Pyeongchang Asian Championships, Men's Singles Semifinals: Fan Zhendong vs Liang Jingkun! Fan Zhendong is ranked No. 1 in the world, and his condition is quite good, and he loses less against Shangliang Jingkun and wins more, so as long as Fan Zhendong plays his due level normally, there is not much problem in advancing to the final. If Liang Jingkun wants to break through Fan Zhendong, the change of serve is critical.
Fan Zhendong served first, saving one and losing one, 1-1. Liang Jingkun backhand consecutive errors, 1-3. Fan Zhendong sent one back, served and scored, 4-2. Liang Jingkun missed the hanging ball and scored directly with a long ball, 3-5. Fan Zhendong twisted and pulled backhandedly, losing two points in a row, 5-5. Liang Jingkun bounced the net and scored a backhand, 6-6. Fan Zhendong's serve still did not play well, there were too many mistakes, and he was overtaken 6-8. Liang Jingkun ate his serve, then hit a forehand crit to get the set point, 10-8. Fan Zhendong scored consecutive points on a backhand attack, 10-10. Liang Jingkun returned the ball, scored a forehand and equalized again. Fan Zhendong took the first place in a row and did not grasp the set point, and after 18-17, through a forehand volley, he finally completed the finish, and won 19-17 with difficulty.
In the second game, Liang Jingkun played well in the first half and was not affected by the defeat in the previous game, but in the second half he was suddenly confused, and was chased by Fan Zhendong for consecutive points and overtaken, and called a timeout after 6-7. After the timeout, Liang Jingkun resisted and scored a forehand to make it 7-7. Fan Zhendong was confused, and the backhand twisting and pulling came out continuously, losing four points in a row. Liang Jingkun led 10-7 with a backhand error to score a backhand to equalize 11-7. In the crucial third game, Fan Zhendong took the initiative to change, avoid its edge, and seek a breakthrough, but Liang Jingkun was still too conservative and lost 7-11.
Liang Jingkun's adjustment ability is still very strong, and he can quickly rebound after losing and start 2-0. Fan Zhendong also held the serve and equalized 2-2. Liang Jingkun scored a backhand and missed a forehand, 3-3. Fan Zhendong hit a straight line with a forehand and twisted it with his backhand, 5-3. Liang Jingkun served and snatched the ball, and was very patient in multiple rounds, and drew again 5-5.
Fan Zhendong came out with a backhand, and the front phone will play the ball flying, 5-7. Liang Jingkun served and scored, and the backhand returned to the net to make it 8-6. Fan Zhendong served to score and chased backhand, 8-8. Liang Jingkun's serve was not good, his mentality was a little broken, and there were frequent mistakes, 8-10. Fan Zhendong two match points, forehand direct finish, 11-8, 3-1 aggregate score to advance to the final.
Fan Zhendong's opponent is the winner between Ma Long and Lin Yunru, as a fan of the national ball, he must hope that we can win the championship and runner-up in advance, and the other four events have been done, and it is worse than the men's singles.