On July 1, the Wimbledon main draw began, and when Zheng Qinwen, the number one player in the Chinese women's tennis, appeared on the court, four Chinese players including Zhang Zhizhen had advanced on the first day. In the face of Sun Lulu, a qualifier from New Zealand, Zheng Qinwen fought hard in three sets and lost 6-4, 2-6 and 4-6, creating the biggest upset on the first day of Wimbledon. Since the 2023 season, Zheng Qinwen has suffered a first-round tour at Wimbledon for two consecutive years.
In the 2023 season, Zheng Qinwen hit the clay season with high expectations, but stopped in the second round of the French Open. Zheng Qinwen's team then terminated the contract with Coach Pereriba. However, after signing Grand Slam coach Fisette, Zheng Qinwen lost to Siniakova in the first round of Wimbledon.
In the 2024 season, Zheng Qinwen signed Coach Riba back to the team, reached the Australian Open final and won the runner-up, bringing his world ranking to seventh. Zheng Qinwen had a steady clay season since then, reaching the second round of Berlin for the first time on grass court and retaining his top eight seed ranking before Wimbledon.
Perhaps in order to completely sweep away the bad memories of Wimbledon 2023, Zheng Qinwen left the last week before Wimbledon to Paris Fashion Week, wearing fashionable evening wear to attend the 2024 autumn and winter haute couture series show, and watching the show with many fashion celebrities such as Wintour and Huppert, and his body and mind were relaxed.
Judging from the women's singles draw at this Wimbledon, Zheng Qinwen has a bright future as a big seed, New Zealand's number one player Sun Lulu, who was drawn in the first round to qualify, and Sabalenka, the biggest seed in the semi-zone, also retired due to illness. It is widely believed that Zheng Qinwen will win by a large margin against Sun Lulu, who is ranked 123rd in the world.
However, Sun Lulu, who won three consecutive rounds of qualifying rounds to reach the main event, quickly proved her fiery hand and determination to win with her performance. In the first set, Zheng's strong serve and return helped her break first, but she couldn't scare her opponent. Sun Lulu then used a steady play to break back. Zheng Qinwen won the first set 6-4 after scoring a crucial break.
Although Zheng Qinwen won the first set, he only had 1 ace, and Sun Lulu surpassed Zheng Qinwen in the success rate of both the first and second serves. In the second game, Sun Lulu's fight in the key points worked, taking the lead in breaking Zheng Qinwen and gaining more self-confidence. Zheng Qinwen's mentality was unbalanced after being broken, and he had no patience for the bottom line. Sun Lulu seized Zheng Qinwen's low tide to break serve again and equalized the set 6-2.
In the deciding set, Sun Lulu's self-confidence in serving and receiving soared, while Zheng Qinwen's low tide period has not passed, and it is far more difficult than Sun Lulu in terms of holding. With Sun Lulu successfully holding her serve, she took a 5-4 lead and threw the pressure to Zheng Qinwen. Zheng Qinwen first made a double fault and sent three match points, and then made a double fault on match points to give away the match victory 4-6. This is the 23-year-old's second Wimbledon appearance, and she won her first career Wimbledon victory by beating a top-10 seed.
In his post-match interview, the 23-year-old Chinese New Zealander remained cold. "It's the first time I've won against a top-10 player in the world, and the opposition is very strong, which makes me even happier." Sun Lulu said. Talking about the stable mood in this match, Sun Lulu said that this is what she is satisfied with, "I have always tried to stay calm, maintain multiple shots, and do the best I can be. ”
Text/Beiqing Sports Chu Peng