Xu-perman soars into history books
By China Daily | China Daily | Updated: 2019-07-16 07:30
Chinese table tennis marvel Xu Xin - aka 'Xu-perman' - wears championship crowns, not capes.
On Sunday, Xu became the first player to win three ITTF World Tour titles in a row by overwhelming Ma Long's conqueror, Wang Chuqin, 4-0(11-6, 11-8, 11-4, 11-8) in the Australian Open final in Geelong.
World No 1 Xu's feat was all the more remarkable given that he had just over an hour to prepare for the match following his epic seven-game semifinal against Germany's Patrick Franziska.
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