After the second round of this year's Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen lost a huge number of points, and the world ranking also fell to eighth in the world, so the results of the Middle East season are very important for Zheng Qinwen. Recently, Zheng Qinwen also adjusted his team again, and after decisively ending his cooperation with Botini, he found Costa, the former Grand Slam champion with a better record in his career, as the "firefighting" coach.

Obviously, compared to Botini, the former French Open champion is much more famous, and even his career achievements are much higher than that of Coach Riba! According to relevant information, Costa was ranked No.6 in the highest ranking when he was a player, and he also won 12 tour championships, including the 02 French Open, but all his 12 titles came on clay (20 of his career 21 tour finals came on clay), and he coached F. Lopez after retiring. In addition, it is worth mentioning that Costa has also beaten Federer twice in his career, and he is definitely a strong player!

However, based on the experience of working with Botini, Zheng's partnership with Costa will likely depend heavily on the results of the two events in the Middle East, namely Doha from February 10 to 16 and WTA1000 WTA1000 Dubai from February 17 to 23. In addition, it has been reported that Coach Riba has completed surgery but is still in the recovery stage and plans to return to the team in March. Zheng and Costa have arrived in Qatar after a few days of training together in Barcelona for the final preparations for the tennis tournament in Doha.

On the one hand, the team adjustment shows that she has high expectations for the two WTA1000-level tournaments in the Middle East season, and on the other hand, it seems to suggest that Zheng Qinwen clearly has higher expectations for this year's French Open after missing out on the Australian Open to return to the Grand Slam final.

In this regard, some netizens analyzed, "The addition of Costa has brought Zheng Qinwen new tactical ideas and experience, especially rich experience in clay events. Obviously, Zheng Qinwen has a successful experience on clay in last year's Olympic Games, she also has very high expectations for this year's French Open, judging from the coach's past resume, Zheng Qinwen seems to have full expectations for this year's French Open, and she is definitely willing to fight! ”

Although the upcoming Doha tournament will be a hard-court event, it seems to be a test of Costa's guidance, and I believe he can help Zheng Qinwen improve his overall competitive level. Zheng Qinwen is currently ranked eighth in the world, but the pressure is high. Doha was one of the key events for her to cement her position, and she was less pressured to hold on to her points in the third round last year. If she can do well in Doha, she will accumulate more confidence and points for the subsequent races in Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami. Doha is home to some of the world's top 10 players. This is not only a challenge for Zheng Qinwen, but also a good opportunity to test his strength.

In this regard, a fan said, "Doha and Dubai have new interim coaches, but there are still arm braces during training, I feel that we all lower our expectations and silently accompany Qinwen to recover his state." Another fan said, "Being able to work with such a prestigious coach is good news for Zheng Qinwen, and she also needs some better results to stimulate herself after the Australian Open, come on!" Some fans also said, "Many people are worried about whether the new coach will affect Coach Riba's return, in fact, the year before and last year on the issue of coaching, I said that you can try the current popular dual coach model, and it is very beneficial to have more ideas and things." ”

However, as netizens said, it can also be seen in some of Zheng Qinwen's training photos that have not fully recovered from her injury, and for the upcoming Middle East event, Zheng Qinwen also said in an interview that he did not set specific goals, and he also recovered while training and competing, hoping to achieve satisfactory results in the process. Let's bless her together, and let's wait and see what kind of spark will be with the new coach!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)