At present, the national table tennis is competing in the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam competition, and in a recently concluded men's singles knockout match, the 35-year-old Ma Long actually upset the second round tour in this competition after winning the World Cup, losing 0-3 to South Korean star Zhang Yuzhen.
So after the end of this game, many fans were very surprised, why did Ma Long play so well in the last game, but this game played so badly, what is the problem? If you want to know the answer, you might as well take a look at Deng Yaping and Zhang Yining's previous evaluation of Ma Long, from which you may be able to know the specific situation.
First of all, I believe that many fans who watched Ma Long's previous World Cup finals should be very clear that Ma Long's physical injury had broken out at that time, and his body was covered with a lot of ointment, and even movement was a problem. But even so, Ma Long still achieved a reversal and defeated Lin Gaoyuan to win the World Cup for the third time in his career, which is very remarkable. Of course, at the same time, we can also know that Ma Long's body is actually relatively tired, so this time he participated in the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam tournament and it was obviously difficult to achieve good results by dragging his tired body.
So for fans, anyone who cares more about Ma Long should know very well that his current physical condition is not as good as it was back then, and he is not as good as young players such as Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan. Therefore, the coaching staff still wants Malone to struggle like he was in the prime of life, and it is definitely impossible to basically not rest. So the reason why Malone lost the game this time was mainly because of the problem of injury outbreak, his body was too tired and had not recovered from the World Cup, and he really couldn't bear it to participate in the game.
Regarding this point, Zhang Yining once revealed the truth before. Zhang Yining said that Ma Long is so old now, and it is not easy to persist until now. Although the outside world has always thought that Ma Long is very powerful, in fact, he has been gritting his teeth and insisting, he is not injured, he can just endure it. From what the big demon king Zhang Yining said, we can know that Ma Long has been very difficult all these years, and he competed in the competition with injuries in order to realize his dream, and he just wanted to win glory for the country. In this way, no matter what kind of results Malone achieves in the end, it is good.
I believe you still remember that in the team competition of the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships last year, Ma Long even took a closed shot to help the national table tennis win the championship and defend the honor. From this, it can be seen that Ma Long's body has been suffering a lot, and he is not an iron man.
Of course, as for the outside world thinking that Ma Long may not be able to do it, this time the game actually lost to the South Korean team by a large score, and I am afraid that he will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympics next, which is probably too early to say. Ma Long's strength is still there, but this time the injury has affected the performance. Regarding this point, Deng Yaping said a fair thing before, she believes that Ma Long has been the Dinghai Shenshen and soul figure of national table tennis until now.
In fact, this point is very good, judging from the main forces of these men's teams in the current national table tennis, only Ma Long has the temperament of a leader and has the greatest influence. Although Ma Long's current state is not at his peak, as long as he is there, whether it is Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong or Lin Gaoyuan, he will be more at ease and play better to win glory for the country.
There is no doubt that Ma Long is still the indispensable big brother of national table tennis at this stage, and I hope that he will continue to follow the team to compete in the Paris Olympics and achieve good results. This time, since there is an injury, I hope that Ma Long will have a good rest, and if the men's doubles game cannot be played well, he can also give up strategically, and then prepare for the Chongqing Championship.