China’s Fan Zhendong reveals that the African star, Aruna Quadri cannot be underestimated as he gave a good fight in the encounter.
Aruna Quadri in the third round of the men’s singles at the 2019 ITTF World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, world number one –
“We had played against each other in Sweden two years ago and I know that this is a different platform so I had to be at my best to beat him.
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The first game was a bit scary but I was fortunate to scale through”.
Quadri’s unique style has made table tennis popular in Africa and he is such a good player that you cannot look down on.
He is very strong and competitive anytime. So I think he tried but I had to do my job,” he added
For the last 16 battle, it will be brothers against each other as Fan Zhendong takes on compatriot and teammate – Liang Jingkun in his quest to conquer the world in Budapest.
