Top seed Zhang makes semis at Olympic table tennis

LONDON - Top seed Zhang Jike of China beat Jiang Tianyi from Hong Kong of China in five sets to cruise into the men's singles semifinals at the Olympic table tennis tournament on Wednesday.

China's Zhang Jike serves to Jiang Tianyi from Hong Kong of China in their men's singles quarterfinals table tennis match at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 1, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

The world champion, world number one and hot favorite won 11-4, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9 and 11-6 against No. 11 seed Jiang.

Zhang will face Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the semifinals. Ovtcharov entered the top four after a seven-set tight match against Denmark's Michael Maze on Tuesday.

Zhang's teammate Wang Hao, No. 2 seed, will face Japan's Seiya Kishikawa in another quarterfinal.