A week ago, Sun Yingsha gave Chen Meng a 4-0 in the semi-final of Xinxiang Championship. In this Macau Championship, I thought Sun Yingsha would continue her winning streak. As a result, Chen Meng recovered and gave Sun Yingsha a 4-0, which really surprised most people.
As long as we compare these two games, we know that the tactics used by Chen Meng in the two races are actually similar, which is nothing more than the following points: First, Chen Meng serves mainly with Sun Yingsha’s short forehand and combined with the backhand baseline long ball. The position of short forehand is the weakness of all the players in the horizontal board. Even Sun Yingsha, as a forehand system, is not much better than other players in the backhand system. Sun Yingsha catches the ball with short forehand, either taking a high net or taking it out, so that Chen Meng can seize the opportunity to lean sideways; The backhand length is even simpler, directly dragging the game into the stalemate that Chen Meng is good at.
Second, serve, in fact, Sun Yingsha also knows how to hit Chen Meng, which is also two points. The forehand is short and combined with the middle length, which is a relatively weak place in Chen Meng. The middle length can resist Chen Meng, and the next stalemate will be more passive; However, Chen Meng kept an eye on the middle length and made full preparations, and there were also many balls that were pulled sideways; But Chen Meng was not sure about catching the short forehand, but Chen Meng basically chose to split it to Sun Yingsha’s backhand bottom line, forcing Sun Yingsha to enter the stalemate of the backhand line and couldn’t pull out the forehand.
Throughout the game, Sun Yingsha’s forehand didn’t play much role, because there was no chance to use it at all. If the forehand was not short-circuited, the forehand power would not come out. The backhand is a long ball at the bottom line. This position is forced to lean sideways and pull back with the forehand. Zhang Yuzhen dare not say that it will have an effect, let alone Sun Yingsha. Even if it is forced to pull sideways, the gap in forehand position will be too big. Chen Meng can make a straight line directly with his best backhand. Can Sun Yingsha make it? Now the 40+ big ball, backhand ability is the most basic, even the forehand system is no exception. The backhand is not powerful, how can you score with a forehand?
From Xinxiang Tournament to Macau Tournament, Chen Meng’s competitive state is obviously on the rise. Before Chen Meng, the pressure to protect points was so great that it collapsed in major competitions, and the subsequent competitions didn’t win. It was very difficult to play, and even a score of 0-4 was sent out. To put it bluntly, it was already a very low trough for Chen Meng. Chen Meng of Xinxiang Tournament said that he was very eager to win. This was the first half of the sentence, and Chen Meng didn’t dare to say the second half. In fact, the second half was that he didn’t want to lose, and he was afraid of losing. He went to the game with this mentality, even if his skills and tactics were correct, he couldn’t make any effect, but he made mistakes again and again.
Chen Meng in Macau, however, didn’t think about winning or losing. He only thought about getting one more point and putting himself in a very low profile. This is normal. They’ve all been sent out 0-4, and they can’t play any worse. Naturally, Chen Meng’s skills and tactics have played a very good role. After all, he is a veteran who has been in the national team for more than ten years. As long as his mentality is correct and there are no injuries, he is still very good at suppressing the younger generation.
Sun Yingsha’s 24-game winning streak was terminated, which is actually a good thing. First, Sun Yingsha did not lose the foreign war, but lost to her teammates. The teammates were so familiar with each other and were scored with such a score, which was nothing more than her own weakness being caught, which just happened to make up for it. Otherwise, if it was discovered at the World Table Tennis Championships, it would be too late; Second, winning in a row, no matter who will float, once the mentality is not right, waiting for their own only losing streak, isn’t Chen Meng the best example?