The battle between Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha in the women's singles final of the Saudi Grand Slam tournament will determine who can win the championship. In the end, Chen Meng won 4-2, and Chen Meng played a super tactical change in this game, whether it was in the process of backhand holding or in the first three boards. Fans can think that Chen Meng has won three Japanese table tennis teams in a row before, and his technical strength has improved very significantly.
In the first game of the game between the two sides, Sun Yingsha received the serve and swung short and high, Chen Meng pressed the backhand with her forehand, and started the game with a continuous backhand 4-2. Sun Yingsha sent a forehand short ball to score, and continuously attacked Chen Meng's mid-lane ball 9-5 to throw the score away. Chen Meng pulled back to the middle and lost the first game 6-11 with a forehand.
Sun Yingsha's first game was the same as the previous game against Wang Manyu, attacking the middle of the ball. Chen Meng's middle ball was restricted, so he was thrown away by Sun Yingsha from the middle game stage. In the second game, Chen Meng hit the middle with a backhand, received the serve and pulled back, and grabbed the forehand position to directly score a 4-1 start.
Chen Meng received the serve and rubbed the long backhand, and the backhand quickly brought the forehand position to directly expand the score to 9-2. Sun Yingsha was disrupted and chased the score to 5-10 with a backhand attack at the end of the game, and finally lost the second game 5-11. After Chen Meng's serve was changed to split, she also came to limit Sun Yingsha's middle, and she also strengthened the spin on her backhand, creating some rhythm changes for Sun Yingsha in the matchup.
In the third game, the two sides started to score 4-4, Chen Meng grabbed the forehand position, and hit the middle 8-4 with a backhand in a row to throw off the score, and Sun Yingsha also chased the score to 8-9 by attacking the middle ball with a backhand. Chen Meng grabbed the forehand position and added spin on the forehand in COSCO Tai, limiting Sun Yingsha and winning the third game 11-8.
In this game, Chen Meng's backhand spin was very threatening, limiting Sun Yingsha's speed and fast attack. Sun Yingsha was blocked by Chen Meng in the ball holding session, so she was thrown off the score in the middle game. In the fourth game, Chen Meng grabbed the forehand position, and the forehand grabbed the serve to start the game 5-1. Sun Yingsha received the serve and fought short in the middle, and Chen Meng served and attacked the middle to directly expand the score to 7-2.
After Chen Meng ate a forehand short ball, Sun Yingsha chased three points in a row with a backhand and fell behind 5-7, and Chen Meng asked for a timeout. Sun Yingsha hit a backhand in the middle to chase the score to 8-8, and a forehand sling in the middle to overtake the score 9-8. Chen Meng received the serve with a forehand and spin, attacked sideways with his forehand, and won the fourth game 11-9 with a straight backhand.
Although Chen Meng took a big lead in this game, Sun Yingsha also used her stable backhand attack and tactical changes to gradually catch up with the score. But at the critical moment, Chen Meng did not defend and shot more decisively, and suppressed Sun Yingsha's backhand with her strong forehand attack. In this way, Chen Meng took a 3-1 lead, and Sun Yingsha had to tie the score to drag it to the tiebreaker.
In the fifth game, Sun Yingsha quickly brought a straight ball with her backhand and sent a short forehand ball to start the game 4-2. Sun Yingsha grabbed the backhand serve, and played a super double-holding ball stability with a fast forehand and a backhand, directly expanding the score to 8-2. Chen Meng hit a backhand in the middle, and Sun Yingsha returned the ball and was chased to 6-9 by the opponent.
Sun Yingsha grabbed the forehand position and wiped the net with a backhand to win the fifth game 11-6. In this game, Sun Yingsha not only improved her speed, but also completely suppressed Chen Meng in her stability in the attack. In the process of the two sides in COSCO Taiwan, Sun Yingsha strengthened the protection of her forehand position and prevented Chen Meng's active attack many times.
In the sixth game, Sun Yingsha received the serve and swung short and high, the forehand serve rushed to fly, and Chen Meng's backhand attack started 5-1. The two sides continued to serve to attack the forehand position, and Sun Yingsha hit a backhand in the middle to chase the score to 4-6. Chen Mengzheng wiped the edge with his backhand and directly won the game point 10-4. Sun Yingsha has a fast forehand, a backhand and spin, and chases three points in a row through the serve.
Chen Meng scored directly with a forehand serve and won the sixth game 11-8. Sun Yingsha is already stubbornly chasing points, but it is difficult to limit Chen Meng's counterattack in this game in the ball holding link. Chen Meng's ability to protect the ball in COSCO Taiwan is more prominent, and Sun Yingsha's position near the platform is continuously transferred.
In this game, Sun Yingsha has also brought the offensive quality to the extreme, just like Hina Hayada couldn't catch Chen Meng's forehand short ball in the last round, Sun Yingsha also didn't adapt to Chen Meng's way of serving. In fact, Hina Hayada is now about the same strength as Sun Yingsha, including Zhang Benmei and the main players of national table tennis, the strength gap is very small.
Sun Yingsha is already the highest-ranked player, and this match with Chen Meng also tested Chen Meng's strength. Chen Meng, who has undergone special training, not only has a lot of changes in the first three boards, but also has a better and better connection in the ball holding link. So we saw that Chen Meng had been taking the initiative in attack throughout the game, and even quickly threw off the score and suppressed Sun Yingsha in some periods.
Today's Sun Yingsha is still a top-level adaptability, and Sun Yingsha's attack on Chen Meng's middle lane at the beginning was also very effective. However, Chen Meng mainly split the serve and broke Sun Yingsha's counterattack in the middle, which made Sun Yingsha's tactical effect not meet expectations. In this game, Chen Meng's adaptability is still very strong, and the pertinence of tactics is very good.
Chen Meng deserves to win the singles championship of this Grand Slam event, including many fans who also believe that Chen Meng played well this time and won the championship to prove his strength.