WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam national table tennis player Chen Meng swept Miu Hirano 3-0, and Miu Hirano only scored 11 points in three games. Miyu Hirano ended the game with a heavy defeat, she made a lot of mistakes throughout the game, and was continuously rubbed by Chen Meng in the middle of the backhand position, and Chen Meng's advantage was more obvious when she held the ball. Chen Meng's preparation in this game was quite sufficient, not entangled with the opponent in the first three boards at all, and focused on playing long balls.
Chen Meng mainly splits long balls in the receiving link, and restricts Miyu Hirano's first three board offenses very well. If the two sides compete for billiards in a row, then Miu Hirano will look for an offensive opportunity. In the first game, Miu Hirano was completely suppressed and lost 2-11.
In the second game, Hirano grabbed the middle of the net with a forehand, Chen Meng cut sideways with a backhand, and sent a backhand long ball to get the game point 10-1. Miu Hirano finally lost another game 2-11, and her offensive oppression was relatively weak in the first two games, and she couldn't hold the ball in a fight, so she lost by a big score. In the third game, Chen Meng received the serve and rubbed the long backhand to start the game 5-2, and the opponent asked for a timeout.
Miu Hirano changed her backhand to a forehand position, received the serve and pulled the middle, and sent a backhand long ball to sneak attack 6-5 to overtake the score. Chen Meng attacked with a backhand and pulled a forehand to overtake the score 8-7. Miu Hirano changed her backhand to go off the stage, and Chen Meng pulled the ball in the middle and won the third game 11-7 through a backhand attack.
Through this match, it can be seen that Chen Meng's preparation before the game is more sufficient, and through the study of the line, Miu Hirano can be restricted. However, the next match against Zhang Benmei and Hina Hayada is not enough to rely on research, the skills of these two players are more balanced, Chen Meng still has to strengthen some tactical changes in the first three boards, and the adaptability of the game will determine the final victory.
In the men's singles match, Fan Zhendong faced Germany's Francesca and finally lost 2-3. In the first game, Fan Zhendong hit a backhand in the middle to start the game 4-1, Francesca received the serve and pulled back, Fan Zhendong served and attacked, and after splitting the long, the backhand quickly tore the middle ball to directly expand the score to 8-2. Francesca swung short and grabbed a forehand to return the serve high and fall behind 4-10.
Fan Zhendong won the first game 11-4 with a straight line ball with a fast backhand, and Fan Zhendong's first three boards were very well connected to the middle. Because he knows that Francesca is relatively tall, even if he retreats from the stage and pulls the middle position, it is a shortcoming. Fan Zhendong's tactics in this game are still relatively targeted, basically disrupting the opponent's offensive rhythm.
In the second game, Fan Zhendong started 5-0 with a backhand in the middle, and then Fan Zhendong made consecutive forehand and backhand offensive errors, and Francesca chased the score to 4-6 with a backhand fast attack. Fan Zhendong pressed the backhand with a forehand and grabbed the forehand position to expand the score to 9-4. Francesca eats a forehand short ball, and Fan Zhendong receives the serve and splits the long middle to win another game 11-4.
Francesca's real score in this game was two points, and Fan Zhendong completely controlled the pace of the game. Fan Zhendong's fast forehand and backhand conversion and offensive suppression on the first three boards made Francesca very passive, and he kept retreating and couldn't find a chance to pull back. In the third game, Francesca made a backhand fast attack, Fan Zhendong was short and high, and he made consecutive errors on the forehand and fell behind 1-4.
After that, Francesca wiped the net in the middle of the fight, changed the line with a backhand and expanded the score to 7-3 through a backhand attack. Fan Zhendong received the serve and pulled a straight line, and Francesca prevented Fan Zhendong's continuous splitting of the middle bottom line, and finally won the third game 11-6. In this game, Francesca's connection protection of the forehand and backhand is very good, and she has been staring at Fan Zhendong's hitting line, so the effect is very good.
In the fourth game, Francesca continued the tactics of the third game to keep an eye on Fan Zhendong's offensive line, and started the game with a 3-1 counterattack. Fan Zhendong changed the line with his forehand and pulled the middle to tie the score. Francesca received the serve and pulled her forehand backhand, and her backhand quickly tore a straight line to shake off the score 6-3.
Fan Zhendong quickly brought a straight ball with a forehand and fell short in the middle 5-7, and then Fan Zhendong pulled down the net with his forehand and fell behind 5-9 with a short error. Although Fan Zhendong chased the score to 8-10 through a backhand attack at the end of the game, he did not limit his opponent in the service round, and Francesca won the fourth game 11-8 to tie the overall score.
Francesca's return twist in the fourth game was able to score directly, indicating that he had adapted to Fan Zhendong's forehand short ball. Fan Zhendong still has to find a way to serve more, and the single way of serving is adapted to by the opponent, so he fell into passivity in the first three boards.
In the deciding game, after Fan Zhendong used the serve round to start 2-0, Francesca grabbed a backhand serve, and the forehand fast belt tied the score and overtook it, leading 3-2 Fan Zhendong asked for a timeout. Fan Zhendong made a service error and pulled the ball back in the middle to chase the score to 5-5. Francesca was not strict in the service round, and was down 5-6 by Fan Zhendong's forehand to ask for a timeout.
After that, Fan Zhendong ate a reverse spin serve, and Francesca received the serve and pulled back 8-6 to overtake the score. Fan Zhendong also overtook the score 10-8 through the return attack and forehand and backhand attack, and scored four points in a short time. But Francesca also scored four points in a row, and won the tiebreaker 12-10 by serving a forehand short ball and returning the serve.
Fan Zhendong's adaptability really needs to be strengthened, in the next three games he always sent a forehand short ball, a slight change in the landing point of the serve can have a good effect, the last two points are a pity to lose, so Fan Zhendong stopped in the men's singles round of 16, and was reversed by the opponent's adaptation to tactics.