Another pinnacle of my career! After defeating Swiatek in the semi-finals of the Olympic Games, Zheng Qinwen toppled world No. 1 Sabalenka in Rome to achieve the greatest victory of his career!
Before the start of this match, Zheng Qinwen, the first sister of China, was not favored by the outside world, losing all six encounters, and only got one set. Such data made the outside world conclude early: Zheng Qinwen could not succeed in the seventh mountain climb!
Nothing is impossible! When Zheng Qinwen responded that she would face the bitter Sabalenka in the next round, the Olympic champion responded with calmness and calmness, she believed, "The most important thing is to be yourself and maintain the stability you deserve!" It is this mentality that makes many fans in the outside world admire, and some fans even said bluntly, "As long as you can always have such a spirit and fighting spirit, nothing can stop her in front of her!" ”
Judging from the performance of the game, Zheng Qinwen did indeed do it calmly and calmly, compared with the previous impatience, Zheng Qinwen played more calmly in this game, especially at the beginning, she used a powerful shot again and again to save herself from the predicament! In the first set, she used a more patient baseline and a more stable point attack to make Sabalenka run all over the court, and with that crucial break, she directly won the first set of the game 6-4!
"In the first three times I faced Saba, I didn't use my skills well. I think the reason I was so aggrieved at that time was because I felt like I was only playing three or four times like that, until I felt like I had finally brought out my skills. Then in Miami this year, I thought there were a couple of balls that were really good, but unfortunately there were a lot of chances in the second set that didn't catch my serve. Zheng Qinwen said.
"Turning the tide of the tide and helping the building to fall", the Olympic champion crushed the opponent's determination to win with powerful counterattacks again and again, and also breathed a sigh of relief for the national games of Chinese tennis. At the beginning of that year, when I saw Chinese tennis fall to the bottom and encounter a cold wave, how frustrating it was, and with Zheng Qinwen creating such a victory, everyone once again deafened, "Chinese tennis is still brilliant!" With patience, it's still possible! ”
The victory in the first set gave Zheng Qinwen more confidence, and she still had no flaws in her serve in the second set. In the face of such a strong opponent, Sabalenka could only shake her head, yes, in the previous six encounters, Sabalenka firmly took the initiative, and there had never been a situation where Zheng Qinwen had been so mobilized, but now it has obviously been forced into a desperate situation. And with a double service error from the world No. 1, Zheng Qinwen also took advantage of the situation to win the second set 6-3 and won this major victory in his career!
After the match, Zheng Qinwen also talked about what it means for her to beat Swiatek in the semifinals of the Olympic Games and Sabalenka for Roma, but she bluntly said that fighting for her country is a memory that will never be forgotten!
"I think I'm going to play a little bit better at the Olympics, but to be honest it wasn't my best today. I did a better job in the semi-finals than I did today because I had very few unforced mistakes, including after the fight with Kerber, my whole body suddenly covered a lot more, she was also very grinding, and it was hotter than today, and it was a bigger test of physical fitness. Today is what I have to do, I always know that I have the strength to beat everyone, like I said two or three years ago, when can I do it, then I am very happy that I really did it today, and I believe that as long as I can play my level every time, then the result will be no regrets! ”
In addition, Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen also revealed the secret of defeating Sabalenka in the interview, she believes that in addition to her stable mentality, more important is that she is very satisfied with her service performance, and did not let her serve become a constraint for herself, and also benefited from this, so that her overall skills have been played. However, there are still some shortcomings in the competition, and she thinks she can do better.
"[Today's game], I think it's a 7.5 and it's fun." "The best thing I did today was that I was very calm, I was able to see the situation better on the pitch when I was calm, and I had a head-to-head confrontation with her, and I didn't feel like it was gone before I did a few times before. Zheng Qinwen said.
From these words, we can not only see the tireless pursuit and strict requirements of a top player for himself, but also let us see the confidence and demeanor of this Olympic champion who belongs to the Chinese! Having climbed the mountain of Sabalenka, who can doubt her chances of winning a Grand Slam title in the future?(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)