The reason why Fan Zhendong won the championship was revealed! I told the truth, Wang Liqin hit the nail on the head, and Liu Guozheng expressed his position. In the men's singles final of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the national table tennis world champion Fan Zhendong played against the dark horse Moregaard of Sweden, and Fan Zhendong completed the reversal with a total score of 4-1 after losing one game first, winning the men's singles Olympic gold medal for the first time in his career, and also became the fifth men's grand slam player in national table tennis after Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, Zhang Jike, and Ma Long, setting a new record.
In the Paris Olympics, the national table tennis men's team sent Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin to play in the men's singles, but I didn't expect Wang Chuqin to lose to Moregard in the second round, which directly led to Fan Zhendong shouldering the heavy responsibility of winning the championship alone. At the beginning of the game, in the first game, Fan Zhendong was a little slow to heat up, Moregard seized the opportunity and led 4-1, and then Fan Zhendong gradually entered the state and chased a 7-7 draw, but Moregard suddenly strengthened his offensive and scored 4 points in a row to win a game 11-7. In the second game, Moregard led 4-2, and then Fan Zhendong scored three points in a row through a forehand attack, after which Fan Zhendong maintained the lead and pulled back a game 11-9. In the third game, Fan Zhendong's momentum has been fully played, once taking a 4-point lead, but Moregard played very tenaciously and chased 3 points in a row, Fan Zhendong called a timeout, the game restarted, Fan Zhendong continued to lead, and won another game 11-9.
In the fourth game, Moregard's mistakes increased, Fan Zhendong led 6-3, and then Fan Zhendong continued to strengthen the offensive, and the difference between the two sides further expanded, and at the end of the game, Moregarde fought hard and chased 3 points in a row, but Fan Zhendong's offensive did not decrease and won the game 11-8. In the fifth game, Fan Zhendong started with 7-1, and Moregard had completely fallen into passivity, although Moregard once chased it to 8-10, but Fan Zhendong then directly attacked and won the game with 11-8, thus winning the championship with a total score of 4-1. After the game, Fan Zhendong commented on his performance in an interview, and also talked about the feeling of achieving the Grand Slam, Fan Zhendong said that his results in the Paris Olympic cycle are indeed better, all from the accumulation of the previous cycle, he did not pursue too many results, let himself be more focused, everything goes naturally, and I believe that I can do better. This article was originally written by Xiao Lizi, please do not plagiarize or carry it.
Talking about the final with Moregaard, Fan Zhendong said that Moregaard's defense is very good, and there are also a lot of active attacks, which makes him a little uncomfortable, and Moregaard will also pass some good things, so that you are not calm enough and confused, the first three games are more intense, and after leading 2-1, he has more room to breathe, overall, it is a stalemate game. Later, Fan Zhendong also said that after the last ball, he and Moregard both laughed, and both sides thought that the game was played well, and there were many wonderful rounds, and everyone was enjoying the game. Wang Liqin talked about Fan Zhendong's performance in the final, saying that Fan Zhendong's performance in the face of difficulties was very good and withstood the pressure.
Liu Guozheng said that Fan Zhendong faced a lot of pressure at the beginning, because Moregard was very strong in the opening stage, but Fan Zhendong always maintained his determination to win. It is not difficult to see from the statements of Liu Guozheng and Wang Liqin that Fan Zhendong can reverse and win the championship this time, mainly because he has a good mentality, withstood the pressure, and did not collapse.