In the 2024 Paris Olympics tennis women's singles 1/4 finals, Chinese Jinhua Zheng Qinwen lost another tie-break in the first set, and fell behind 1-4 in the deciding set.
First set: Zheng Qinwen vs Kerber (6:7)
In the first game, Xiao Zheng served: the second shot chased the body, and the right forehand went straight out of bounds 0:30. An outside corner, a backhand slash, and an increased angle to win 15:15. Second shot inside corner, backhand slash, right forehand slash error out of bounds 15:30. An inside corner, the middle is held, Kerber left sideways forehand straight, changed to a left diagonal line to win 15:40. One shot inside corner, backhand left slash out of bounds 15: win. Xiao Zheng scored one point and lost four points to be the first to be broken. The score of the game is 0:1
In the second game, Kerber served: an inside corner, Xiao Zheng's backhand diagonal line was connected to the left backhand and cut the straight ball to win 15:0. A shot from the outer corner, Xiao Zheng received the net at 15:15. In the inner corner, Xiao Zheng slashed his forehand and increased the angle to the sideline at 15:30. In the second outer corner, Xiao Zheng took advantage of the slash to go out of bounds at 15:40. In the inner corner of the second shot, Xiao Zheng backshot the straight moon ball on the left side after receiving the serve, and Kerber made a backhand error out of the baseline at 30:40. The second shot chased the body, Xiao Zheng backhand slash, and was shot by Kerber with a left slash to win 30:win. Kerber conceded two points to score four to hold serve. The score is 0:2
In the third game, Xiao Zheng served: a shot was connected to a forehand slash in the inner corner, and Kerber was forced to go to the net 15:0. The second serve chases, the backhand slash and the forehand slash, and the forehand straight line in the right half wins 30:0. The inside angle of the shot is straight to 40:0. The inside angle of the shot is straight to 40:0. Xiao Zheng fell straight down and kept his serve for four points. The score is 1:2
In the fourth game, Kerber served: an inside corner, Xiao Zheng chased the middle, and the forehand made a straight mistake out of the bottom line 0:15. An outside corner, a forehand slash, and a return ball to win 0:30. An inside corner, a backhand slash, Xiao Zheng borrowed the middle line to go out of bounds 0:40. With an inside shot, Xiao Zheng chased his forehand out of the bottom line 0:win. Kerber dropped straight four-point holds. The score is 1:3
In the fifth game, Xiao Zheng served: the second serve chased, the left slash of the backhand, and the slash of the forehand won 15:0. An inside corner, a forehand diagonal in front of the net, volleyed a return ball, and Kerber crossed a straight line slightly out of bounds to 30:0. An inside corner ace 40:0. The inside angle of a shot is straight to win:0. Xiao Zheng fell straight down and kept his serve for four points. The score is 2:3
Kerber served in the sixth game: a straight shot from the outside corner to 0:15. In the second outside corner, Xiao Zheng continued to have a forehand diagonal, and the right forehand hook went outside and returned to the inside to win 15:15. With an outside corner, Xiao Zheng once again went outside and went inside to win 30:15. The outside corner of the shot is straight to 30:30. In the second inside corner, Xiao Zheng backhand left slash, forehand slash, and backhand slash to win 40:30. With an outside corner, Xiao Zheng once again hit the outside and inside straight line to win the score! Very wonderful point! win：30。 Xiao Zheng lost two points and scored four points to complete the breakback 3:3
In the seventh game, Xiao Zheng served: two inside corners, holding Xiao Zheng's backhand slash error out of bounds 0:15. In the second outside corner, the backhand changed to a diagonal line in the middle, and Kerber took advantage of the straight line to slightly go out of the baseline at 15:15. One shot from the outside corner, the right forehand straight, the left side of the net and the right diagonal of the skateboard won 30:15. An inside corner ace 40:15. Double fault 40:30. Chase the body with two serves, slash the forehand, return the ball, and win with a straight forehand on the right side! win：30。 Xiao Zheng lost two points and scored four points to hold serve. The score of the game is 4:3
It can be seen that in the bottom line, Xiao Zheng is gradually gaining an advantage.
