On the evening of May 9, in the women's singles quarterfinals of the 2024 Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, Chinese player Wang Yidi and Japanese star Misei Ito staged a fierce duel. After seven rounds of fierce battles, Wang Yidi narrowly defeated his opponent with a score of 4:3 and successfully advanced to the semifinals.
At the beginning of the game, Wang Yidi showed strong strength and won the first two games in a row with 11:5 and 11:8. However, in the third game, Ito quickly adjusted her tactics and frequently attacked Wang Yidi's forehand position, which made her passive. Although Wang Yidi stubbornly chased at the end of the game, he finally lost 7:11.
In the fourth game, Wang Yidi took the lead smoothly at the beginning, but after the middle game, Ito Misei began to exert his strength, once leading 7:10 and getting the game point. However, Wang Yidi did not give up, saved three game points in a row, and finally won 12:10. The victory in this game was crucial for Wang Yidi, not only boosting morale, but also building confidence for the next matches.
In the fifth and sixth games, the two sides engaged in a more fierce battle. In the fifth game, Misei Ito took the lead in getting the game point, but Wang Yidi stubbornly chased and finally failed to bite this game. In the sixth game, Misei Ito was like a rainbow and took the lead in getting the game point at 5:10, Wang Yidi made many mistakes in this game, and finally lost 6:11.
However, in the deciding game, Wang Yidi showed tenacious fighting spirit and excellent technical and tactical skills. She started the game 3-1, and although she was chased to 3-4 by Ito, she didn't panic. At the critical moment, Wang Yidi called a timeout to adjust his tactics and mentality. After the timeout, she withstood the pressure and scored consecutive points to finally win the match with an 11-9 comeback.
Wang Yidi, 27 years old this year. Born on February 14, 1997, this girl from Anshan, Liaoning Province, has become a bright star of the Chinese women's table tennis team with her indomitable fighting spirit and excellent table tennis skills. She has shown a strong interest in table tennis since she was a child, and gradually emerged in the table tennis world with her talent and hard work.
At the 2019 Hong Kong Open, she won the women's singles title with a 4-0 victory over Japan's Misei Ito. This victory not only made her name more well-known, but also showed the strong strength of Chinese table tennis. In 2021, she performed well at the 14th National Games, helping the Liaoning team win the gold medal in the women's team. In the women's doubles competition, she and teammate Chen Xingtong worked together tacitly and finally won the silver medal.
In 2022, Wang Yidi's career reached a new peak. In the World Table Tennis Team Championships, she won the women's team championship with the Chinese team and became the 117th world champion in the history of national table tennis. In the same year, she also won the women's team championship in the National Table Tennis Championship on behalf of the Liaoning team, showing strong team spirit and personal strength.
Before the WTT tournament in Saudi Arabia, Wang Yidi encountered a difficult period. In one year, she lost to the Japanese six times. This undoubtedly cast a shadow over her career. In the Macau World Cup, she lost to 15-year-old Miwa Zhangmoto and lost with a score of 1:4. In the team competition of the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban, Wang Yidi lost to Miu Hirano, Miyu Kihara and Hina Hayada one after another, and even lost the qualification for the Paris Olympics.
However, in the WTT Grand Slam in Saudi Arabia, Wang Yidi showed tenacious fighting spirit and unyielding spirit. In the face of the powerful Ito Misei, she was not intimidated, but narrowly defeated her opponent 4:3, and finally walked out of the history of "fear of Japan".
This 4:3 victory over Misei Ito is of great significance to Wang Yidi. It not only gave her confidence back, but also gave her hope for her future. I believe that Wang Yidi will definitely come out of the trough, continue to win glory for the country, and contribute his strength to the cause of table tennis.