How the CNT play so many events and do well is an question. That said, I have always felt that Xu Xin's loss to Fang Bo in 2015 WTTC was partly a result of playing too many events. Ito may have had a bit of that this time too, though of course it is easier to blame fatigue when you don't win when you are up.
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伊藤透露,这次的比赛,自己的整体状态低迷,是不争的事实,抵达韩国以来一直都没有调整好,“我自己也一时半会说不出具体的原因,反正状态很差,睡眠质量相当不好。”
13日,伊藤在女单第一轮被淘汰后,已经是当地时间晚上9点左右,吃完饭做完身体护理后,在凌晨1点多才就寝。今天的女双半决赛在早上10点开始,加上准备时间,伊藤也仅睡了5个半小时左右。“打比赛的时候非常困,所以半决赛一开始时,手和脚步移动都很僵硬。(落后后)改变战术后,才赢了比赛。今天是用头脑赢的球。”伊藤表示。
伊藤说平时自己都是睡8小时以上,睡眠不足很影响状态。所以会为了打好16日和中国选手的女双决赛,“回去好好补充睡眠!”女单、混双都已经出局,所以女双是伊藤唯一可争夺的一枚金牌,“要全力争夺冠军,填补所有的遗憾!”因为伊藤不参加日本国内的T联赛,所以和中国选手的这场女双决赛也是她今年的最后一场正式比赛,“无论如何,都要赢下来!”伊藤自嘲本次总决赛(睡眠不好“在头脑空白的状态就输掉了女单、混双比赛,所以女双决赛要全力以赴“以清醒元气的状态去打球!”
Ito revealed that at this tournament, her poor form is an indisputable fact. It has not been adjusted since arriving in Korea. "I can't pinpoint the specific reasons for the time being. Whatever the case, my form is very poor, the quality of sleep is very bad."
On the 13th, after Ito was eliminated in the first round of the women's singles, it was already around 9:00 pm local time. After finishing the body treatment, she went to bed at 1 am. Today's women's doubles semi-final started at 10 am, and with the preparation time, Ito has only slept for about 5.5 hours. "It was very difficult to play the match, so the hand and foot movements were very stiff at the beginning of the semi-final. We won only after switching tactics (after trailing). We won by playing smart today" said Ito.
Ito said that she usually sleeps for more than 8 hours, and lack of sleep affects her form a lot. Therefore, in order to play the women's doubles finals on the 16th against the Chinese players, "sleep well once back to the hotel!" The women's singles and mixed doubles have already been eliminated, so the women's doubles is the only gold medal that Ito can compete for. "Going all out for the title, to fill all the regrets!" Because Ito does not participate in the domestic T-League, so women's doubles final will be her last official match this year. "In any case, I gotta win!" Ito joked this time the Grand Finals she lost the women's singles and mixed doubles in the state of blank mind, so for the women's doubles finals she'll go all out to "play in a state full of genki!"