Table tennis: Feng Tianwei pulls off stirring comeback to win women's singles final at Commonwealth Games
Feng Tianwei celebrates after her come-from-behind victory in the table tennis women's singles final on Aug 7, 2022.
World number 16 Feng bounced back from three sets down to beat Zeng 4-3 in the all-Singapore final.
Zeng started the match stronger, taking the first set 11-6. She then raced to a lead in the second set before claiming it 11-5.
In the third set, Feng put up a valiant fight, but world number 60 Zeng proved too strong and won it 11-8.
With her back against the wall, Feng started the fourth set strongly and claimed it 11-4, before taking the fifth set 11-6 and the sixth set 11-8.
In a tense deciding set, the pair were closely matched before Feng prevailed 11-5.
As the Singapore national anthem played in the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, Feng could not hold back her tears. She waved at fans before making a heart shape with her arms.
