While waiting for the awards in the background, Ma Long leaned against the background board and raised his head thoughtfully.

　　"This champion, have you waited too long?"

　　Facing the reporter's question, Ma Long smiled and shook his head: "It feels like a dream, I don't know if it is a dream."

　　After speaking, his eyes were red.

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　　This champion did come a bit late.

The last time Ma Long won a men's singles championship, it was also back to the China Open on June 3, 2019, 538 days apart so far.

　　Few people know what Malone has experienced behind the year and a half of the championship shortage.

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　　Last August, Ma Long went to the United States for surgery.

Because of his long-term battles, his wrists and knees were overloaded. At the time of the Tokyo Olympics one year before the Tokyo Olympics, Ma Long made a desperate move and chose to undergo surgery.

　　This is a decision that requires courage. Injuries have always been the natural enemy of athletes. At such a critical time, surgery on the wrist and knee is done. No one knows what will be waiting for him.

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　　Before the operation, Ma Long shaved his head, hoping to start from scratch.

Accompanied by a boring recovery, Malone spent the longest summer of his career in a foreign land.

After returning to China, the strength room alone and the extra training after the training session became Malone's standard equipment.

　　Everything is to better start from scratch.

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　　The ITTF Tour Finals on the evening of the 22nd was another milestone in Malone's "start from scratch".

This is the third time that Malone has faced Fan Zhendong recently. In the previous national championships and the World Cup, he lost to his opponent 3:4 in the final.

　　In the three battles of Fan Zhendong, the game was in a heated state from the beginning.

After regaining a game point, Malone won with 13:11 and then played two consecutive games with 11:7 and 12:10.

　　After Fan Zhendong pulled back a round at 11:9, Malone did not give his teammates too many opportunities.

At 11:8, Malone won with a total score of 4:1.

　　At the moment of winning, Malone threw away his racket and yelled excitedly.

The bitterness of this year and a half seems to have been vented at this moment.

After 538 days, Malone from the beginning announced the return of the king.

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　　After Malone won the championship, the fans were also impressed.

　　Some fans said: "It has been a year before the media came out to say how much Malone has experienced after choosing surgery and rehabilitation in 2019."

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　　"After returning to China last year, Ma Long had only a little hair. We praised his new head shape. He smiled shyly and said it was not good. This is how much he has suffered and how determined he can do it all over again."

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　　"The difficulty of this road may only be told after winning. All the victories have never been easy. The legend of Ma Long is just that he shattered and reshaped himself."

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　　Starting from the beginning is for a better return of the king.

The 32-year-old Ma Long, the future is still promising!

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