Zheng Qinwen: A half-zone with Saba is a kind of fate and encouragement, the elbow injury is not hindered, and the Roma race has low expectations

With Rome just around the corner, Zheng Qinwen, the Chinese sister she hasn't seen for a long time, was also interviewed at the pre-match media day, where she talked about her expectations for this year's tournament and her main goals after four months of the season. In addition, she highlighted that elbows are not the main problem at the moment.

Zheng Qinwen's results have fluctuated very much this year, from the Australian Open at the beginning of the year to before the Sunshine Doubles, her state can be said to have fallen to the bottom, and the first-round exit of two consecutive 1000 tournaments has made her fall into a storm of public opinion. However, with the return of Coach Riba and her entry into the quarterfinals in both Sunshine Doubles, many fans once again saw the hope of the rejuvenation of China's first sister. However, a sudden injury in Charleston interrupted Zheng Qinwen's return momentum, and he had to withdraw from the Stuttgart tennis tournament due to injury. But in her comeback debut in Madrid two weeks ago, Zheng Qinwen was out of the tournament again, casting a shadow over her appearance at the French Open this year.

Regarding the loss to Potapova in Madrid, Zheng Qinwen also said in an interview that the reason for losing that game was more because he was not fully in the game.

Zheng Qinwen first denied that the loss was due to an elbow injury, saying, "Actually, my worst time was at the beginning of the final four in Riyadh, because I was recovering from my elbow all the offseason and didn't train enough. So if you don't train, you won't get as good as you expected. But now it's not about elbows, it's about getting back into the game, the feeling of the game, fighting one game at a time, like I did when I didn't have anything. Secondly, she said that the performance in the Madrid game was more because she played a little bit in the clouds, because she really didn't adjust herself to the game that day.

Coming to Rome, which reached the quarterfinals last year, the first Chinese sister still breathed a long sigh of relief, different from Madrid's high-altitude and fast-ball court characteristics, Rome is closer to the French Open's court type, which the Chinese first sister also expressed very much agreement.

"In Madrid, every venue is different, I lost three years in a row on a semi-indoor pitch (Sánchez Stadium), the centre court is more open, the other venues are outdoors, so each field is different, and Madrid has a little bit of a plateau, about 700 meters. In Rome, it's normal terrain, and the feeling of the ball is definitely different. Zheng Qinwen said.

When talking about the expectations for this year's Rome competition, the first sister of China said that the competition still needs to be played round by round, round by round, and the result should be natural. However, she also said, "Of course, if we can break the results of this event, it will definitely be the best." But first of all, I still have to calm down and be myself. ”

In addition, in the draw results of yesterday's Rome tennis tournament, Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka were once again divided into a 1/4 zone, coincidentally, this year's Madrid tennis tournament and Miami tennis tournament, Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka were divided into the same 1/4 zone, a reporter asked, is this a kind of fate?

Zheng Qinwen said frankly, "I think it's okay, but the last round didn't lose in the first round, so the most important thing for me is to play well in every round." ”

Talking about this opponent she has never defeated, Zheng Qinwen also admitted that it is not necessarily a bad thing to meet Sabalenka a few more times, she believes that the more times she fights, the more she learns, she is the best player in the WTA now, and she is the number one in the world, so every time she plays against her, she will bring herself a different experience. "She let me know if there's a gap between us, how much there is and what I have to do to really beat her. But I actually think that in a tennis tournament, I still prefer to pay more attention to my matches in each round and not think too far ahead. Zheng Qinwen said.

In addition, due to Zheng Qinwen's poor performance in the first half of this year, and the pressure on Zheng Qinwen in the second half of the year is huge, respectively: the US Open quarterfinals, the top four of the China Open, the runner-up of the Wuhan Open, the Tokyo champion and the runner-up of the year-end finals 1500 points, in this regard, a reporter asked, has this made her feel the pressure of maintaining points in the second half of the year?

However, Zheng Qinwen admits that a lot depends on how she relieves this pressure for herself, and she quipped that if she plays well enough, she will not be able to talk about pressure, so in fact, she will want to focus on each event rather than thinking about "I need to keep so many points in this station". "You just have to play every game, that's enough, if you think too much, you won't bring positivity to yourself." Zheng Qinwen said.

According to the draw, China's first sister Zheng Qinwen enjoyed a first-round bye in Rome, and will face the winner between Siniakova and Danilovic in the second round.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)