日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

  Home>News Center>Sports
         
 

Swedish veteran Waldner creates new miracle
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-08-21 13:12

Swedish veteran Jan-Ove Waldner scored yet another miraculous win in Athens Friday evening as he delivered a stunning upset to European champion Timo Boll and gained himself a place in the men's singles semifinals of the table tennis tournament of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

The Galatsi Olympic Hall in northwest Athens witnessed a grand celebration as thousands of spectators all rose to their feet and applauded the victory of Waldner, who won the match 4-1 at 11-7, 13-11, 6-11, 11-7 and 13-11.

Waldner also stayed on the court for about 15 minutes, holding up his arms to salute his enthusiastic supporters, among whom the Swedish royal family.

"I think experience played a vital role in today's match," said Peter, coach of Waldner, in a very excited voice. "Both players appeared nervous in the match, but I think Boll was the more nervous one."

"The second game was a turning point for the whole match," said Waldner himself. The Swede had come back from 5-10 behind to win that game.

This was the third "unbelievable" victory for the 39-year-old Swede, following two wins on Wednesday against three top-seeded Chinese paddlers.

After co-working with his old pal, 38-year-old Jorgen Persson to disqualify Chinese pair Kong Linghui/Wang Hao 4-1 in the men's doubles last 16 playoffs, Waldner also shut China's world singles No.2 Ma Lin out of the singles quarterfinals with a 4-1 win.

The Swede, who had participated in five Olympic Games and was singles champion in Barcelona 1992 and silver medalist in Sydney 2000, claimed that his goal for this Olympic tournament was just "one medal in singles or doubles".

However, both Waldner and his coach had claimed that he is now in an excellent form which he had not had for years.

"The last time I played so well in doubles was some 7 to 8 years ago, and for singles it is about 3 to 4 years," he said.

"Waldner today played again very good, the same as (when) he played against Ma Lin," said Boll after the match.

"Maybe he is not physically the best, but he can do some very small things (in the match) very good," he added.

Waldner's victory over Boll, who is 16 years younger than the Swede, has once again stirred up speculations on whether this aging table tennis legend could historically seize the Olympic singles title again, after a long gap of 12 years.

The Swede himself was quite modest, repeating what he said after his Wednesday wins. "I don't know, and there is still a longlong way to go."

But his coach Peter, who predicted one week before the Olympic Games that Waldner "could go very far in the tournament", was obviously more optimistic.

"There are four good players in the semifinals, and he can be the winner, it's possible," he said.



 
  Today's Top News     Top Sports News
 

Table tennis pair win China's 15th gold

 

   
 

Rules protect rights of detainees

 

   
 

Tipping tour guides sparks debate

 

   
 

China faces elderly dilemma

 

   
 

US campaign price tag: US$1 billion plus

 

   
 

Death toll rises to 39 in Zhejiang mudflow

 

   
  After five golds, Phelps bows out of relay
   
  Table tennis pair win China's 15th gold
   
  Chinese women win historical tennis medal
   
  China guarantees third badminton gold
   
  Klinsmann to build up new German national squad
   
  Chinese duo reach women's 5,000m finals
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 成人国产精品免费网站 | 成人在线视频免费观看 | 成人性爱视频在线观看 | 欧美一级爆毛片 | 成人理论 | 宝贝jojo第三季 | 人人艹逼 | 欧美韩国日本一区 | 91精品久久久久久久久网影视 | www97影院| 欧美性免费视频 | 91丨九色丨首页在线观看 | 98精品国产高清在线xxxx | 广西美女一级毛片 | 免费在线小视频 | 久草网站在线 | 中文字幕在线免费看 | 嫩草影院在线入口 | 美国一级片免费看 | 精品国产视频 | 久久婷婷是五月综合色狠狠 | 免费在线成人av | 三级国产精品一区二区 | 日本捏胸摸下面免费视频 | 妞干网在线免费观看 | 成年在线视频免费视频观看 | 亚洲欧美视频一区 | 欧美一区二区三区在线可观看 | 成人免费精品 | 久久久久久免费播放一级毛片 | 成人免费一区二区三区视频网站 | 国产色 | 久久久久久久国产精品影院 | 久久99国产亚洲精品观看 | 精品国产影院 | 91精品电影| 久久久中文字幕 | 国产精品久久久久无码人妻 | 国产精品单位女同事在线 | 国产福利在线免费 | 国产精品久久久久久久一区探花 |