In the 1/4 finals of the ITTF World Cup men's singles, Fan Zhendong faced Lin Gaoyuan. Unexpectedly, when Dong Ge led 7-0 in the fifth game, he was reversed by Lin Gaoyuan, lost a good game, and lost the whole game. So, where did Fan Zhendong lose?
First, Lin Gaoyuan played at a super level with his backhand, and Fan Zhendong did not resolutely change his strategy.
The reason why Lin Gaoyuan was able to drag Fan Zhendong in this game and achieve a big reversal when he fell behind 0-7 in a single game was mainly because his backhand was in too good shape. Liu Guozheng mentioned in the commentary that Lin Gaoyuan's backhand is really strong, Fan Zhendong's forehand bursting ball, and his backhand can be pulled back unreasonably. Fan Zhendong actually saw that Lin Gaoyuan's backhand was in good shape, and he also took measures such as shortening the stage, but it was still difficult to restrain Lin Gaoyuan by relying on this alone.
The right hand hit the left hand, Fan Zhendong had to tear Lin Gaoyuan's forehand slash out with his backhand, and transfer Lin Gaoyuan to the big corner of the forehand, he couldn't stand on his backhand, and Lin Gaoyuan's backhand couldn't be played. Fan Zhendong seems to have to penetrate Lin Gaoyuan's backhand, and has been hitting Lin Gaoyuan's backhand with a forehand onslaught, and Lin Gaoyuan can easily tear back without moving. It should be said that Fan Zhendong first lost in his stubbornness.
Second, there were too many short swings in the stage, and no hard hold was formed, and Fan Zhendong failed to play his advantage.
In terms of hitting quality, there is no doubt that Fan Zhendong is the more powerful and quality side, even if Lin Gaoyuan has a backhand, Fan Zhendong's backhand is not bad. The first 4 games were tied 2-2, and Fan Zhendong was short in the stage, allowing Lin Gaoyuan to score too many points. One or two boards penetrated Fan Zhendong, and did not come more to the strong holding and hard power that he is good at, and Fan Zhendong did not take much advantage in the first three boards. Liu Guozheng also said that if it weren't for the short, but directly split the length, Fan Zhendong would have added his own quality, Lin Gaoyuan's speed would not have come out, and he would not have fought so fast.
Third, blindly fighting for speed and strength did not work for Lin Gaoyuan, and Dong Ge forgot to slow down the rhythm and spin.
In fact, fighting speed, Lin Gaoyuan is not slow, fighting strength, Lin Gaoyuan can also carry it back. wants to slow down Lin Gaoyuan's speed and hit his own rhythm, in fact, Fan Zhendong can take the initiative to rotate, so that Lin Gaoyuan's speed can't be beaten. It is the authorities who are fans, and the duel between teammates is simply electric, and a moment of change can change the whole situation. Fan Zhendong still believed in his own strength too much, he thought he could penetrate Lin Gaoyuan. Unexpectedly, after Lin Gaoyuan carried it, he used the connection speed to add the landing point, and finally won his close comrade-in-arms Fan Zhendong.
Fan Zhendong is also very hard in this game, including a good situation of getting a 7-0 lead in the fifth game, for Lin Gaoyuan is good at playing civil wars, and the state is super bloody, there is still some lack of preparation, right?