In the early morning of August 1, Beijing time, the Paris Olympic table tennis competition continued, and Sun Yingsha, the world's No. 1 national table tennis player, appeared on the stage to face the India monster rubber player Akula, as a result, Sun Yingsha saved 4 game points in the first game and 5 game points in the second game to break down the opponent, and finally won 4-0 to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals, during the game, Liu Guoliang also took the lead in applauding him in the audience, and was very satisfied with the performance of the juniors - see below for details.
Highlights of the game
Akula is one of the "first group" opponents of the women's singles designated by the national table tennis coaching staff before the start of the Paris Olympics, and swept Wang Yidi 3-0 at the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan in February this year, and lost 2-3 in five games with Wang Manyu at the WTT Singapore Grand Slam in March.
Fortunately, Sun Yingsha is not only stronger than Akula in overall strength, but also has North Korean player Kim Qinying, who has been exposed to the long rubber style of play in the mixed doubles competition, and met Ni Xialian in the women's singles round of 16, and Ni Xialian has also served as her sparring partner before, so she has a very deep understanding of the routine of long rubber, so it will not be particularly strange to meet Akula again.
The process of the game
After the start of the game, Sun Yingsha really felt unfamiliar with Akula's ball path, the score was constantly drawn, both sides tended to move their opponents in the near stage, and in the second half of the India player strengthened the forehand threat after the backhand long rubber knock, and then won 4 game points, but the tenacious Sun Yingsha did not give up lightly, 6-10 behind to score 6 points in a row, 12-10 reversal to take the lead.
In the second game, the two sides still played very fiercely, Sun Yingsha fell into passivity in the first half, appeared a little nervous on the court, and soon lost consecutive points, 5-10 behind, but soon chased 8-10, forcing the India coach to use up the precious timeout, but it did not work, and finally Sun Yingsha won again 12-10, further expanding her advantage.
After getting the game point in two consecutive games and being overturned, Akula's mentality will naturally be affected, and then there is a collapse trend in the third game, and there are continuous mistakes and loss of points, and Sun Yingsha is becoming more and more courageous, this time it was her turn to lead 10-7 and get 3 game points, and Akula failed to achieve a reversal, and was finally forced into a desperate situation by the national table tennis player with an 11-8 victory.
After losing three games in a row, it will be very difficult for Akula to turn the tables - after returning to the court, Sun Yingsha continued to lead the score, and finally sealed the victory 11-3, thus keeping a clean sheet against her opponent to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals, and will next compete with Chinese Taipei world runner-up Zheng Yijing, hoping that Sasha can maintain her good form and continue to attack the championship gold medal.