On the afternoon of July 30, the Paris Olympics table tennis women's singles 1/16 final was a wonderful one, and Chen Meng of our Chinese team and Sweden player Bergstrom · Linda on the bar!
Chen Meng, who was the women's singles champion of the last Olympic Games, is now ranked fourth in the world, amazing! In last night's women's singles 1/32 final, Chen Meng easily won Algeria's Linda · Lochlebi 4-0. Then there is this Linda · Bergstrom, who defeated Catherine · Wegschen 4-1 in the previous match.
This Linda · Bergstrom, born in 1995, is a chipper and has some offensive skills. At the WTT Doha Star Challenge earlier this year, when she played Hina Hayata, she was still leading 2-0 at the beginning, although she was later overturned, but it can be seen that she is a bit of a level. At the WTT Chongqing Championship at the end of May, she played against the current world No. 1 Sun Yingsha, and although she lost 0-3, the score difference in each game was not large.
At the beginning of the game, Bergstrom's chopping ball scored first, and Chen Meng was not ambiguous, and responded quickly, and the two sides fought to a 5-5 draw. Then Chen Meng pulled a big corner with a forehand to score 3 points in a row, but Bergstrom made a fierce effort and pulled back with a chipping ball, which made Chen Meng make a mistake, and Bergstrom won the first game 11-8.
However, Chen Meng immediately adjusted. At the beginning of the second game, he scored 3 points in a row, and then relied on the clever change of the front and back landing points, 11-4 easily pulled the game back.
In the third game, Chen Meng's condition was getting better and better, and he led 6-2 after holding on to multiple shots. Bergstrom desperately chased the score, but fortunately, Chen Meng withstood the pressure and won another game 11-7.
In the fourth game, the two sides changed the venue and continued to play, and Chen Meng broke through in the middle to score. Bergstrom kept biting the score until it was 7-7 tied before the Sweden called a timeout. After chasing a 9-9 draw, Chen Meng scored 2 points in a row on the serve at the critical moment, and extended the lead 11-9.
In the fifth game, Chen Meng started with continuous straight slaps and led 5-2. Later, the opponent chased 9-7, and Chen Meng quickly called a timeout. Even though Bergstrom scored another 1 point, Chen Meng still got the match point smoothly and won the game 11-8.
After the game, Chen Meng said in an interview: "This game was not easy, the opponent was very tenacious, and it caused me a lot of trouble. But I always told myself to stabilize my mentality, fight point by point, and believe in my own strength and experience. I'm very happy to have qualified, and I'm going to continue to give my best and work hard for the championship." ”
In this way, Chen Meng defeated her opponent 4-1 and successfully advanced to the round of 16 of table tennis women's singles, and then she will compete with Netherlands' Erlan!