Hina Hayata Photo: World Table Tennis
WTT Champions Shinxiang (April 9-15/China) On April 13, in the women’s singles quarterfinals, Hina Hayata (Nippon Life/World Ranking 9th) beat Chen Meng (China/World Ranking 4th) with a game count of 2-3. lost in
For Chen dream of Tokyo Olympics double crown, Hayata of all-Japan triple crown is 0 wins four losses in the past, too. She is 29 years old and aims for her first victory from the Queen who is approaching the veteran level.
Hayata, who broke Chen Meng’s serve first, took the first game with a score of 11-9.
Chen Meng PHOTO: World Table Tennis
Hayata leads 9-6 in the second game due to Tsutsuki’s attack, but suffers from Chen Meng’s up-down serve and drops to 12-14. She went 9-9 in the third game, winning back the next two serves.
In the fourth game, Chen Meng attacked first and lost 6-11, and in the final game, Chen Meng led with long serves to the back and middle attacks.
However, Hayata did not lose in the rally and caught up to 10-10, entering a fierce rally battle. At the end, Hayata’s backhand was over, and although it produced a fierce battle, it fell short.
Hayata Hina 2-3 Chen Meng (China)
11-9/12-14/11-9/6-11/11-13
