WTT Grand Slam" comes out of the mixed doubles haze! Lin Yunru beats Moregard in four straight shots to advance to the men's singles semifinals

Lin Yunru swept the Swedish star Moregard in straight four in the men's singles quarterfinals and advanced to the quarterfinals. (Taken from WTT official website)

[Reporter Xu Mingli/Comprehensive Report] Saying goodbye to the haze of missing 8 championship points in the Mixed Doubles final last night and being reversed, "Silent Assassin" Lin Yunru regrouped today and defeated the world's fifth-ranked Swedish "Hexagon Warrior" Moregard in straight four. Following the Singapore Station at the beginning of the year, he entered the top four of the men's singles for the second time this year and the third time in his career. Tomorrow he will compete with Brazilian brother Cardrano for the final ticket. Cardrano, ranked 7th in the world, reversed France's top seed F. Leblanc 4:1 in the quarterfinals and reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam men's singles for the second time in his career.

Lin Yunru, ranked 6th in the world, has played against Moregard eight times in international competitions in the past, and only lost once at last year's Hong Kong WTT year-end tournament. This year, Xiao Lin had the last laugh in the top four of the Singapore Grand Slam and the World Team Championship in London.

In the first game, Lin Yunru quickly got into the situation and started strongly at 5:1. When Moregard received the ball inside the table, his racket hit the corner of the table, causing damage to the rubber. He was forced to switch to a spare racket. Although Xiaolin missed 4 consecutive game points under the 10:3 draw, Moregard finally turned sideways to grab the net with his forehand, and Xiaolin won at 11:7. In the second game, Lin Yunru overcame a 3:6 deficit at the beginning and tied the game at 6. After falling behind at 8:9, he relied on excellent defense to tie the score. Then he succeeded with long splits and forehand attacks, and won again at 11:9.

In the crucial third game, Lin Yunru fell behind 3:5. When Moregard returned the ball, it missed the edge. Kobayashi challenged. After re-examination, it was determined that the ball hit the side of the table. Kobayashi chased for 3 points in a row to overtake 6:5 and forced his opponent's timeout. After returning to the game, Kobayashi continued to attack and took the lead at 10:7. Although Moregard resolved 2 game points in a row, he finally missed the ball with a forehand. Kobayashi won the victory at 11:9 in a thrilling manner.

Moregard, who was fighting against the odds, launched a counterattack in the fourth game and took a 4:1 lead at the beginning. Lin Yunru also responded quickly, performing incredible counter-pulls many times. Coupled with his opponent's serving and receiving errors, Xiaolin scored 8 points in a row to lead 9:4. Moregaard, who was forced into a desperate situation, then continued to attack to recover 3 points. Xiaolin did not dare to call a timeout carelessly. After the game resumed, Lin Yunru first succeeded in a backhand straight attack, and then received the serve and twisted the ball, which also caused the opponent's return ball to go out of bounds. The victory was sealed at 11:7, writing a 3-game winning streak.