Chapter Seventy-Nine: A Fierce Battle
On the penultimate day of the game, Ye Hao won a strong opponent, and it was two fierce battles in a row. The first match was played in the morning against Wang Hao in the men's singles semifinals.
As he fought more and more with Wang Hao, Ye Hao realized his difficulty even more. Maybe in terms of ferocity, he can't compare to Yoo Seungmin; In terms of change, he is not as good as Marin; In terms of persistence, he is not as good as Wang Liqin. But Wang Hao's advantage is that he is too comprehensive, he has a little bit of everything, and he can't find his obvious shortcomings.
This makes Ye Hao feel a headache every time he meets Wang Hao, if his forehand and backhand firepower can't be fully opened at the same time, then it is too difficult to win a Wang Hao who is in good shape. After the game started, Ye Hao felt this again.
I have to say that Wang Hao's recent form is really good, if it weren't for Ye Hao's birth, he might really follow the trajectory of his previous life and become the third person to participate in the Olympic singles in men's table tennis.
In the first game, the two were entangled all the way to 12:12, and still did not distinguish the winner. Such a high-level game made the audience addicted.
"They played like this at the beginning, and it seems that today's game will take seven rounds to decide the winner." Kong Lingshen, who had been eliminated, said from the sidelines.
"It's hard to say, but if Wang Hao can take the lead first, there is still a chance." Wang Liqin fell out of the semifinals in this competition.
"Dali, you are still optimistic about Ye Hao as always." Liu Guoliang said with a smile that because it was a civil war in the Chinese team, he had no pressure at all.
Ye Hao served, and Wang Hao prepared to receive the serve. "I must take this ball, as long as his serve quality is average, I will attack!"
Ye Hao didn't know that Wang Hao on the other side was ready to fight, he still threw the ball steadily, swung the racket, and the short ball in the table. Wang Hao followed his established tactics, exerted his wrist, and used a backhand straight shot to directly twist and pull the short ball in the table. The ping pong ball rushed towards Ye Hao's backhand at a very fast speed.
"Huh?" Ye Hao didn't expect Wang Hao to be so bold, and he dared to directly launch a rush attack on his short ball in the lower spin table. However, he was not slow to react, and quickly pulled a backhand backhand to return the ball to the same way.
Wang Hao, who had been prepared for a long time, continued to shoot straight and horizontally, but the angle of the ball was pulled away, no longer towards Ye Hao's left backhand, but suddenly changed and ran to the right side. This sudden left and right bow caught Ye Hao off guard, and his forehand could only be blocked hard, of course, this time the ball was not of any quality.
Table tennis!
Wang Hao volleyed vigorously, not with his feet but with a racket, but the power was the same, and the table tennis ball seemed to be about to explode!
"This ball is domineering enough!"
"Wang Hao turned his depression into strength and released it all."
"What's so upset about him?"
"Don't you know? I heard that if Ye Hao hadn't suddenly appeared, there would probably be one Wang Hao in this Olympic singles place. ”
"I see, no wonder he looks bitter and hateful."
A group of members of the national table tennis women's team chattered and gossiped in the audience.
At this time, Wang Hao on the field was indeed relieved, and the smash just now made him release some pressure. Since Ye Hao was born out of thin air and won several championships in a row, Wang Hao felt that he had always pressed a mountain on his head, and it was difficult to get rid of it. This is different from the pressure on him from Ma Lin and Wang Liqin, Ye Hao is younger than him, but his achievements are so brilliant, which makes Wang Hao suffer a lot.
At 13:12, Wang Hao was still missing one point to win the first game.
In the next ball, it was replaced by Wang Hao's serve, and he chose to sneak the long ball of Ye Hao's backhand position. The sneak attack is because he wants to keep fighting, and the backhand position is because he is confident that he will hit the straight shot.
Ye Hao judged from the bold attack of the opponent in the previous goal that Wang Hao's psychological state at this time was fighting and fighting. So he was already ready for the other party to sneak attack him. Seeing Wang Hao's ball coming, Ye Hao secretly shouted in his heart, "It's good to come, watch my backhand overlord twist."
is so confident, in Ye Hao's heart, his backhand can already rank in the top three in the world, and the only thing that makes him a little jealous is Wang Hao opposite. However, this does not mean that he does not have the strength to fight, the backhand overlord twisted, and the strength and spin have reached the full level. After a strange arc, the ball fell in front of Wang Hao.
Wang Hao continued to use a straight racket to hit horizontally, but to his surprise, the ball flew as soon as it touched the racket.
"Is this his current backhand strength? It's stronger than ever! A dark cloud passed through Wang Hao's mind.
The score became 13:13. The two were tied again. It is said that the competition in this first game is really fierce, and there are as many as 10 deuces, 9 times for more than 10 rounds, and 5 times for more than 15 rounds. All this shows that the two attach importance to one game and vow to come out on top.
Ye Hao served, Wang Hao continued to receive and attack, but what he didn't expect was that the quality of this serve was extremely high, the spin was strong, and it fell instantly after crossing the net. Wang Hao's straight shot hit the net and made a mistake.
At 14:13, Ye Hao reversed and got the game point.
Wang Hao served, this time he didn't dare to sneak attack the long ball again, but obediently sent a short ball in the table. However, what he didn't expect was that Ye Hao's choice at this time was similar to his before.
Backhand overlord screwing reappears!
At 15:13, Wang Hao didn't receive this ball, and Ye Hao unexpectedly won a key score with a backhand attack.
"When did Ye Hao have this trick on his backhand?" Liu Guoliang looked at Xiao Zhan with a little curiosity.
"This is his newly developed weapon, and it is the first time that he has used it in a competition. Having succeeded twice in a row, it seems that he has thoroughly mastered the technique. Xiao Zhan slowly told the ins and outs of the future.
The first game was too entangled, and the two played for 20 minutes. This also means that both of them have put a lot of energy and physical effort into it. As the winning side, Ye Hao was naturally vigorous, but Wang Hao, who unfortunately lost, fell into a slump.
The score in the second game was 11:3, and Ye Hao won quickly.
The score in the third game was 11:5, and Wang Hao still did not slow down.
The score in the fourth game was 11:9, and Ye Hao won very dangerously. Although Wang Hao finally recovered ninety percent of his state, it was too late and it was difficult to stop the general trend.
In the end, Ye Hao spent 45 minutes and won the semifinals. The 20 minutes of the first game accounted for nearly half of the whole game, which shows that today's game is the first game to win the game.
Although he won the first match of the day, another more difficult men's doubles final was waiting for Ye Hao in the afternoon. The opponent is none other than the Marin/Chen Qi combination who had defeated him and Ma Long in the team tryout.