On the evening of May 11, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, men's singles final, Wang Chuqin played against Francesca, in the first game, Wang Chuqin fought quickly and easily won 11-2.
In the women's singles final held earlier, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng staged a wonderful duel, and Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha 4-2 and won the championship strongly. Wang Chuqin is ranked No. 1 in the world and is also the favorite to win the championship, but in the semifinals, Wang Chuqin won very hard, and only after 0-2 did he defeat Lin Shidong 4-3 and advance to the final; Francesca is a famous German player, and the semi-finals also experienced a relatively big test, narrowly defeating South Korean star Jang Yuzhen 4-3 and advancing to the final. From the perspective of comprehensive strength, Wang Chuqin is obviously stronger, and there should not be much suspense in winning the championship. This is the first time the two have met on the international stage.
In the first game, Wang Chuqin took the lead in serving, and at first it was a little slow and the attack was wrong, and Francesca was 1-0. Wang Chuqin served and scored, and then the offense was also continuous, 8-1 lead, quickly opened the difference, after a short period of adaptation, Wang Chuqin played quite confident and domineering, directly scored 8 points in a row, but Francesca seemed to have no way, especially in the face of Wang Chuqin's fierce attack, difficult to parry, including in the multi-shot pull, Wang Chuqin is also a continuous transfer, giving Francesca a lot of pressure.
Wang Chuqin attacked out of bounds, and Francesca recovered 1 point, but Wang Chuqin still quickly got the game point 10-2 and won 11-2, leading 1-0.