The men's and women's singles finals of the 2024 Table Tennis Saudi Arabia Grand Slam officially started tonight, in the just-concluded game, Wang Chuqin, the main force of national table tennis and the world's No. 1, faced the German star Francesca, and Wang Chuqin played well, defeating Francesca 4-2 and winning the men's singles championship. In this way, Wang Chuqin became the biggest winner of this Grand Slam, crowned the triple crown champion, and won the men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles championships. The women's singles final that ended earlier was between two national table tennis players. As a result, Chen Meng defeated the world No. 1 Sun Yingsha 4-2 with her superior skills and won the women's singles championship of the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam. With the women's singles and men's singles championships falling to the national table tennis, the national table tennis became the big winner of this competition, winning the championship of five events. Let's take a look back at today's two singles finals:
Wang Chuqin 4-1 Francesca
It was also the first meeting between the two on the international stage, and neither side was familiar with their style of play. Wang Chuqin entered the state of the game relatively quickly today, and before Francesca could react, Wang Chuqin took the lead 11-2.
In the second game, Wang Chuqin continued to play bravely, 7-2 in the opening stage, Francesca, who was behind the score, actively mobilized, fought fiercely and chased points continuously, Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure 11-7 and then went to the next city.
In the third game, Wang Chuqin took the lead at the beginning again, and Francesca didn't have much to do to limit Wang Chuqin, paused when he fell behind 1-5, and did make some changes when he came back from the pause, chasing a few points, but Wang Chuqin adjusted 11-5 in time to go to the next city.
In the fourth game, Francesca, who fought with his back to the water, fought fiercely and increased the use of his backhand, Wang Chuqin's mentality fluctuated a little, and Francesca pulled back a game 11-8.
In the fifth game, Francesca was a bit like Fan Zhendong played, the more he fought, the more courageous he became, the lead at the beginning, and the big head actively mobilized to bite the score and save a game point, but Francesca was reluctant to score a key point 12-10 and pull another game
In the sixth game, Wang Chuqin showed the determination to win, although he was still a little anxious, but the score was always ahead to 9-6, and finally Wang Chuqin locked the victory 11-6.
Chen Meng 4-2 Sun Yingsha
【6-11，11-5，11-8，11-9，6-11，11-8】
Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha 4-2 to win the women's singles championship, and in an interview after the game, when asked about the secret of winning, some fans on the scene were very uncalm and directly answered for Chen Meng: Wipe the edge! As a result, Chen Meng's second reaction, she said: "Yes, many viewers said that the secret of my victory was to wipe the edges, and indeed I was very lucky today." In the competition between teammates, there will always be a winner and a winner in competitive sports, and everyone should look at the results with the right mentality. Then the fans at the scene applauded Da Meng's high emotional intelligence answer, but the fan who said that Chen Meng was dumbfounded.
Chen Meng did play better today, Sun Yingsha made more mistakes and did not play at the level she should have, as Chen Meng said in the post-match interview, she has not won against Sun Yingsha in the past two years. Chen Meng's winning the championship this time will inevitably bring confidence to her Olympic performance. Do you think Sun Yingsha can win the championship in Paris?