French teenager Felix Lebrun secured a vital win over Brazil’s Hugo Calderano, propelling France to the men’s team table tennis semifinals at the Paris 2024 Olympics. France will now face China in the semifinals, hoping to defy the odds against the dominant team. Meanwhile, China’s men’s and women’s teams both secured their semifinal spots with dominant victories, while Germany’s women’s team also advanced after a 3-1 win over India.
China’s Fan Zhendong secured his place in the men’s singles semifinals at the Paris Olympics, defeating Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto in a thrilling seven-game match. Meanwhile, France’s Felix Lebrun, backed by a fervent home crowd, also advanced to the semifinals after a hard-fought victory over Taiwan’s Lin Yun-Ju. The women’s singles quarterfinals saw South Korea’s Shin Yubin overcome Japan’s Hirano Miu in a grueling match, while Brazil’s Hugo Calderano became the first South American to reach the men’s singles semifinals.
