Miwa Harimoto Photo:World Table Tennis
Singapore Smash 2024 <7-17 marzo> On the 11th, in the first round of the women’s singles, Miwa Harimoto (15=Kinoshita Group/17th world ranking) beat Lily Zhang (27=American/world ranking 32nd) by 3 games. she defeated them by -1 and advanced to the second round.
In today’s women’s doubles first round, Harimoto was confused by the Indian pair’s erratic play and lost the first match.
The first round of the singles match will be her first match against American ace Lili Zhang, who placed 3rd in the 2021 World Table Tennis Mixed Doubles.
Harimoto displayed a calm fighting style from the start. After forcing his opponent to lift him with a drive, he successfully hit the route to win the rally and win the first game.
In the second game, they allowed six consecutive points and lost the game, but in the third game they attacked the opponent’s backside and center and took a 7-2 lead.
Harimoto also scored Chiquita in a key spot to take the lead with the game count at 2-1.
In the fourth game, the opponent resisted with a rally and took the lead, but in the middle of the game Harimoto had a lucky lead and a goal, and when they reached 7-7, Harimoto timed it out.
From there, Harimoto quickly took command and scored four consecutive points, winning 3-1.
Miwa Harimoto-Lily Chan 3-1 (United States)
11-6/8-11/11-6/11-7
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