If Sun Yingsha wins the women's singles title at the Paris Olympics, then Sasha will set a new record.
This record is the fastest Grand Slam winner in the history of table tennis.
Table tennis Grand Slam, everyone knows, an athlete must win the singles championship in the Olympic Games, World Table Tennis Championships, World Cup, three major competitions, in order to become a Grand Slam winner, looking at the entire history of table tennis, there are only 10 players to complete this great cause, including 9 national table tennis players, plus a Sweden old tile.
Many of the top athletes have failed to achieve this goal in their careers. For example, Wang Hao, Ma Lin, Liu Shiwen, and the current Chen Meng and Fan Zhendong, who either lack the gold medals of the World Cup and the World Table Tennis Championships, or lack the singles champions of the Olympic Games.
But there are also super ruthless people like Zhang Yining and Ma Long, who can complete the miracle of a double-lap Grand Slam. The vast majority of players, let alone Grand Slams, have to go through a lot of difficulties to win one of the three major championships.
However, there is a record, which is even more difficult to find, showing the strength of the players. That's the record for the fastest Grand Slam. The previous winner of this record was Zhang Jike, who won the singles championship in the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships by defeating Bol and Wang Hao in a row, and won the singles championship again at the Paris World Cup in the same year. Immediately after the 2012 London Olympics, Zhang Jike won the men's singles competition as he wished, and it took only 445 days to complete the miracle of the Grand Slam.
It's been 12 years since I gave another record, and no one has broken it yet. Now, the opportunity for Sun Yingsha, the first sister of national table tennis, has come, Sasha won the women's singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban on May 28, 2023, and the Macau World Cup a year later, the competitive pressure and competition system can be called the most difficult in history, and Sasha also had the last laugh again and won the championship.
In the upcoming Paris Olympics, as long as Sasha can reach the top as she wishes, then Sun Yingsha will advance Zhang Jike's record by another 12 days.
From the point of view of absolute strength, Sun Yingsha will be the most favorable contender for the women's singles title at the Paris Olympics, and we expect Sasha to accomplish the feat. This is not the "poisoned milk" in the mouths of some fans, nor is it putting pressure on Sasha, this is an expectation, hoping that Sasha can play one game after another and finally realize her dream.