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On Sep 3rd, Ma Long / Xu Xin beat Wong Chun Ting / Ho Kwan Kit by 3:0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-5) in R16 of men's doubles. Later Ma Long beat Zhang Chao by 4:0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9) in R16 of men's singles. In the post-match interview, Ma Long told the journalist that his performance was better than that during the team event after adjusting his mindset and physical strengths. In the third set against Zhang Chao, he was 5-9 down; he told himself not to give up and focused on each point and came back 11-9.
On Sep 4, Ma Long / Xu Xin beat Fang Bo / Shang Kun by 3:0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-8) and will meet Zhang Yudong / Sun Wen of Team Jiangsu tomorrow noon in the semifinal of men's doubles. Bronze medal match and the final of men's doubles will be played tomorrow evening. Ma Long was asked what he told Xu Xin at 7-7 in the first set, after which they won the first set 11-7. He said they discussed about the return serve. They led 5-1 then 6-2 but the opponent performed better and caught up 7-7. It was important that they were not affected by those several points and trusted each other on the court.
Ma Long also proceeded to the semifinal of men's singles after beating Ma Te by 4:1 (11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-4) in the quarterfinal. He will face his Beijing teammate Wang Chuqin on Sep 6th. After the quarterfinal, Ma Long admitted that he was very tired (he had to change the sweat-soaked jersey after the third set). It was energy-consuming for him to play against a chopper, using a loop/attack style. When asked about many errors that he made in the second set, he said he was a little bit conservative on attack and the opponent was also good at attacking when possible. When asked about why he looked at Coach Zhang Lei at 8-6 in the third set when the ball was broken, he said it was his point but according to the new rule, they had to play again when the ball was broken. It was the third time during this tournament that the ball was broken when he just won that point. Well, this was part of the game.
On Sep 4, Ma Long / Xu Xin beat Fang Bo / Shang Kun by 3:0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-8) and will meet Zhang Yudong / Sun Wen of Team Jiangsu tomorrow noon in the semifinal of men's doubles. Bronze medal match and the final of men's doubles will be played tomorrow evening. Ma Long was asked what he told Xu Xin at 7-7 in the first set, after which they won the first set 11-7. He said they discussed about the return serve. They led 5-1 then 6-2 but the opponent performed better and caught up 7-7. It was important that they were not affected by those several points and trusted each other on the court.
Ma Long also proceeded to the semifinal of men's singles after beating Ma Te by 4:1 (11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-4) in the quarterfinal. He will face his Beijing teammate Wang Chuqin on Sep 6th. After the quarterfinal, Ma Long admitted that he was very tired (he had to change the sweat-soaked jersey after the third set). It was energy-consuming for him to play against a chopper, using a loop/attack style. When asked about many errors that he made in the second set, he said he was a little bit conservative on attack and the opponent was also good at attacking when possible. When asked about why he looked at Coach Zhang Lei at 8-6 in the third set when the ball was broken, he said it was his point but according to the new rule, they had to play again when the ball was broken. It was the third time during this tournament that the ball was broken when he just won that point. Well, this was part of the game.
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