On March 16, Beijing time, the 2022 World Table Tennis Major League (WTT) Singapore Grand Slam entered the sixth day of the main competition. In a men’s singles 1/8 final that ended in the evening, Chinese player Xu Xin lost 2-3 (6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 and 9-11) to German player Francesca and missed the chance quarterfinals.
“Although the score is close, it is definitely not good enough,” Xu Xin said reluctantly in an interview after the game. In this game, there were many balls that could have been directly pulled or slashed. He came back directly, “There are about 20 such balls.”
Xu Xin said frankly that due to the lack of lethality caused by changing the ball, he could only rely on other methods to make up for it, “It’s really difficult, I also tried my best to find a way, but without the previous killer, it is difficult to score points through active attack, sometimes If you make too many mistakes, you will be muttering.”
In fact, whether it was the fourth game he won or the final tiebreaker, Xu Xin made many mistakes in active attack, “it’s hard to find his own rhythm”.
Xu Xin believes that the reason for such a situation has something to do with the equipment used in this event. “The feeling of the table makes me very uncomfortable, maybe I am more sensitive,” Xu Xin pointed out. The only thing is to hold the ball, and there are not so many requirements for the first three boards to attack and take the initiative to attack, and as a straight shooter, the impact of equipment changes on him is more direct, “I feel uncomfortable, but I will still react quite a bit. “.
Talking about this WTT Singapore Grand Slam tour, Xu Xin revealed that she still wanted to win on the court, “No matter what kind of players I face, I can take the initiative to mobilize myself on the court, unlike the Open Championships before. At the time, the first two rounds were not mobilized, and now I should cherish every opportunity to compete,” Xu Xin said finally.
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