The confirmation of a clean sweep came about when the only
non-Chinese, Petrissa Solja, lost her semifinal match to Chinese top seed Zhu
Yuling in the morning. And by the evening, Zhu rolled over Gu Yuting 4-0 for
the girls crown.
The speed with which she disposed of her opponent tells only
half of the story. The other half is all about superior technique, appetite to
add another feather to her crown and prove her top billing right. With equal
felicity, she won several winners both off her back and forehands and was never
in any sort of trouble after going 2-0 up. That summed up her resoluteness this
evening.
Soon after Fan Zhendong overcame a two-game deficit to
beat Lin Gaoyuan 4-2 (10-12, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4) to claim the boys
singles title. Fan took his time to size up his left-handed opponent and it
cost him the first two games. Once Fan had things in his grip, it became easy
as he went on to take the next four without much ado. Lin made a few service
errors along the way and in the ultimate analysis proved dear.
Second-seeded pair of Fan Zhendong and Liu Gaoyang made a
surprising recovery to beat the top-seeded compatriots Lin Gaoyuan and Gu
Ruochen 4-3 (11-6, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8) to take gold in the boys
doubles. Gu Yuting and Zhu Yuling downed Gu Ruochen and Liu Gaoyang 4-3
for girls double gold and the mixed doubles gold went to Fan Zhendong and Liu
Gaoyang who beat the Lin Gaoyuan and Gu Ruochen combine 4-3.
Earlier, things became crystal clear which side of the
balance is becoming heavier. No doubt, Germany ’s Petrissa Solja, who
excelled throughout, could not match the Chinese top seed Zhu Yuling as the
latter won in straight sets. In the other semifinals, Gu Yuting defeated Gu
Ruochen in the all-Chinese semifinal 4-1. In a way, the semifinals ended along
expected line with the top two seeds entering the final.
A pre-determined Petrissa was straightaway into attack and
went 6-3 up with her top spin play off back and forehands doing the
tricks. However, Zhu getting into her grove to level 6-6 but at 10-8
Petrissa held the advantage but her opponent saved two game points. At 11-10
Zhu took lead for the first time and a fortunate edge saw her taking the first
game.
The German tried all the tricks in her bag but with her
nerves settled, the Chinese had the measure of her rival. Petrissa’s receiving
was poor in the second yet she ran the Chinese close. She was, however, unable
to worker her angles as well and Zhu’s consistency saw her through. Though the
pattern continued in the two games, the Chinese always had the upper hand to
finish off the job.
Second-seeded Gu Yuting had a nervous start but overcame the
early hiccups to go 1-0 up against Ruochen. Lacking in experience somewhat,
Ruochen was struggling against Yuting’s controlled aggression. Yet Ruochen’s
consistency level was good and that is what won her the third game. But that’s
all she could do as Yuting’s percentage speed game kept improving and it had no
answer from Ruochen.
The Results:
Junior Boys: Final: Fan Zhendong (Chn) bt Lin Gaoyuan
(Chn) 10-12, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4;Semifinals: Fan Zhendong (Chn) bt Fan
Shengpeng (Chn) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6, 4-11, 11-4, Lin Gaoyuan (Chn) bt Xu
Chenhao (Chn) 11-4, 14-12, 7-11, 11-7, 7-11, 5-11, 11-6.
Doubles: Final: Lin Gaoyuan/Xu Chenhao (Chn) bt Fan
Shengpeng/Fan Zhendong (Chn) 11-8, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6; Semifinals: Fan Shengpeng/Fan
Zhendong (Chn) bt Hung Tzu-Hsiang/Lee Chia-Sheng (Tpe) 11-7, 13-11, 13-11,
11-8, Lin Gaoyuan/Xu Chenhao bt Yuto Muramatsu/Asuka Sakai (Jpn) 11-7, 15-13,
11-13, 11-2, 9-11, 11-5.
Junior Girls: Final: Zhu Yuling (Chn) bt Gu Yuting
(Chn) 11-6, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8;Semifinals: Zhu Yuling (Chn) bt Petrissa
Solja (Ger) 12-10, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, Gu Yuting (Chn) bt Gu Ruochen 11-9, 11-8,
9-11, 11-9, 11-5.
Doubles: Final: Gu Yuting/Zhu Yuling (Chn) bt Gu
Ruochen/Liu Gaoyang (Chn) 8-11, 11-5, 5-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-4; Semifinals:
Gu Yuting/Zhu Yuling (Chn) bt Miyu Maeda/Ayuka Tanioka (Jpn) 11-7, 12-10, 11-4,
11-3, Gu Ruochen/Liu Gaoyang bt Irina Ciobanu/Bernadett (Rou) 11-7, 2-11,
12-10, 11-4, 11-2.
Mixed Doubles: Final: : Fan Zhendong/Liu Gaoyang (Chn)
bt Lin Gaoyuan/Gu Ruochen (Chn) 4-11, 4-11, 12-10, 4-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-9; Semifinals:
Lin Gaoyuan/Gu Ruochen (Chn) bt Xu Chenhao/Zhu Yuling (Chn) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7,
11-8, Fan Zhendong/Li Gaoyang (Chn) bt Frederick Jost/Petrissa Solja (Ger)
6-11, 13-10, 5-111, 11-1, 8-11, 11-3, 12-6.
TTFI Press release
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