On the afternoon of August 1, Beijing time, the Paris Olympic Games table tennis women's singles 1/4 finals were held in Hall 4 of the South Paris Arena, and Chen Meng, the Chinese player and the No. 2 seed of the event, played against Austria's Sofia · Polkanova, and in the end, Chen Meng defeated her opponent 4-0, including 11-0 in the third game. Chen Meng advanced to the semifinals of the women's singles first and will compete with Korea's Shin Yubin for a place in the final.
Chen's opponent is the tournament's No. 15 seed Polkanova, who is tall and not very fast. In the first game, Chen Meng used quick maneuvers and backhand slashes to continue to score points, and in his own service round, Chen Meng's advantage was obvious. You need to make a breakthrough in the return round, and the advantage will be more obvious in the stalemate stage. In the game, Chen Meng's backhand ability was fully reflected, and he soon took a big lead 9-4, and Chen Meng won the first game 11-5.
In the second game, Chen Meng scored 1 point on her backhand, Polkanova did not change much in receiving the serve, and the rhythm of the game was firmly grasped by Chen Meng, who scored 4 points in a row. Chen Meng scored with a backhand, long ball and other ways in a row to take a 10-1 lead to get the game point, Polkanova saved 2 game points in a row, and Chen Meng used a backhand long pull to win the second game 11-3.
In the third game, Chen Mengyi scored 2 points in a row at the beginning, and the opponent called a timeout. After returning to the game, Chen Meng continued his good form, and the landing point of each board was very accurate. In the stalemate stage, Polkanova was no match for Chen Meng, who took a 6-0 lead. After that, Chen Meng scored 5 points in a row, and beat the opponent 11-0 in this game, leading 3-0.
As soon as the fourth game came up, Chen Meng did not grasp his service round, and was won by the opponent 2 points in a row, and in the multi-board holding stage, Polkanova landed well in the continuous afterburner of the backhand and took the lead 6-4. In the face of the change in Polkanova's serve, Chen Meng played resolutely and equalized the score. At the end of the game, Chen Meng used his advantages and game experience to score 2 points in a row and took a 9-7 lead, after Polkanova returned the ball and did not pass the net, Chen Meng got the match point of the game, and won the fourth game 11-8 by mobilizing the forehand at a large angle.
In the end, Chen Meng advanced to the women's singles semifinals 4-0, and she will face Korea's Shin Yubin in the semifinals.