On July 22, Beijing time, in the women's singles final of the WTA 250 Palermo station, Zheng Qinwen defeated the No. 2 seed and Czech star Mukhova 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 and successfully defended her title! Zheng Qinwen became the second Chinese tennis player to defend the title after Li Na defended her title at the WTA 250 in Shenzhen 10 years ago, and the first player to successfully defend her title outside of China.
However, Zheng Qinwen never considered fighting for this defending aura at all! Zheng Qinwen's 2024 competition plan does not include Palermo. The current top 10 players in the world rarely participate in low-level 250 events, because of the small number of points and small prize money, once the upset loss is very dazzling.
Zheng Qinwen planned to sprint after Wimbledon to prepare for the Paris Olympics, but she did not expect to be eliminated in the first round, this unexpected "free" time made her decide to warm up for the Olympics early, Palermo is the same as the Paris Olympics venue is clay, she does not care about applying for a wild card to participate, regardless of the points prize money or upset loss, she needs to find her hand on the clay court, improve her physical and mental state.
In order to regain the feeling of red clay, Zheng Qinwen's realization and attempts have gained a lot
Zheng Qinwen has always used strength, speed and serving cannons as sharp weapons, but the stability on the court fluctuates, and when the stability is good, he will win and who will lose when he is bad. What are the reasons for the stability? She has been reflecting on her time at the French Open and Australian Open, and she believes that her lack of patience is the cause.
In all five rounds of the tournament in Palermo, she was clearly trying to be a little more patient and grind her opponents with more shots. The effect is not only to win every game, but also to the state that people are used to - the phenomenon of big ups and downs has suddenly disappeared.
After winning the championship, Zheng Qinwen said bluntly: "I am very happy, this is the first time I have won two championships in one station. This competition made me feel very calm and slowly made me feel that I had found myself. The most profound lesson for me at this year's French Open is that you have to be patient. I lost a very painful match because of my lack of patience with my opponents. When I came back to the clay this time, I told myself to be patient. ”
Zheng Qinwen realized the true meaning of how to use his sharp weapons: "Although I have strength and speed, I also have to know how to use them. The best players are not the most powerful and fastest. The question on the field is, who can make the right choice at the right time? You don't have to strive for perfection, it's enough to do better than your opponent in a game. ”
The true meaning is one sentence: be simple, how to win and how to play, and you don't have to think about winning and showing off your skills.
The Olympic complex is rooted in love for hometown and motherland
Tennis professionals participate in the Olympic Games, time-consuming and laborious without points and prize money, there are many masters in the world who give up playing the Olympics, but they will say: I want to compete for my country, but ······
Zheng Qinwen has said many times that being able to represent my motherland in the Olympics has a completely different meaning from my own professional competition. The reporter of Hubei Sports Magazine has known Zheng Qinwen's family for a long time, and knows that her Olympic complex is rooted in her love for her hometown and motherland.
Zheng Qinwen watched a tennis match for the first time at the Beijing Olympics, Zheng Jianping snapped up tickets on the Internet, and took his daughter Zheng Qinwen, who was not yet 6 years old, to Beijing to watch the game. Zheng Jianping is a high-level fan of many sports and also cultivates his daughter's interest in many sports. Unexpectedly, after returning from Beijing, her daughter really fell in love with tennis, which her father was not good at.
Zheng Qinwen fell in love with tennis at first sight at the Beijing Olympics, and the two key words of the Olympics and tennis took root in her young mind at the same time. In the words and deeds of his parents, Zheng Qinwen knew the significance of the Provincial Games, the National Games, the Asian Games and the Olympic Games when he was a child. Along the way, she has won the gold medal in the Provincial Games, the bronze medal in the National Games, and the gold medal in the Asian Games. The Olympic gold medal is exactly how many years she has been persistently dreaming!
After Zheng Qinwen defended his title, he said to the world: "The Olympic Games are one of my childhood dreams, and it is a very glorious thing to win glory for the country. The Olympics, the opportunity to come once every four years is so rare that I won't let myself have any regrets. In terms of competition mentality, I will keep a normal mind, give full play to my level, enjoy the Olympics, enjoy the competition, and become a better version of myself. ”
Zheng Qinwen will join the Chinese team in Paris for the women's singles and mixed doubles competitions. Zheng Qinwen, the No. 6 seed in women's singles, will play in the first round of the French Open at 6 p.m. Beijing time on July 28 to hit the gold medal, and need to pass the five-round mark to advance to the final, which will be at 6 p.m. on August 3. I wish Zheng Qinwen all his wishes come true, come on Zheng Qinwen.
[Source: Hubei Sports]
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