It was a 2017 China Open women's singles final against Ding Ning, who had only won the Grand Slam at Rio 2016, and Sun Yingsha, a fledgling 17-year-old, and the two sides fought fiercely, but in the end, Ding Ning gritted his teeth and won the match 4-1.
This ball is indeed very good-looking, on the one hand, because Ding Ning was definitely at the peak of his career at that time, just achieved Grand Slam and Grand Slam honors at the Rio Olympics, Ding Ning at this time was very strong in both morale and technical state, and Sun Yingsha at that time, although she also had good strength, but she could only be regarded as a fledgling, and the two played inextricably when they met, which really made the audience at that time feast their eyes.
At the beginning of the first game of the game, Sun Yingsha played with a fighting attitude, the effect was quite good, and Sun Yingsha's continuous offensive ability also gave Ding Ning a great surprise, the score was quickly pulled by Sun Yingsha to 10-5, although Ding Ning chased points continuously with his toughness but was won by Sun Yingsha 11-8. Ding Ning also regrouped in the second game, and gave Sun Yingsha a certain threat with the change in the line, and although he still fell behind at the beginning, he still won the game 11-9.
Ding Ning then took advantage of the victory to pursue with his relatively good continuity and offensive stability to expand the advantage, although Sun Yingsha's forehand was sharp enough, but Sun Yingsha's stability at that time was indeed not as good as it is now, and was quickly won by Ding Ning 11-4. In the fourth and fifth games, Sun Yingsha still maintained her strong offensive state, gave Ding Ning a great threat, and also forced Ding Ning to take out his squat fans to confuse Sun Yingsha, and finally Ding Ning completed the reversal 11-7, 11-6 4-1 to win the championship.
From this game, it can actually be seen that Sun Yingsha at that time, although she was young, dared to fight on the field, otherwise she would not have fought all the way to the final in this platinum-level open, and Sun Yingsha still played well with Ding Ning, but Ding Ning was indeed very strong at that time, and even if she lost the game, it was completely acceptable.