On March 17, Beijing time, WTT Singapore Grand Slam entered the 7th matchday of the competition, in a men's singles quarterfinals matchup, the world's number one Fan Zhendong played, his opponent is Yesterday eliminated Xu Xin's Francesca. The two sides have met 4 times before, with Fan Zhendong having the upper hand with 3 wins and 1 loss. Fan Zhendong also performed even better in today's game, knocking out his opponent in three straight sets.
Fan Zhendong quickly entered the form in the first set, leading his opponent 5-1 in the opening game. After Francesca scored one point, Fan Zhendong scored five consecutive points to win the set point 10-2. Francesca saved two innings and Fan Zhendong won the first set 11-4.
In the second set, Francesca started with a 4-1 lead, and then Fan Zhendong quickly adjusted, scoring four consecutive points and then 7-5. Francesca chased down 7 draws, and then Fan Zhendong scored four consecutive points to win the second set 11-7.
Fan Zhendong started the third set with a 4-1 lead, and Francesca scored four consecutive points before 5-4. The two then reached a stalemate, with Fan Zhendong scoring four points in a row after 5-7 to lead his opponent by two points at 9-7. The opponent chased 8-9, and Fan Zhendong scored another point to get the match point. Fan Zhendong successfully cashed in on the first match point and won the third set 11-8.
In the end, after three sets of competition, Fan Zhendong swept Francesca 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 to win the last men's singles semi-final four. In the men's singles final four lineup, there are three Chinese players, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Liang Jingkun.