HONG KONG, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Manyu beat compatriot Kuai Man 4-2 to retain her women's singles title at the World Table Tennis Finals on Sunday.
In a clash between the world's top-ranked women's doubles pairing, Wang won the first game 11-7, before Kuai came back from 8-4 down to prevail 11-8 in the second.
Wang regained a foothold afterwards, triumphing 11-8, 11-8 to move 3-1 ahead. Despite Kuai winning the fifth game 11-9, Wang won the sixth 12-10 to secure her second straight singles title in the season-ending WTT tournament.
"We both played well today. I lost two games where I had an early lead but failed to make timely technical adjustments. In the sixth game, after she leveled the score with two excellent shots, I still had firm belief in myself, which was important for the win," Wang said.
"After letting the lead slip away in the second and fifth games, I just told myself to start from zero in the next game and make adjustments again both technically and tactically," she added.
After finishing the final international tournament of the year, Wang said that she just wanted to "have a good rest."
"It's been a packed schedule over the past weeks, so I need physical and mental relaxation to better prepare for the journey ahead," she concluded. ■
