Tokyo Olympic Table Tennis Men's Singles Semifinals, Two Matches, Fan Zhendong vs Lin Yunru, Ma Long vs Dimitri Ochalov! The two coaches in charge are Qin Zhijian's guidance, for the glory of national table tennis, Qin guidance is hard, very old! In the end, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long did not disappoint everyone, did not disappoint Qin Zhijian, resisted the pressure in an extremely difficult situation, and the same as the women's singles, two 4-3, so that the national table tennis also locked the gold and silver medals of the men's singles in advance.
Take a brief look back at these two great matches! Fan Zhendong narrowly defeated Lin Yunru 4-3!
The showdown was so intense and exciting that until the last minute, it was no idea what would happen. Lin Yunru's state is very hot, serving, grabbing the attack after receiving the ball, and attacking with the backhand, all defeated Fan Zhendong and won the first set 11-6. Then Fan Zhendong chased two sets in a row, but it was not easy to win, it was a 2-point victory, the problem was the same as before, and there were not many ways for Lin Yunru's receiving link. In the fourth set, Lin Yunru equalized the aggregate score 15-13, and Fan Zhendong's mentality was problematic at the critical moment, missing multiple innings in a row, and wasting opportunities was to be punished. Fan Zhendong won again 11-9 in the fifth set, but fan Zhendong's mentality fluctuated in the sixth set, losing six consecutive points in a 9-5 lead and being reversed. Fortunately, it did not affect Fan Zhendong's last set, winning the match point 10-6 and crossing the level 11-8.
Malone 4-3 Dimitri Ochalov
In this game, Malone and Fan Zhendong, the start was also unfavorable, the other side entered the game faster, we could not keep up, 4-8 behind. Fortunately, Malone's adjustment was quick enough to complete the reversal with a wave of 5-0. Then, trailing 9-10, the Jedi counterattacked again, completing the reversal at 13-11.
After winning the first set, Malone's pressure eased a lot, and the state also rose, starting 6-3. But Malone did not resist and played not rigorously enough, allowing the opponent to catch up with the score 8-8. At the critical moment, Malone woke up again and scored 3 points straight down.
In the third set, the two sides began a tug-of-war, the scores rose staggered, and after the score came all the way to 7-7, Ochalov returned the ball out of bounds, and Malone lucked to score tennis, 9-7! But Malone did not maintain the lead, shouting a timeout was useless, and he lost 4 points in a row and was reversed.
Malone made a good start again in the fourth inning, 5-2! Okchalov counterattacked again, catching up with the score, Malone was not excited enough, played too dull, and lost five consecutive points with an 8-5 lead, losing another set at 9-11.
In the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, Ocharov's momentum rose, Andron was not vain, you came and went, and the two sides fell into a stalemate again. After the score came to 7-7 again, Ochalov made a mistake in returning the ball, the opportunity ball was lost, Malone twisted the backhand directly, Ochalov returned the ball out of bounds with the forehand, and Malone won 4-0 in a wave.
In the sixth inning, Malone's serve wheel was broken consecutively, and this state was also a mystery, with ups and downs, 2-7! Malone then chased for three consecutive points, but the momentum did not continue, and the referee also ruled that the serve was violated, 5-11.
Grab the seven battles, the competition is psychological, who is more powerful in the heart, who will be able to win. Malone showed the big heart of the defending champion, firmly suppressing Ochalov from the beginning, not giving him a chance to overtake, and winning 11-9!
Today, the national table tennis team really won a big victory, women's singles and men's singles have won, in advance of 2 gold and 2 silver, very powerful. This made Liu Guoliang not calm down, and excitedly stood up and applauded to celebrate.