On July 30, Beijing time, in the 1/16 final of the table tennis women's singles at the Paris Olympics, Chen Meng defeated Sweden's chipper Linda · Bergström 4-1 and advanced to the women's singles round of 16. The scores in five games were: 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8. Next, Chen Meng will compete with Brett · Illand for a place in the quarterfinals.
The opponent in this game was a chipper, which was a great test for Chen Meng, and in the first game, he ate the serve many times, and was beaten by the opponent in a wave, losing the first game 8-11. In the second game, Chen Meng raised her arms after scoring and gave herself a boost, she gradually adapted to Linda's rhythm and scored 4 points in a row at the beginning. In this game, Chen Meng quickly established a lead, did not give Linda too many chances, and easily won 11-4.
In the third game, Chen Meng raised her arms and roared after scoring, very domineering, she also grasped the initiative of the game, scored continuously, played a wave, and Linda's mistakes began to gradually increase. In this game, Chen Meng won 11-7, and the big score was overtaken. In the fourth game, Chen Meng did a good job of quick connection, although the initial battle, Chen Meng did a good job, Ma Lin also gave a standing ovation on the sidelines, the two sides fought to 9 draws, Chen Meng scored 2 points in a row, and won the game 11-9. In the fifth game, Chen Meng seized the opportunity and successfully won it, eliminating Linda with a big score of 4-1.
As the reigning women's singles champion of this tournament, Chen Meng continued her title defense. How strong is Chen Meng's adjustment ability in this game? First of all, facing the chipper, it is different from other opponents, Chen Meng scored 3 points in a row after 5 draws in the first game, but Linda performed well, chasing 5 points in a row to get the game point 10-8, the first game point, Linda grasped it, and scored 6 points in a row to win the first game.
After that, Chen Meng actively adjusted, facing the chipper Linda, and did a good job of fast connection, and avoided more opportunities for active deductions, thereby reducing the number of mistakes he made, and quickly adapted to the rhythm of the opponent, won 4 games in a row, eliminated the opponent with a big score of 4-1, and advanced to the next round. After the game, Chen Meng waved warmly to the camera, she was in a good mood, and Chen Meng successfully advanced in this 50-minute game.
During the competition, in addition to Chen Meng's performance attracting attention, the topic of Chen Meng wearing a jade necklace also attracted great attention, and the necklace around her neck was indeed very eye-catching. It is worth mentioning that Chen Meng's jade necklace has a great origin, Chen Meng's necklace is customized by her father, whether it is Tokyo or Paris, Chen Meng has a special necklace customized by his father, and the necklace of the last Olympic Games brings good luck, making Chen Meng a double champion, and now coming to the Paris Olympics, Chen Meng wears a necklace customized by his father to participate in the competition, which is also very meaningful.
Chen Meng's performance is also commendable, this Paris Olympics, she is the defending champion of the women's singles, and the pressure is also very high, and now she has successfully advanced to the top 16, looking forward to Chen Meng's performance in the women's singles and women's team.