Two Chinese-American pairs, Wang Manyu/Kanak Jha and Lin Gaoyuan/Lily Zhang,
have advanced into the next round after winning the opening mixed
doubles matches 3-0 at the world table tennis championships finals in
Houston, the United States, on Tuesday. China's Wang and American talent Jha unified to kick off the mixed
doubles matches against Russian duo Vladimir Sidorenko and Mariia
Tailakova, followed by Lin and Zhang's dominant win over Portugal's
Jieni Shao and Tiago Apolonia during the championships being held for
the first time in the U.S. Wang, 22, who shared part of the glorious table
tennis team's gold during the Tokyo Olympics this summer, said she felt
honored to play in the Houston championships. "I'm very happy and
satisfied with the result," she said. "It's a great opportunity
and a great honor for all of us to be a part of 'Ping Pong Diplomacy'
and what it means for the history of our two countries," said
21-year-old Jha, who won the U.S. national men's singles title from 2016
to 2019 for record four straight years. "It was definitely a
challenge playing against countries that have already played together
many times, but I think that we complement each other's styles well, and
we hope to keep getting better through each match," he added. Lin, who was part of the team that took the gold in 2018 world
championships, said he and Zhang were playing a brand-new game. "We were
expecting a lot of difficulties in this match, but luckily we played
well," he said. "We hope for the best in the future rounds, I
would like to thank all the fans who came to support us. We will try out
best to practice and better our games," he said after the game. Five-time U.S. national champion Zhang said it was an "incredible feeling to have the opportunity to play with Lin Gaoyuan." "Before
the match, he gave me a lot of advice and constantly reassured me
during the match. I have a lot of trust in him even though we're a
first-time pairing," she added.
China-U.S. pairs win opening games at world table tennis championships
Editor:阮梓峰
Source:CGTN
Updated:2021-11-25 14:45:35
Source:CGTN
Updated:2021-11-25 14:45:35
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