South Korea’s table tennis team player Jeon Ji-hee is disappointed after losing to Portugal’s Wifu in the round of 64 of the women’s singles table tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the afternoon of the 28th (Korean time).
Korean table tennis veteran Jeon Ji-hee (32, world No. 14, Mirae Asset Securities) was eliminated in the first match of the women’s table tennis singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. On the
28th (Korean time), Jeon Ji-hee was completely defeated by Portugal’s Wipu (46, world No. 80) with a set score of 0-4 (7-11, 6-11, 11-13, 9-11) in the round of 64 of the women’s singles held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France.
Jeon Ji-hee lethargically gave away the first and second sets due to frequent errors that day. Jeon Ji-hee, who gradually got the hang of it, went to deuce for the first time in the third set, but collapsed after giving up two points in a row.
Jeon Ji-hee, who was down 6-10 match point in the fourth set, scored three consecutive points to get to 9-10, but was eliminated after her last backhand attack was a mistake.
Meanwhile, in the previous round of 64 of the men’s singles table tennis, Korean male table tennis prospect Cho Dae-seong (20th, Samsung Life) lost to Kanak Jaa (120th, USA) 2-4 (11-8, 8-11, 2-11, 2-11, 11-8, 10-12) and was eliminated. 안전놀이터