In the eighth game, Kerber served: two inside corners, Xiao Zheng's forehand chased straight to 15:0. A chase forehand slash, Xiao Zheng's right forehand slash, left backhand slash, Kerber was forced to go to the net 30:0. In the inner corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand slash hair extension was straight to 40:0. A shot to the outside corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand slash, Kerber returned to the net win: 0. Xiao Zheng scored four straight points to complete the break. The score of the game is 5:3
In the ninth game, Xiao Zheng served: an inside corner, a straight line error on the left side of the net was out of bounds 0:15. An outside corner, a backhand slash, Kerber's left forehand straight to win 0:30. The second shot chased, the forehand slash, and Kerber's backhand changed the line out of bounds at 15:30. The second serve was at the same angle, the forehand diagonal was in the middle of the hold, and Kerber's backhand diagonal return ball won 15:40. Second shot inside corner, forehand slash moon ball, Kerber backhand lightly cut the ball to win 15:win. Xiao Zheng scored one point and lost four points and was broken. The score is 5:4
In the tenth game, Kerber served: an inside corner, the bottom line was in the middle of the hold, and Xiao Zheng's left backhand made a backhand mistake and hung up to the net 0:15. An outside corner ace 0:30. In the outside corner, Xiao Zheng went up with a forehand, and Kerber turned back with a left-slash forehand to win 0:40. An outside corner ace 0:win. Kerber dropped straight four-point holds. The score is 5:5
In the eleventh game, Xiao Zheng served: the second shot chased the body, Kerber slashed his forehand, and Xiao Zheng's forehand went out of bounds with the slash 0:15. An inside corner, a forehand right slash in front of the net won 15:15. The second shot chases, and the forehand diagonal is slightly out of the sideline at 15:30. A shot from the outside corner, a left-side forehand right diagonal return ball won 30:30. A chase was made, a left forehand and a right slash, and Kerber was forced to hang the net at 40:30. In the second inside corner, the right slash of the forehand missed the baseline at 40:40. An inside corner, the left side of the moon ball, Kerber's forehand left diagonal line turned low and flat, and the return ball won 40:AD. The second shot chased the body, the moon ball held each other, and Xiao Zheng's right forehand made a mistake to go to the net 40: win. Xiao Zheng scored five points and lost seven and was broken. The score is 5:6
Xiao Zheng's basic skills are still not as good as Kerber, who has a full range of skills. Today's moon ball is basically at a disadvantage, and it is necessary to strengthen training in this area in the future
In the twelfth game, Kerber served to win the set: a shot in the inner corner, the bottom line attacked Xiao Zheng's left backhand straight line, and was slashed by Kerber's big slash, and Xiao Zheng was forced to shoot the diagonal line under the net 0:15 during the run. In the second inner corner, Xiao Zheng chased straight to 15:15. In the second inside corner, Xiao Zheng chased after him, and won 30:15 with a straight forehand on the right side. In the outside corner, Xiao Zheng sent a backhand diagonal in the middle of the deep area, and Kerber was squeezed into the net at 40:15. Kerber double fault win: 15. Xiao Zheng lost one point and scored four points. The score was 6:6
Tie-break: Zheng Qinwen vs Kerber (4:7)
Xiao Zheng's inside corner was straight to 1:0
Kerber made an outside corner and a forehand left slash to win 1:1
Kerber sent an inside corner, a backhand slash, Xiao Zheng's left side outside back inside straight line is very close, and the referee ruled that the line was 2:1 after the referee got off the court
Xiao Zheng served the inside corner for the second time, and Kerber received a backhand left slash to win 2:2
Xiao Zheng scored 3:2 in the inside corner of the shot
Kerber served the inside corner with two shots, two backhand diagonal shots, and the left side became straight, and Xiao Zheng was forced to go to the net 3:3
Kerber shot an inside corner, and Xiao Zheng's right forehand turned straight out of bounds 3:4
Xiao Zheng sent the inside corner for the second time, the backhand moon ball, suddenly volleyed a forehand slash, and the volley in front of the net was slightly out of bounds 3:5
Xiao Zheng sent an outside corner and turned back with a forehand slash to win 4:5
Kerber serves: An outside corner, Xiao Zheng goes back inside and goes out of bounds 4:6
Kerber sent an inside corner, a backhand slash, and Xiao Zheng used his backhand slash to get out of the sideline 4:7
Technical statistics of the first set: Kerber scored 74% vs 46% Xiao Zheng in the first serve, Xiao Zheng 16 to 6 Kerber with unforced errors, and Xiao Zheng 20 vs 12 Kerber in the winning score, which is the main technical reason for Xiao Zheng's loss in the first set.
