In the first semifinal of the tennis women's singles at the Paris Olympics, which ended on August 1, Beijing time, China's "first sister" Zheng Qinwen made a big upset. She toppled world No. 1 Swiatek of Poland in straight sets and reached the women's singles final in her first Olympic appearance. Zheng Qinwen also set a new record in Chinese tennis, the best singles record at the Olympics.
Before this game, Zheng Qinwen was not the favored side. Because in the previous 6 duels, Zheng Qinwen lost all 6 battles. And Swiatek has won 23 straight matches on clay, and four of her five career Grand Slam titles have won the French Open, all on Roland Garros' clay court.
However, after the start of this matchup, Zheng Qinwen showed his belief in victory. In the first set, Zheng Qinwen took the lead in breaking serve in the third game, although Swiatek quickly broke back in the fourth game to chase down 2 draws, but then Zheng Qinwen won 4 games in a row with a very strong break, and won the first set 6-2.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen fell behind 0-4 at the beginning, and just when everyone thought the game was going to play 3 sets, Zheng Qinwen did not give up, she broke the belt to chase 4 games in a row, and in the crucial 11th game, she broke Swiatek's serve again. As Zheng Qinwen withstood the pressure in the 12th game and successfully held serve, winning the second set 7-5, she also successfully eliminated the world No. 1 2-0 and advanced to the Olympic women's singles final.
In this way, Zheng Qinwen created a miracle. successfully won the Olympic semi-finals, ending the embarrassing record of six defeats against Swiatek. Not only that, Zheng Qinwen also ended the myth of Swiatek's 23-match unbeaten run on clay, and this victory can be described as golden.
After reaching the final in her first Olympic appearance, Zheng Qinwen has already set a new record for Li Na at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to finish fourth in women's singles. She is just one step away from winning China's first ever Olympic women's singles gold medal in tennis. I believe that after climbing the mountain of Swiatek, Zheng Qinwen will continue to create huge surprises for the Chinese people in the final.