Abu dhabi: Jenet Rodriguez bounced back from a first-set loss to beat Samaar Al Hafe of Syria, 13-15, 11-6, 11-7, 12-10, to win the Philippines' fourth gold in table tennis at the Open Masters Games at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday night. Playing the last match of the event, and surrounded by fellow players and tournament officials, Rodriguez bucked the pressure and took the next two sets for a 2-1 lead.

According to Philippines News Agency, the Syrian player opened the fourth set with a 6-2 advantage, but Rodriguez rallied to tie at 7-7, prompting her opponent to call a timeout. Rodriguez kept her momentum to win the women's singles 30+ age category. "I was down 0-1 in the first, but I remained calm, and I also prayed to God na bahala na sya sa akin. Basta gagawin ko best ko (to guide me. I will just do my best)," Rodriguez said in an interview.

In the men's singles 45+ all-Filipino finals, David Lo also rallied from one set down to beat John Suico, 13-15, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6, for his second gold medal. On Thursday, Lo paired with Suico to win the country's first table tennis gold medal in the men's doubles. The Philippines, represented by Filipino workers in the UAE, captured a total of four table tennis gold medals after Cary Pobre also defeated Taiwan's Yun Xu, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5, on Saturday.

Aside from Suico, other Filipino silver medalists were Mary Joy Creman and Jennylyn Alamazan.