It's a pity that Xiao Zheng made a little more mistakes when he had an advantage in the bottom line. With a 5:3 lead, Kerber was chased to a tie-break by consecutive tie-breaks, and scored consecutive winning points in the tie-break. The psychological blow of losing the tie-break is really big, which is also a test for Xiao Zheng. The road to the Grand Slam will never be smooth sailing, and I hope that Xiao Zheng can withstand it and get out of the shadow of the tie-break loss as soon as possible.
Second set: Zheng Qinwen vs Kerber (6:4)
In the first game, Kerber served: an inside corner, a forehand slash, Xiao Zheng buckled a straight line out of the sideline 0:15. The inside angle of the shot is straight to 0:30. In the inside corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand is slashed, and the right forehand is straight out of bounds at 0:40. An inside corner ace 0:win. Kerber dropped straight four-point holds. The score of the game is 0:1
In the second game, Xiao Zheng served: an inside corner, multiple shots were held, Xiao Zheng ran left and right, and finally waited for Kerber's forehand to go straight out of bounds 15:0. An inside corner, a forehand slash won 30:0. The second serve chased the body, and the forehand slash error went out of bounds at 30:15. Two outside corner aces! 40：15。 The outside corner of a shot is straight to win:15. Xiao Zheng lost one point and scored four points to hold serve. The score is 1:1
In the third game, Kerber served (1): One shot in the outside corner, two backhand slashes on the right side of the backhand straight line, Xiao Zheng won 15:0 with a forehand right slash on the left side of the net. An outside corner ace 15:15. An inside corner, the bottom line was in the middle of the hold, and Xiao Zheng made a straight forehand error on the right side in front of the net and went out of bounds at 15:30. In the outer corner, Xiao Zheng slashed his forehand, and the return ball was mistaken and hung on the net at 15:40. In the outer corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand slash was straight to 30:40. The second shot chased Xiao Zheng's backhand slash, and the left backhand straight line won 40:40. In the second inner corner, Xiao Zheng won the advantage in the bottom line, but unfortunately he made a mistake in putting the small ball into the net 40:ad. In the inside corner, Xiao Zheng chased after him, and the forehand right slash won 40:40. One shot to the outside corner, Xiao Zheng returned to the inside midline, shot the moon ball on the left side, and changed his forehand to the right diagonal line to hit the ball flat to win AD: 40. The second shot chased after him, and he held the left forehand of Kerber's backhand slash to win 40:40.
