In the women's singles tennis final of the Paris Olympics, China's Zheng Qinwen defeated Croatia's Vekic 2:0 to win the championship.
First, Zheng Qinwen reached the women's tennis final, which has become a victory in tennis.
On August 2, the Chinese pair Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu lost to the Czech Republic in the tie-break and won the silver medal in the mixed doubles tennis at the Paris Olympics.
This silver medal successfully warmed up the tires of Zheng Qinwen, who played today.
At the 2022 Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen, who competed in a Grand Slam for the first time, broke into the main draw from the qualifying round.
In 2024, Zheng Qinwen will become the Australian Open women's singles runner-up at the age of 21.
In the 2024 Olympic Games, Zheng Qinwen, who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, reached the women's singles final in a state of dismay.
Regardless of whether he wins the championship or not, Zheng Qinwen has become the biggest surprise for the Chinese delegation at the Paris Olympics.
On August 1, Army Day, after defeating world No. 1 Swiatek to reach the final, Zheng Qinwen's positive speech moved China: I am tired, but I can still play for the motherland for another 3 hours.
And Zheng Qinwen's second sentence is dedicated to Chinese tennis: This is not the victory of me alone, this is the victory of the entire Chinese tennis. I hope to bring Chinese tennis to a new level, and I hope to continue to make history. Because, this is just the beginning.
From the sensation caused by Zheng Qinwen's Olympic tennis women's singles final, we know that the revitalization of the three balls is completely correct, because many years later, we still remember Zheng Qinwen's feat in Paris, but after a few days, most people have forgotten the name of our shooting champion.
Compared to football basketball, which plays an aristocratic role in China, tennis is a real aristocratic sport, but this can't stop us from watching this final, because at this moment, we are all Chinese, and this is the power of sports.
Second, the reason why Zheng Qin is more optimistic about tennis is that she is indeed very suitable for the clay court.
After several waits, the women's singles final was long overdue, and Zheng Qinwen drew cheers from Chinese fans when he entered, making people feel that tennis and table tennis are different levels.
When it comes to the clay courts of the French Open, everyone's first reaction is the long game time, the roaring of the players, and the physical and mental exhaustion of the players and spectators.
A player who can play well on clay must have an absolute guarantee of physical fitness and the ability to hold multiple shots.
From defending her title on clay in Palermo to the Olympic final, Zheng Qinwen is more suitable for clay than hard courts, her serve is more than twice as good as Li Na's, her ability to use landing points to mobilize her opponent is also better than Li Na, and the gap between her and Li Na is still experience and forehand.
After the opening, Zheng Qinwen used a strong serve and landing point control to easily get a 3:0 start, and Vekic was completely passive, because Zheng Qinwen did not use her butterfly feet at all.
After Zheng Qinwen won the first set 6-2, my feeling was that there was a clear gap between Vekic and Zheng's semifinal opponent, the world No. 1 Swiatek, especially her return, which was not comparable to Zheng Qinwen's Australian final opponent Sabalenka.
Even if Vekic looks a bit like Sharapova, the roar of hitting the ball is a bit like Kournikova and Seles.
Third, the gold medal in the Paris Olympics is just the beginning of Zheng Qinwen.
In the second set, although Vekic played tough, Zheng Qinwen used his serve to firmly control the rhythm of the game, and Vekic gradually messed up his marksmanship, and there were more and more unforced errors.
After 6:3, Zheng Qinwen defeated his opponent 2:0 and won the Olympic gold medal.
At the moment of winning, Zheng Qinwen fell to the ground and roared, which became a classic and moved China.
In 2004, Sun Tingting and Li Tian won the women's doubles gold medal in tennis at the Athens Olympics, creating a milestone in Chinese tennis.
An even bigger milestone for the Athens Olympics was Liu Xiang's 110 hurdles victory.
Twenty years later, Zheng Qinwen's Paris Olympics tennis women's singles championship is no less influential than Liu Xiang's, but certainly greater than Li Na's 2011 French Open women's singles title.
Zheng Qinwen's calmness beyond her age on the court is destined to be just the beginning of her success.
The last Chinese athlete who gave me a similar feeling was Luo Xuejuan, who was talented and full of positive energy.
For Zheng Qinwen's future, we only hope that she can insist on being herself, which is enough, because the self-reliant Hubei girl knows what a family and country is, and she knows what a trade-off is.
Zheng Qinwen's Olympic title illustrates that the yellow race has much more to do than just table tennis, gymnastics and diving.
Her success is another powerful response to doping discrimination against Chinese swimmers.
The huge benefits of the Olympic gold medal make those with ghosts in their hearts take risks, which is difficult to avoid, and there are indeed rivers and lakes where there are people.
And Zheng Qinwen's sudden rise is actually another perspective for Chinese sports administrators.
The essence of de-Olympics is actually the reflection and re-choice of the Olympic Games by Chinese after completing their level vision of the world.