On May 11, Beijing time, the high-profile WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam entered the last day of competition, and the last two singles finals will be contested today, including Chen Meng against Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin against Francesca, in a focus battle that just ended, the world's fourth-ranked Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha 4-1 and won the women's singles championship. Chen Meng defended the veteran's honor with the women's singles title of the Saudi Grand Slam.
Chen Meng, this time's draw is very hard, this time a string of three, 1/8 finals 3-0 elimination of Japan's Miu Hirano, 1/4 finals 4-1 elimination of Miwa Zhangmoto, semi-finals 4-0 elimination of Hina Hayata, especially in the semifinals against the world's fifth Hina Hayata, Chen Meng played a long-lost domineering, 4-0 swept to advance, with a perfect record to break into the finals. And her opponent Sun Yingsha, as the strongest women's singles player in the Paris Olympic cycle, eliminated Qian Tianyi, Wang Yidi and other national table tennis celebrities on the way to the promotion.
The two sides have played each other 15 times in their careers, Sun Yingsha has an absolute advantage of 10 wins and 5 losses, it is worth mentioning that since the Tokyo Olympics, Chen Meng has almost lost every time, and the only time to win is in the 2023 Macau Championships.
In the first game, Chen Meng led 4-2, Sun Yingsha used the change of serve to score two points in a row, 4-4 to tie the score, Sun Yingsha sent a long ball to win, played a 6-0 shock wave, 8-4 opened the score gap, Sun Yingsha forehand half table plus turn, 10-6 to get the game point, and after a large angle of transfer, Chen Meng returned the ball out of bounds, 11-6 took the lead.
In the second game, Chen Meng's holding section increased the rotation and landing point changes, 4-1 lead, Sun Yingsha's continuous forehand transfer, causing Chen Meng to return the ball to the net, the score chased to 2-4, Chen Meng used the serve and strong defense, scored four points in a row, 8-2 opened the score gap, Chen Meng backhand twisted and pulled, 9-2 to expand the lead, Sun Yingsha grabbed and scored two points, the score chased to 4-9, at the critical moment Chen Meng backhand large-angle transfer success, 10-4 to get the game point, and 11-5 to pull back a game. The big score was a 1-1 draw.
Compared with the first game, Chen Meng stood more forward, and added spin and change in the serve, and dared to add quality in the serve.
In the third game, in the multi-shot hold, Chen Meng twisted and pulled his forehand, leading 2-0, Sun Yingsha's serve spin was very strong, scoring two points in a row, 2-2 tie, Chen Meng twisted and pulled his hand, 4-3 overtake, Sun Yingsha served and rotated, 4-4 tied up, Chen Meng pushed and picked up, scored three points in a row, 7-4 opened the score gap, Sun Yingsha chased three points in a row through the change of the landing point, and the score chased to 7-8, Chen Meng used the backhand to transfer the large angle to score continuously at the critical moment, 11-8 won another game, and the big score was 2-1 ahead.
In the fourth game, Chen Meng grabbed the attack, 5-1 to open the score gap, the backhand position was in the middle of the hold, Sun Yingsha returned the ball out of bounds, Chen Meng 7-2 to expand the lead, Sun Yingsha moved forward, increased the sense of pressure of receiving the serve, chased three points in a row, and the score was chased to 5-7, Chen Meng chose to pause and adjust, after the pause returned, Sun Yingsha took advantage of the speed advantage and scored two points in a row, and the score was chased to 7-7. At the critical moment, Sun Yingsha's serve rotation was very strong, Sun Yingsha overtook the score 9-8, Chen Meng continued to attack, won the game point 10-9, and won the fourth game 11-9, leading 3-1.
In the fifth game, Sun Yingsha launched a crazy counterattack, after continuous mid-lane transfers, the backhand was twisted at a large angle, 6-2 to open the score gap, Sun Yingsha used the serve to score continuously, 8-2 to expand the lead, and the backhand burst to win, Sun Yingsha 9-3 opened a 6-point gap, Chen Meng adjusted the change of the serve at the critical moment, chased three points in a row, and the score was chased to 6-9, Sun Yingsha scored two points in a row, 11-6 to pull back a game. The score is tied at 3-2!
In the sixth game, Chen Meng grabbed the attack, 4-1 lead, as Sun Yingsha returned the ball out of bounds, Chen Meng continued to lead 5-1, Chen Meng's serve fell point changed, 6-2 opened the score gap, Sun Yingsha grabbed two points in a row, Chen Meng's serve changed the line at a large angle, the angle pressure was very tricky, 10-4 got the match point, it was also the championship point, Sun Yingsha chased two points in a row, the score chased to 6-10, Sun Yingsha used the serve to chase four points, the score chased to 8-10, and with Chen Meng's serve directly scored, 11-8 won the game, As a result, he defeated Sun Yingsha 4-2 and won the Saudi Grand Slam championship in the Paris Olympic cycle, defending his honor.
In this Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, Chen Meng played at her peak, not only achieving a series of three against the three famous Japanese players, but also defeating the world's No. 1 Sun Yingsha and winning the women's singles championship. Congratulations to Chen Meng. #头条创作挑战赛#