In the third game, Kerber served (2): In the inside corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand diagonal line became a straight line on the right side, and the left backhand cut the small ball to win AD2:40. A shot from the outside corner, holding the middle Kerber backhand cut the ball, Xiao Zheng picked the ball on the net and went to the net at 40:40. In the inside corner, Xiao Zheng slashed his forehand and made a mistake to return the ball to the net 40:AD2. In the second inside corner, Xiao Zheng chased after him, and Kerber made a forehand diagonal error out of bounds at 40:40. With an outside corner, Xiao Zheng returned to the inside straight line, and Kerber challenged out of bounds to successfully 40:AD. The second shot chased, Xiao Zheng cut the ball with his backhand on the left side, and Kerber picked the ball on the net and hung it on the net at 40:40. After a chase, Xiao Zheng backshot the midline moon ball, and the backhand changed to a slash flat shot, and Kerber was forced to go to the net AD3:40. One shot inside corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand slash, the right forehand straight line wins: 40. Xiao Zheng cashed in the third break point and broke first in the second set. The score is 2:1
In the fourth game, Xiao Zheng served: the second serve and double fault 0:15. An outside corner ace 15:15. In the second inside corner, Kerber won 15:30 with a straight forehand return ball. An outside corner, a forehand straight cut to win 30:30. An outside corner, the backhand is slightly out of the baseline at 30:40. In the second inside corner, Kerber continued to moon ball, and Xiao Zheng made a forehand error out of bounds 30:win. Xiao Zheng scored two points and lost four points and was broken. The score is 2:2
In the fifth game, Kerber served: an inside corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand slash was straight to 15:0. In the inner corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand slash changed to the right straight line to win 30:0. One shot chased straight to 30:15. The second shot chased the body, the forehand slash, increased the angle, and Xiao Zheng was forced to go to the net at 30:30. After a chase, Xiao Zheng continued to line the deep area with a forehand, and Kerber's forehand was squeezed out of bounds at 40:30. Kerber scored 40:40 from the outside corner. An inside corner, a backhand slash wins 40:AD. In the second inside corner, Xiao Zheng backhanded a big slash, and a backhand small slash returned to win 40:40. An inside corner, backhand right slash ball, Xiao Zheng picked the ball on the net and went to the net 40:AD. A straight shot with an outside corner and 40: win. Xiao Zheng wasted a break point, and Kerber held serve. The score is 2:3
In the sixth game, Xiao Zheng served: two shots chased the body, and the right forehand won 15:0. The second shot chased the body, and the forehand right slash won 30:0. The second serve chased the body, and the right forehand won 40:0. In the inner corner, Kerber received the hair and pressed the line, and Xiao Zheng was squeezed off the net 40:15. The inside angle of a shot is straight to win:15. Xiao Zheng lost one point and scored four points to hold serve. The score is 3:3
Kerber served in the seventh game: a straight inside corner to 0:15. An outside corner, a forehand slash, Xiao Zheng was forced to go to the net 0:30. An inside corner, a forehand slash, Xiao Zheng's backhand slash cut the ball, and Kerber won a straight forehand in front of the net 0:40. A shot from the outside corner, a backhand slash wins 0:win. Kerber dropped straight four-point holds. The score is 3:4
In the eighth game, Xiao Zheng served: two chases, forehand slash follows, forehand right slash in front of the net wins 15:0, one serve outside corner, forehand right slash follows, forehand volley in front of the net misses the net! 15：15。 One shot from the outside corner, a forehand slash, a backhand slash, and a forehand high slash win 30:15. The inside angle of the second shot was straight to 40:15. A backhand slash error from the outside corner is out of bounds at 40:30. Two outside corners, forehand slash wins: 30. Xiao Zheng lost two points and scored four points to hold serve. The score is 4:4
In the ninth game, Kerber served: In the inside corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand slash changed to a backhand slash and followed, and the backhand slash in front of the net won 15:0. In the second outer corner, Xiao Zheng's backhand slash followed, and the forehand volley slash in front of the net won 30:0. Second shot inside corner, backhand slash, Xiao Zheng borrowed the slash, Kerber made a straight forehand error to hang the net 40:0. A shot from the outside corner, a straight backhand on the left side scored 40:0. An outer corner, Xiao Zheng outside the back to the inside straight line to win win: 15. Xiao Zheng lost one point and scored four points to complete the key break! Too nervous. The score is 5:4
