WTT China Grand Slam Men's Singles Final: Lin Shidong vs Ma Long
At the beginning, Lin Shidong scored two consecutive backhands strongly, and Lin Shidong's overall speed was very fast, coupled with excellent quality balls, and few mistakes, Lin Shidong opened up the score difference 8-3 and easily won the first game 11-4. In this game, Ma Long couldn't control Lin Shidong's initiative at all.
In the second game, Malone began to take the initiative to attack, leading 2-0. But in the game, Lin Shidong can still chase 6 draws. The key point is that Malone can still maintain the advantage through the change of line and hair extension, and finally pull back a city 11-7.
In the third game, the two sides remained anxious, and after 5 draws, Malone passed the limit of landing point + rubbing length, and opened the score difference 7-5. Lin Shidong began to make unnecessary mistakes when he fell behind, and Ma Long played more and more smoothly, winning another game 11-5. In this game, Lin Shidong obviously fell into Ma Long's rhythm and couldn't play small balls, which caused Lin Shidong to play very hesitantly.
After 4 draws in the fourth game, Lin Shidong played against Ma Long's forehand, and he could also use his strength to open up the score difference 7-4. When he was behind, Ma Long's hair received a lot of changes, plus the backhand was also played, and Lin Shidong's backhand was also limited, and the score was 9-8 at the end of the game. Fortunately, Lin Shidong resolutely got started and chased 9 draws. After 13 draws, Ma Long stared at his forehand position, coupled with the long line change, and won the game 15-13.
In the fifth game, Ma Long fell into Lin Shidong's speed advantage, and Lin Shidong led 3-1. After that, Lin Shidong didn't give Ma Long any chance, and he started very quickly, that is, he played long and pulled back a game 11-4.
In the sixth game, Lin Shidong relied on a quick hold to lead 3-0, but Ma Long relied on the short swing and line restrictions to chase 3 draws. Lin Shidong once again scored consecutive points with long balls to stretch it to 7-3 and 11-5 into the tiebreaker.
In the seventh game, Ma Long completely opened, and all kinds of difficult balls were played, but Lin Shidong seemed a little hesitant and led 3-0. Malone can also play the advantage of controlling the short and open up the difference 5-1. Even if Lin Shidong chased 4-5, Ma Long decisively attacked with a forehand and led 7-4. At this time, Lin Shidong's shot was still very firm, and he actually chased 8 draws. The key point is that Lin Shidong broke through Ma Long's forehand position, won the championship point 10-8, and finally won the Grand Slam championship 11-8.