体坛英语资讯：Wildcard Lily Zhang makes upsets to reach ITTF Womens World Cup semis
<p><span word="CHENGDU">CHENGDU</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 19-- <span word="Pan">Pan</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Lily">Lily</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ITTF">ITTF</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="wildcard">wildcard</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Miu">Miu</span> <span word="Hirano">Hirano</span> <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="edging">edging</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 16 <span word="Sofia">Sofia</span> <span word="Polcanova">Polcanova</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="sets">sets</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wildcard">wildcard</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knockouts">knockouts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="Adriana">Adriana</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Puerto">Puerto</span> <span word="Rico">Rico</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bernadette">Bernadette</span> <span word="Szocs">Szocs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Romania">Romania</span>.</p><p><span word="Facing">Facing</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Hirano">Hirano</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 16, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2017 <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>' <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> 3-2.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decider">decider</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Hirano">Hirano</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="paddled">paddled</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="seed">seed</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="outing">outing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>. "<span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="speedy">speedy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="her">her</span>."</p>
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