In the tenth game, Xiao Zheng served to win the set: one serve chased straight to 15:0. Second shot inside corner, left backhand straight out of bounds 15:15. A shot chased the body, the right forehand outside the inside straight line, Kerber backhand back to the net 30:15. The second shot chased the body, Xiao Zheng's bottom line continuously blocked Kerber's left and right attacks, the right forehand crossed in a straight line, Kerber volleyed a mistake and hung the net, two inventory! 40：15。 Two shots to the outside corner, Kerber slashed a forehand to grab out of bounds! win：15。 Xiao Zheng lost one point, scored four points, held serve and won the second set. The score is 6:4
Technical statistics for the second set: first-serve goal rate: Xiao Zheng 33% VS 73% Kerber, unforced error Xiao Zheng 13 vs. 8 Kerber, winning score 20 to 6
Third set: Zheng Qinwen vs Kerber (7:6)
In the first game, Kerber served: a straight inside corner to 0:15. An inside corner, Xiao Zheng chased with a forehand, a big slash on his backhand, and Kerber went out of bounds with a slash 15:15. A shot chased a forehand slash, and Xiao Zheng used the slash to go out of bounds at 15:30. The second shot chased after him, and Xiao Zheng's forehand sideways rushed out of bounds at 15:40. In the outside corner, Xiao Zheng's right forehand is straight, changes to a backhand diagonal, and catches the backhand to cut the ball to win 30:40. An inside corner, holding the middle Kerber moon ball again, Xiao Zheng's forehand again out of bounds 30:win. Kerber conceded two points to score four to hold serve. The score of the game is 0:1
In the second game, Xiao Zheng served: an outside corner, Kerber went straight out of bounds at 0:15. The second inside corner, the baseline attacked, Kerber backshot a small slash, and Xiao Zheng was forced to go to the net 15:15. Second chase, forehand slash, backhand slash, Kerber leveraged the slash to net 30:15. The inside angle of the shot is straight to 40:15. One inside corner, the forehand becomes straight out of the sideline at 40:30. Second serve inside corner, backhand slash, forehand right slash, left backhand straight, right forehand small ball error to the net 40:40. One shot inside corner hop on, forehand slash in front of the net to win AD: 40. With a straight shot from the inside corner, Kerber snatched a backhand diagonal out of bounds. Xiao Zheng lost three points and five points to hold serve. The score is 1:1
In the third game, Kerber served: an inside corner, Xiao Zheng chased after him, and the backhand slash error went out of bounds 0:15. An inside corner ace 0:30. In the second inside corner, Xiao Zheng's backhand slash went out of bounds at 0:40. The second shot chased the body, and Xiao Zheng's forehand slash hair extension was straight to 15:40. An inside corner pressed ace ball, Xiao Zheng raised an objection to the referee, but the referee did not accept it. 15：win。 Kerber lost one point to hold serve. The score is 1:2
In the fourth game, Xiao Zheng served: a shot from the outside corner was followed, and the volley in front of the net was high-pressure to jerk off! Such a mistake cannot be made again! 0：15。 An outside corner, the right forehand goes straight out of bounds at 0:30. Double fault 0:40. An inside corner, a left sideways forehand right slash, Kerber left forehand straight to win 0:win. Xiao Zheng was broken by a straight four-point break. The score is 1:3
In the fifth game, Kerber served (1): An inside corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand slash, and the return ball won 15:0. With an outside corner, Xiao Zheng went straight out of bounds at 15:15. In the second inside corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand slashed, and the right forehand became straight to win 30:15. The outside corner of the shot is straight to 30:30. In the outside corner, Kerber held a forehand left diagonal out of the sideline at 40:30. In the outer corner, Kerber again moonballed, and Xiao Zheng's forehand slashed out of bounds at 40:40. A shot inside corner, a backhand slash turned into a forehand slash, and Kerber was forced out of bounds at 3:40. With an inside corner, continuous moon balls, Xiao Zheng is shooting a straight line and going out of bounds again at 40:40. In the outer corner, the moon ball held each other, and Xiao Zheng once again made a forehand diagonal out of bounds 40:ad. In the second inside corner, the two sides fought the moon ball again, and Kerber went straight out of the sideline with a forehand at 40:40. A shot with an outside corner straight to 40:AD. In the outer corner of the second serve, Xiao Zheng cut the ball with his backhand, and crossed the backhand diagonally to win 40:40. In the inside corner, the forehand left diagonal line is pressed to win 40:AD2.
