In a men's singles table tennis final at the Paris Olympics yesterday, China's Fan Zhendong defeated Sweden's Moregaard 4-1 on aggregate to win the crucial gold medal. So far, Fan Zhendong has achieved the grand slam of his career, and his personal honor and strength have been further sublimated. Along the way, whether it is against Tomokazu Zhang or Moregaard, Fan Zhendong has played with momentum and shown a king posture in this project.
Regarding Fan Zhendong's performance, the men's singles silver medalist, Moregaard, who lost to him, also expressed his respect for Fan Zhendong in the post-match interview. Speaking to Sweden media after the match, Moregard said: "This silver medal means a lot to me, I played very well in the final, so I have no regrets, I think I played much better than against the world number one (Wang Chuqin) before, I want to congratulate Fan Zhendong, I am also very proud." ”
"After I won the first set, I played just as well in the next few sets, if not better. But the opposition hit several unbelievable shots. I hope the whole of Sweden can see this game because it doesn't get much better than this and I hope many people will fall in love with table tennis again. It's heavy, it's cute, it's beautiful, and I'm very proud. I really wanted to win the gold medal, but I did everything I could. ”
Moregaard can afford to take it and put it down, showing the style of a general. Compared with the foreign players who can't afford to lose in the swimming event and question the Yin and Yang Chinese team at every turn, Moregaard is worthy of respect. Moreover, he did play very well in the final, and the first two games created a huge pressure on Fan Zhendong. In time, this player will surely be a serious threat to the Chinese team. Along the way, he has beaten strong opponents like China's Wang Chuqin and Brazil's Hugo, and he can really be proud of himself.
Interestingly, Moregaard's words undoubtedly made Wang Chuqin lie down again. Wang Chuqin, as the world's No. 1, lost to Moregaard, ranked 26th in the world, and stopped in the top 32, which already put himself on the cusp of public opinion. Now, Moregaard said that he played better in the final than the round of 32, which undoubtedly shows that Fan Zhendong is much better than Wang Chuqin. Poor big head, I really can't tell the bitterness.
Of course, Moregaard didn't mean to disrespect Wang Chuqin, he was just talking about his personal state. But Wang Chuqin himself has to reflect on it. Yes, there was a problem with the racket, but it shouldn't have been lost in the round of 32 to a Moregaard who didn't play at his best. Fan Zhendong has achieved a Grand Slam, Wang Chuqin has not yet won the singles championship of the three major tournaments, and he has a long way to go!