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On August 1, Beijing time, the Chinese tennis world ushered in an incredible feast, especially for the followers of the mixed doubles competition, this day is undoubtedly recorded in history, just before the mixed doubles match, Zheng Qinwen defeated the world No. 1 Swiatek in the women's singles event to enter the final, breaking Li Na's record and entering the women's singles final.
The match between Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu was a typical big reversal, with a bad start, falling behind 2-6 in the first set, leaving many viewers sweating for them, but they did not give up, winning 6-4 in the second set to complete an impressive comeback 10-4 in the deciding set, defeating Scholes and Kulhoff of the Netherlands to successfully advance to the final.
Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu showed indomitable fighting spirit and excellent mental quality, especially after the loss in the first set, they were able to quickly adjust their mentality and gradually find the rhythm of the match, which is very valuable.
This victory is not accidental, from the quarterfinals to the semifinals, Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu won three consecutive matches through the tiebreaker, showing their ability to endure at critical moments, and their cooperation became more and more tacit in the game, especially in the handling of key points appeared more calm and accurate.
It is worth mentioning that this game also has great drama, originally Zheng Qinwen chose to retire because of excessive physical consumption, the combination of Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu was temporarily put together, Wang Xinyu did not even bring professional shoes and rackets, but was recalled temporarily, but this temporary combination showed amazing tacit understanding and strength, and then broke into the mixed doubles final, which can be said to be a miracle combination.
From Zheng Qinwen's women's singles final, as well as the performances of Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu, we can see the future and hope of Chinese tennis, who not only locked up medals in advance, but also showed the tenacity and talent of Chinese players on the international stage, which is undoubtedly a great progress in Chinese tennis and a historic breakthrough for the Chinese team in Olympic tennis.
This game can see the uncertainty and charm of sports competition, every seemingly unfavorable situation can become a turnaround, every choice may change the direction of the game, although Zheng Qinwen's retirement is due to physical reasons, but this decision has undoubtedly brought unexpected gains to the Chinese team, Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu's success tells us that no matter how difficult it is, as long as you don't give up, it is possible to usher in a turnaround, and their performance is the best interpretation of the spirit of "never give up", It is also a great encouragement to all those who pursue their dreams.
The history of Chinese tennis is relatively weak, if Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu can win the final at the same time at the Paris Olympics, it will be a historic victory, and it will be a great encouragement to Chinese tennis, come on!