In the fifth game, Kerber served (2): two outside corners, Xiao Zheng returned to the inside straight line, the right forehand was straight, and Kerber's backhand went straight out of bounds at 40:40. The outside corner of the shot is straight to 40:AD3. One shot to chase the body, Xiao Zheng slashed his forehand, straight on the right forehand, and won 40:40 on the left forehand. Second double fault AD4:40. In the outer corner, the moon ball held each other, Xiao Zheng defended left and right, Kerber won with continuous volleys in front of the net, and Xiao Zheng was already very tenacious 40:40. In the inner corner, the moon ball is in the middle of the hold, and Xiao Zheng's right side is outside and inside the straight line out of the sideline 40:AD4. The second shot inside corner, the moon ball held Xiao Zheng's backhand mistake and hung the net! It's a pity, Xiao Zheng has completely lost to himself in the bottom line, and he keeps making mistakes. 40：win。 Xiao Zheng wasted four break points, and Kerber cashed in the fourth branch point to hold serve. The score is 1:4
In the sixth game, Xiao Zheng served: a serve in the inner corner, and the left slash of the backhand in front of the net won 15:0. A shot into the inside corner, a backhand on the left slash ball, Kerber picked the net on the net, and Xiao Zheng's right forehand crossed in a straight line to win 30:0. In the second inside corner, the right forehand slash error hangs on the net at 30:15. An outside corner ace 40:15. The outside corner of a shot is straight to win:15. Xiao Zheng lost one point and scored four points to hold serve. The score of the game is 2:4
Kerber served in the seventh game: double fault 15:0 on second serve. In the inner corner, Xiao Zheng's right forehand slash crossed to win 30:0. In the second outer corner, Xiao Zheng returned to the inside straight line to win 40:0. A shot from the outside corner, Xiao Zheng chased a small slash on his forehand to win: 0. Xiao Zheng scored four straight points to complete the break! It's been a terrible race! This break is so critical! The score is 3:4
In the eighth game, Xiao Zheng served: one inside corner, forehand slash, and right slash to win 15:0. The outside corner of the shot is straight to 30:0. The second shot chased, the backhand slash, Kerber's forehand turned straight and missed the baseline 40:0. Second shot inside corner, forehand line, backhand slash, Kerber forehand straight hanging net win:0. Xiao Zheng fell straight down and kept his serve for four points. The score is 4:4
In the ninth game, Kerber served: an inside corner, holding Kerber's continuous backhand slash, Xiao Zheng was forced to go to the net 0:15. The outside corner of a shot is straight to 0:30. In the inside corner, holding Xiao Zheng's forehand right slash error out of the sideline 0:40. The second shot chased the body, Xiao Zheng chased the backhand on the upper line, and the forehand slash ball won 15:40. An outside corner, the right side of the forehand cut the ball in a straight line, and Xiao Zheng put the ball back on the net to win 30:40. In the second outer corner, Xiao Zheng returned to the inside and went straight out of the sideline 30: win. Kerber conceded two points to score four to hold serve. The score is 4:5
It's a pity that Xiao Zheng failed to grasp the opportunity when Kerber's physical strength was overdrawn, and he kept making mistakes and missed the break opportunity again. Xiao Zheng ushered in a service game with no way out
In the tenth game, Xiao Zheng served: an inside corner, a forehand slash, a return ball, Kerber's forehand slash was out of bounds 15:0. A shot from the outside corner, the baseline held on to multiple shots, and Kerber won 15:15 with a forehand slash. An outside corner, a forehand slash, Kerber backhand straight line to put the ball to hang the net 30:15. One shot inside corner, right slash forehand, straight right forehand, straight left backhand win! 40：15。 Two to the outside corner, Kerber hit a forehand to go out of bounds. Xiao Zheng lost one point and scored four points to hold serve. The score is 5:5
In the eleventh game, Kerber served: an inside corner, a forehand slash, a backhand slash, Xiao Zheng was forced out of bounds 0:15. With an outer corner, Xiao Zheng received a 0:30 mark. In the inside corner, Xiao Zheng's forehand slash, the right forehand is straight, and the backhand cuts the left slash ball to win 15:30. The second shot chased down, Kerber put a small ball, Xiao Zheng crossed the net with a straight backhand, and Kerber crossed the rainbow ball to score 15:40. In the inside corner, after Xiao Zheng received the serve, the left slash of the backhand went out of the sideline, and Xiao Zheng missed the opportunity again. 15 again: win. Kerber lost one point to hold serve. The score is 5:6
