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In the fierce competition of the Paris Olympics, the international table tennis world once again showed a high level of competitive state and tactical wisdom, especially the women's singles semifinals, which is completely a contest of technology and psychology, each game is very exciting, but there is also an unexpected side, the ranking and expected results of the players are very different from before the game.
There is little suspense in the matchup between Sun Yingsha and Zheng Yijing, and Sun Yingsha shows her dominance with the posture of world No. 1. Her serve and return in the match were almost perfect, especially after a 17-all draw with Zheng Yijing in the third game, which proved her strong mental quality at key moments, and Sun Yingsha won comfortably 11-7, 11-4, 19-17 and 11-5 in four games.
Chen Meng's match against Polkanova showed the difference in technique and speed, despite being at the top level in Europe, her skills and tactics were clearly behind when facing Chen Meng, and Chen Meng's match statistics were also shocking, especially the 11-0 score in the third game, which is extremely rare in the Olympic arena and is enough to show her overwhelming strength.
Hina Hayata's match against Bian Matsukei was full of drama, Bian Matsukei was a dark horse, her performance was impressive, but Hayada Hina's experience and skill eventually prevailed, and although the match dragged into a tiebreaker, Hina Hayada won 11-6, showing her tenacity and fighting power.
The most striking was probably Shin Yubin's fierce battle with Miu Hirano, a match that was almost the ultimate display of technical and mental qualities, Shin Yubin was strong in the first three games, but Miu Hirano's rebound made the match suspenseful, and every point between the two in the tiebreaker was full of tension and challenge, and Shin Yubin not only saved two match points in the face of the pressure of the reversal, but also won 13-11 thrillingly.
These four matches = each player showed their best form, but also exposed their different coping strategies in a high-pressure environment, which really proves how fierce and unpredictable the competition in the Olympic table tennis arena is.
The strong performances of Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng, and the thrilling advances of Hina Hayada and Shin Yubin, all foreshadow an exciting semi-final, where every point and game is very interesting, and the Olympic spirit is perfectly reflected here, whether it is about the technical details of table tennis, or about how to stay calm and focused under pressure, every player deserves our respect and learning.