Kato drew the gourd, took the initiative again, and then went to the next city at 11-9, Han Ying fell behind 0-2 by a large score, and the situation was not good.
In the third set, Han Ying made some changes on the line, and soon played an 8-1 small climax, while Kato Miyu kept making mistakes in the face of cutting the ball, and could not cope with the counterattack, resulting in a 4-11 fiasco, playing obviously impatient. In the fourth set, Miyu Kato lost even worse, and was actually bombed 1-10, and finally ended 2-11, and the two sides returned to the same running line.
In the fifth set, Han Ying continued to work hard and won 11-5, and the big score of 3-2 forced Miyu Kato into a desperate situation. In the sixth set, Miyu Kato continued to lose the battle, and as a result, she was beaten again by a score of 1-9, and finally lost the whole game 4-11: Congratulations to Han Ying for achieving a big reversal, it is really a sword that is not old! So can she win the race? Let's wait and see: Come on!