The national table tennis has announced the lineup for the Paris Olympics, and Fan Zhendong will participate in the men's singles and men's team competitions and hit the Grand Slam again. Judging from his age, this may be one of the few opportunities for Fan Zhendong. Fan Zhendong's mentor Wu Jingping also believes that this is Fan Zhendong's best and perhaps last chance.
In the last Olympics, Fan Zhendong lost to Ma Long in the men's singles final. In the Paris Olympics, Ma Long missed the men's singles, but Fan Zhendong's own state was also very average, fell into a long-term championship drought, and lost the foreign war in the Saudi Grand Slam, in Saudi Arabia, he only participated in the men's singles competition, but lost three games in a row with a 2-0 lead, and missed two match points in a row in the deciding game, which was reversed by German player Francesca.
This is not the Fan Zhendong we are familiar with, he was hit by young players such as Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong in the team, and players from other associations have also studied him for a long time, and now Fan Zhendong seems to have little advantage. In addition, Fan Zhendong also has to face a harsh external environment, he is often harassed by so-called fans, and has spoken out many times for this, and some black fans ridiculed him as the second Wang Hao, who may never win the Olympic men's singles gold medal.
In the face of heavy pressure, Fan Zhendong remained calm most of the time, but after the Olympic list was announced, Fan Zhendong spoke late at night, with only a few simple words: Last dance, obviously, this is the meaning of the last dance, from the perspective of age, Paris may be Fan Zhendong's Olympic curtain call, and he is also accompanied by an expression of hard work and all-out, could it be that Fan Zhendong is disheartened and has long had the idea of retiring? Everything will have to wait until after the Paris Olympics.
In fact, Fan Zhendong was born in 1997 and is in the prime of his career, Ma Long is ready to start his fourth Olympic journey, and many fans are also looking forward to Fan Zhendong being able to copy Ma Long and strive to extend his career. Take 10,000 steps back, even if Paris still can't realize its dream, many fans hope that Fan Zhendong will continue to insist and continue to play a major role in the next Olympic cycle, even if it is the next Olympic Games, Fan Zhendong is only in his early 30s.
However, Fan Zhendong is different from Ma Long, he has long expressed his opinion, and no matter what the result of the Paris Olympics is, he will gladly accept it. In addition, in addition to playing, Fan Zhendong has many hobbies, he will try to enjoy his life, and will not be bound by goals and championships. Therefore, if Fan Zhendong can't realize his dream in Paris, it is not impossible to end his career, no matter what the decision is, he will follow his inner thoughts.
There is only one Ma Long in the world, and it is indeed not easy for Fan Zhendong to copy the path that Ma Long has walked, and of course there is no need to copy, because Fan Zhendong does not need to prove anything for a long time. At the moment, I hope that Fan Zhendong will stay healthy and strive to mobilize his best condition, as long as he has worked hard with all his heart, the result will be natural. After so many years, Fan Zhendong has long learned to accept and compromise with himself, and his mentality is very good.
As a fan, I definitely hope that Fan Zhendong will realize his dream in Paris, so give him a quiet space to prepare, his mentor Wu Jingping said that Fan Zhendong's state is indeed not very good, but that is not his true level, I believe he will adjust well in the next two months and find his strongest self. Fan Zhendong is very calm, what are you anxious about as a fan?