Mima Ito PHOTO: Itaru Chiba
WTT Champions Frankfurt (October 29, 2023 – November 5, 2023 / Germany) On October 31, in the first round of women’s singles, Mima Ito (23 = Starts / world ranking 10th) defeated Meshref (29 = Egypt / world ranking 29) 3-1, and advanced to the second round.
Mima Ito, who is aiming to advance to the top, will face Egyptian ace Meshref for the first time in her first match. She is a talented southpaw who is said to be the absolute queen of African table tennis.
In the first game, he struggled with his opponent’s long serves and made a series of uncharacteristic mistakes during the rally, but Ito put his specialty serve to work in the final stages and took the lead at 13-11.
The second game was 0-6, giving them a huge lead from the beginning. After a high-speed serve at 2-8, his original sharp attack began to return and he caught up with six consecutive points, but the match was taken away at 9-11.
Meshref PHOTO：World Table Tennis
Meshulev showed no mistakes in both hands, but Ito attacked quickly and made mistakes. However, in the third game, trailing 2-7, he played patiently and caught up in the final stages, and at 10-10, he scored a powerful fore smash and took the game from behind.
With the game count at 2-1, Ito aggressively attacked with forehands in the fourth game and won, advancing to the second round.
In the second round, they will face Mittelham (26, Germany, 22nd place), the main force of the powerful German team, for a place in the last eight.
[WTT Champions Frankfurt Women’s Singles 1st Round]
Mima Ito 3-1 Meshref (Egypt)
13-11/9-11/12-10/11-6
2023-10-31 13:50:06
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