In the 1/4 final of the Paris Olympic table tennis men's singles that ended in the early morning of August 2, Beijing time, Chinese star Fan Zhendong eliminated Japan's Tomokazu Zhang 4-3 in a 0-2 deficit situation at the beginning, and advanced to the semifinals, continuing to retain China's hope of winning the men's singles gold medal in table tennis.

Due to the previous 2-4 defeat to Sweden's dark horse Moregard in the round of 16, the last runner-up Fan Zhendong became the only hope for the national table tennis to win the men's singles gold medal. Unfortunately, he was in the "death half", and he met his fierce rival Tomokazu Zhang in the quarterfinals.

As soon as he came up, Fan Zhendong was in a sluggish state and quickly lost the first game 2-11. In the second game, after 9 draws, Fan Zhendong lost 2 points in a row on serve, and lost 1 game at 9-11, and the situation began to become bad.

In the 3rd and 4th games, Fan Zhendong gradually regained his form, winning 2 games in a row 11-4 and 11-7 respectively, but in the 5th game, Fan Zhendong fell into passivity again. Zhang Benzhihe continued to wipe the edge and wipe the tennis, leading 4-0 at the beginning, and Fan Zhendong finally lost another game 4-11, falling behind with a total score of 2-3 and falling into a desperate situation.

But Fan Zhendong Fan really deserved the "God of the Decisive Game", and he withstood the pressure in the 6th game and won 11-7. In the suffocating tiebreaker, Fan Zhendong did not panic at the critical moment when the lead was once overtaken to 6-7, but took the initiative to fight and score 5 points in a row, and finally won 11-7, successfully eliminated Zhang Benzhihe 4-3 and advanced to the semifinals.

After scoring the winning point, Fan Zhendong opened his arms and closed his eyes to celebrate. At this moment, it was really not easy for him, he knew how much pressure he had on his shoulders, and it was gratifying that "Little Fat" still withstood the test and withstood the pressure. I believe that after this fierce baptism, Fan Zhendong will have a stronger performance in the next semifinals.