It was really too tense and stalemate, Xiao Zheng kept making mistakes at this time, and once again faced a service game with no way out
In the twelfth game, Xiao Zheng served: an inside corner, Kerber received the moon ball, and Xiao Zheng's forehand slash went out of bounds 0:15. A shot inside corner, a backhand slash in front of the net won 15:15. A shot chased the body, followed by a forehand slash, and a backhand volley in front of the net won 30:15. In the second inside corner, Kerber slashed a forehand to the left and returned the ball out of the sideline at 40:15. A forehand diagonal in the outside corner, a return ball, Kerber's right backhand straight, Xiao Zheng borrowed the power of the backhand straight line to win win:15. Xiao Zheng lost one point and scored four points to hold serve. The score was 6:6
Tie-break (8:6)
Kerber serves: Kerber holds a small forehand slash in the middle, and Xiao Zheng is forced to go to the net 0:1
Xiao Zheng sent an outside corner, the moon ball was held, Xiao Zheng's forehand right slash followed, and the backhand volley won 1:1
Xiao Zheng made an outside corner ace 2:1
Kerber sent an outside corner, a backhand slash, and Xiao Zheng's middle forehand right slash line won 3:1
Kerber sent a shot to the outside corner, put a small ball on his forehand, Xiao Zheng put a backhand straight in front of the net, and Kerber crossed out of bounds with a high lift! 4：1
Xiao Zheng made a double mistake of 4:2
Xiao Zheng made the second inside corner, Kerber sacrificed the moon ball again, and Xiao Zheng suddenly went online with two consecutive volleys to win 5:2
Kerber shot an outside corner, a forehand slash, and Xiao Zheng was forced out of bounds 5:3
Kerber shot the inside corner, the backhand slash turned into a forehand slash, and the forehand put the small ball into the net by mistake, and Xiao Zheng finally got three end points! 6：3
Xiao Zheng chased after him with a second shot, and Kerber won 6:4 with a straight forehand
Xiao Zheng sent the inside corner for the second time, and held the small slash of Kerber's backhand to force Xiao Zheng to go to the net with a backhand 6:5
Kerber shot an inside corner, held each other in multiple shots, and Xiao Zheng's forehand straight line slightly out of the baseline 6:6
Kerber served in the inside corner, and Xiao Zheng put a small ball on his backhand to win 7:6
Xiao Zheng sent an inside corner, a backhand slash, and Kerber's forehand turned straight and made a mistake to hang the net! 8：6
The moment he won, Zheng Qinwen was lying on the ground, it was too difficult! Zheng Qinwen couldn't control his excitement at this time, and tears came out of his eyes! It is true that although this is not a grand slam, it is equally important in Zheng Qinwen's heart. Being able to withstand the pressure and eventually turn around in this stalemate is too much of a test of spirit and willpower, and the workout value of this game is really irreplaceable by any training session.
Post-match technical stats: Zheng Qinwen vs Kerber
Aces: 8 to 5
Double fault: 4 to 3
First Serve Goal Percentage: 47% to 71%
First Service Scoring Percentage: 77% to 64%
Second Service Scoring Rate: 48% to 38%
Break point conversion rate: 46% (6/13) vs. 100% (5/5)
Winning points: 64 to 27
Unforced errors: 49 to 29
Scoring rate in front of the net: 72% (18/25) to 22% (2/9)
Summary: Zheng Qinwen has improved significantly in at least the following aspects:
1. Excellent skills in front of the net: Skills in front of the net include volleying, loafing, and losing, and Zheng Qinwen may use these skills to his advantage at critical moments.
2. Psychological quality, especially willpower, has been strengthened: In the face of the unfavorable situation of falling behind 1-4, Zheng Qinwen was able to stay calm and show strong psychological quality and ability to resist pressure.
3 Improved fitness and stamina: Two consecutive three-hour battles tested Zheng's fitness and stamina, and she may have demonstrated excellent fitness management and recovery.
In the next match, Xiao Zheng will challenge the top seed Swiatek for the seventh time, and for Zheng Qinwen, winning or losing is no longer the most important thing, but the important thing is to continue to summarize and improve from the game, and get growth and progress.