Lin Yun-Ju of Chinese Taipei takes a selfie during the awarding ceremony for the men's singles final match at the 2019 ITTF Czech Open in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, Aug. 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)
OLOMOUC, Czech Republic, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Taipei's table tennis rising star Lin Yun-Ju won his first senior ITTF World Tour title by defeating two German veterans in the semi and final here on Sunday at Czech Open.
The talented 18-year-old outplayed the 38-year-old German legend Timo Boll in the semi 4-3 (12-10, 9-11, 11-2, 11-6, 5-11, 6-11, 11-8) and then the 31-year-old Dimitrij Ovtcherov 4-1 (11-9, 11-5, 5-11, 11-5, 11-9) to win his champion at this level.
Boll told Xinhua that he had won over Lin two years ago but the young player has become totally different by making great progress. Victorious in two of the last three meetings between Lin and Ovtcherov, the Chinese Taipei youngster headed for the third win in their encounters.
"I'm very happy to win my first title. I had met the two German players before, so I'm familiar with their playing style," said Lin, "I have good execution today. When I lost some consecutive points in the fourth set, the coach called the timeout to tell me to make some changes in serving and attacking."
"Now I have more victories against them, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future matches, which I believe will be more and more difficult one time after another," said Lin.
