After 5 consecutive wins, Sabalenka still praised Zheng Qinwen: A difficult opponent! She forced me to give it my all

In the first round of the purple group of the WTA year-end finals that ended in the early morning of November 3, Beijing time, Zheng Qinwen, a rising Chinese star who participated for the first time, lost 0-2 to the current world No. 1 Sabalenka. After the game, Sabalenka still gave Zheng Qinwen a high evaluation.

When asked by the host of the scene how she felt about beating Zheng Qinwen five times, Sabalenka said: "I don't know how to say it. But one thing is for sure,She's a very good player and we always play good games. Her style of play is aggressive, she pushes me forward and needs to give it my all, that's why I play my best tennis. I'm happy with winning the first match, she's a really tough opponent.”

Indeed, judging from the statistics after the game, Zheng Qinwen hit 8 aces in the field, Sabalenka only 3, and the winning score Sabalenka was 14 points, and Zheng Qinwen was 13 points. The main difference between the two is reflected in the first-serve scoring rate and the first-serve scoring percentage. Zheng Qinwen is more than 10 percentage points behind Sabalenka.

Although he was praised by Sabalenka, after losing to Sabalenka in straight sets, Zheng Qinwen lost all 5 encounters, and such a record is indeed a bit embarrassing. In this game, although Zheng Qinwen was only broken by Sabalenka in 2 sets, he did not complete 1 break game, which once again showed the huge gap in strength between the two. Zheng Qinwen obviously needs to train harder in the future to make up for his shortcomings before he has a chance to climb over this "mountain".