Ye Hao's defeat in the mixed doubles yesterday was very regrettable, and it was the first time in his career that he lost in the final. Ye Hao fell in the semifinals before, after all, it was only outside the door of the finals, but this time in the mixed doubles final of the World Table Tennis Championships, he lost without a doubt and completely.

This defeat has nothing to do with the state, nothing to do with luck, it is simply inferior to others. After all, Ye Hao and Xu Xiaoyuan were still the first to take the lead, but the 2:0 lead failed to be maintained, and the opponent won four games in a row, reversed with a total score of 4:2, and finally lost the championship.

Compared with Ye Hao's regret, Xu Xiaoyuan, another member of the multinational group, was much sadder, she felt self-blame, thinking that it was her own drag that led to the final loss. Although objectively speaking, Xu Xiaoyuan's poor strength does make the multinational combination congenitally deficient in the face of top players, Ye Hao knows that the responsibility for losing cannot be completely blamed on his partner, and he must also take a lot of responsibility.

At the Suzhou World Table Tennis Championships in Ye Hao's previous life, Xu Xin was also a temporary partner with a female table tennis player from South Korea, but they finally won the mixed doubles championship. Therefore, the reason why he and Xu Xiaoyuan's transnational combination lost can only be blamed on bad luck, the strength of the opponent is too strong, one is the core member of the Chinese men's table tennis team in the right year, and the other is a rising female table tennis star, especially if according to the results of the previous life, these two people are precisely the men's and women's singles champions of the World Table Tennis Championships, and the strength can be imagined.

But now, Guo Yue's women's singles championship may still be a little certain, after all, Zhang Yiling is participating with an injury and is not in good shape, and the eldest sister Wang Lan has been eliminated from the competition without the courage of the year, and the remaining Li Xiaoxia Although she is a tiger, she is a little immature, and she still can't stop Guo Yue from winning the championship.

But in terms of men's singles, Wang Liqin is definitely not the favorite to win the title, which is the opposite of mixed doubles. In the mixed doubles final, everyone regarded Ye Hao/Xu Xiaoyuan, the temporary pair, as a dark horse and a challenger, while Wang Liqin/Guo Yue were the champions and a strong side. However, in the men's singles competition, Ye Hao became the biggest boss and the target of everyone's impact.

For Ye Hao, it is a pity to lose the mixed doubles championship, but if the men's singles loses the championship, it will be a shame! This time the World Table Tennis Championships men's singles championship has a deeper meaning for him, that is, in the double slam cycle, he has won the second World Cup championship, if he can successfully win the World Table Tennis Championships this time, then there is only next year's capital Olympics men's singles championship can achieve the goal he declared when he came back.

Therefore, after a short period of depression, Ye Hao immediately adjusted his state and prepared to participate in the quarterfinals of the men's singles. You must know that none of the players who entered the quarterfinals of this World Table Tennis Championships are vain people, their strength is very strong, and they may be overturned if they are not careful, even if they are Grand Slam winners like Ye Hao, they dare not relax their carelessness.

Ye Hao's opponent in the quarterfinals is Ma Long, this year is a year of rapid development for Ma Long, and it is also a year of rapid improvement in strength. This time he met Ye Hao in the singles competition, which was the first time Ma Long played against each other in the World Three Championships, and he was full of anticipation, and his blood was boiling.

Of course, Ma Long also has self-knowledge in his heart, he knows that his current self, in terms of strength, experience, and honor, is not as good as this little junior brother of the capital team. Therefore, Ma Long put his position very low, he put himself in the identity of an impactor and challenger, did not attach too much importance to the victory or defeat, and only wanted to go all out and leave no regrets.

However, although Malone intends to look down on the victory, it does not mean that he will weaken his desire to win. For Ye Hao, Ma Long has been paying more attention and studying since he was promoted to the national first team, especially now that the two of them also studied under Qin Zhijian, and there are more communication opportunities between them, so he can be said to be quite familiar with Ye Hao's playing style. Therefore, Ma Long is not afraid of his opponent in his heart, on the contrary, he still has a small expectation, hoping to succeed in the counterattack.

Not to mention Ma Long's complicated thoughts, Ye Hao felt that he had finished adjusting and could go back into battle and regain his strength, but he knew that in fact, only a victory could completely soothe the sadness in his heart.

"So, let's fight!" Ye Hao's heart was shouting.

On May 26, capital time, the four men's singles matches began gradually, and the quarterfinals between Ye Hao and Ma Long started on time at 8 o'clock in the evening. This game attracted many coaches and players of the Chinese table tennis team who did not have competition tasks to watch, such as Chen Qi, Hao Shuai, Qin Zhijian and others. In addition, Ma Lin and Wang Liqin, who have completed the game and took the lead in advancing to the men's singles semifinals, also came to the scene, and the only thing left by the Chinese men's team is Wang Hao and head coach Liu Guoliang, who have not yet started.

The game began, Ma Long served first, and his serve was dominated by the side topspin and downspin in the small triangle of the forehand position, and he chose the side-spin serve on the first ball. Because the strength of the forehand is higher than that of the backhand, Malone is active in the near stage, the hitting point is early, and the curve ball is extremely controlled.

Ye Hao was not afraid of Ma Long's serve, and chose to take the initiative to take the lead, and after he rushed quickly, the ball went straight to the table on the left side of Ma Long. Ma Long was not panicked by this, and after turning sideways, he pulled the ball back with his forehand, and the landing point was very awkward, chasing after Ye Hao's side.

Next, the two went all out in the first ball of the competition, without mercy, and the game entered the stalemate stage. With Ma Long's continuous sideways attack in the middle and far platform, Ye Hao was in a hurry and wanted to change the line, but he had no choice but to make a mistake and lose the ball to send points.

At 1:0, Malone took the lead and continued his second serve. In this goal, Ye Hao was mainly anti-guest, did not let Ma Long take advantage of the start, and successfully won a point, and the two played a 1:1 draw.

2：1，

3：2，

4：5，

6：6，

7：7，

8：8，

9：9，

10：10，

The score climbed all the way, and the competition between Ye Hao and Ma Long became more and more intense, and the first game was played by the two sides into a tiebreaker-like stalemate. Next it was Ma Long's turn to serve, his serve was as stable as ever, and Ye Hao couldn't find too many opportunities.

After a few rounds of tearing and seeing, Ma Long suddenly tore a backhand and quickly tore the ball, opening the angle of the shot, giving Ye Hao a sudden attack, the fast-paced hitting and the change of the landing point, making Ye Hao miss the ball.

At 11:10, Malone was the first game point of the game.