In the men's singles final of table tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Fan Zhendong faced Sweden's Moregard. After the opening, Moregard took the lead, Fan Zhendong won four games in a row after losing one game, and finally defeated Moregard 4-1, completing the Grand Slam and winning the 17th gold for the Chinese team in this Paris Olympic Games!
The No. 2 seed Fan Zhendong's road to promotion, the 1/4 finals against Zhang Benzhihe was the most thrilling, winning 4-3 in seven games. In the semifinals, Fan Zhendong swept France's rising star Lebrun 4-0. The 19th seed Moregard eliminated the two top 4 seeds Wang Chuqin and Hugo successively, especially the 4-2 upset defeat of Wang Chuqin, which impressed Chinese fans. In the last Tokyo Olympics, Fan Zhendong lost to Ma Long in the final and won the runner-up, and this Paris Olympics has reached the final again. Moregard also won the men's singles runner-up at the World Table Tennis Championships, losing to Fan Zhendong in the final. In the overall head-to-head record, Fan Zhendong won 3 wins and 0 losses.
In the first game, Moregard scored first with a backhand, but the subsequent backhand twist was also a mistake, and Fan Zhendong scored the first point. Moregard scored three points in a row to establish a 4-1 lead. Fan Zhendong responded with a wave of 3-0 and chased it to 4-4. After 7-7, Moregard scored four straight points to take an 11-7 lead.
In the second game, Fan Zhendong was still a little heavy, Moregard was ahead of the score, in a difficult situation, Fan Zhendong actively adjusted, and tried to bite the opponent, in the key points at the end of the game, Fan Zhendong was even better, 11-9 to win, equalizing the big score.
In the third game, Fan Zhendong took the advantage, Moregard made consecutive mistakes, and Fan Zhendong played a wave of 4-0, 7-3 to establish an advantage. Moregard chased consecutive points, Fan Zhendong's request for a timeout did not work, and Moregard scored 5 points in a row to overtake 8-7. Fan Zhendong withstood the pressure and won 11-9 again.
In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong became more and more courageous, 9-4 opened the score, Moregard began to fight, and recovered 4 points in a row, Fan Zhendong stabilized the situation, scored three points in a row, and won 11-8.
In the fifth game, Fan Zhendong opened the score 7-1, Moregard was powerless to reverse, Fan Zhendong won the winning game and won the championship with a big score of 4-1!