On January 6, 2022, Beijing time, Chinese tennis once again sent good news, in the first leg of the Melbourne Summer Series, 19-year-old rising star Zheng Qinwen made a strong counterattack in the case of losing one set first, and finally reversed the former world's second Zvonareva 2-1, reaching the final eight of the Tour women's singles for the first time in her career. Next, Zheng Qinwen will compete with Kang Niu for the top four seats and strive to continue to refresh the best record.
With the return of Wang Qiang, Zheng Saisai and others, the Chinese women's singles team will compete in the new season with the strongest lineup at present. However, due to last season's poor record, most of the players' world rankings have fallen sharply, and even low-level competitions have to play qualifying matches. In addition, Zhang Shuai, Wang Qiang, and Zheng Saisai are all veterans, and the competitiveness of these players in the singles arena is indeed very general, and new people need to accelerate their growth.
Last season, Wang Xinyu was eye-catching, but the new season performed average. The 27-year-old Zhu Lin won seven consecutive victories in the new year, which was a surprise. In addition, zheng qinwen, who is only 19 years old, has shown a completely different mental outlook in the new season. In the first leg of the Melbourne Summer Series, Zheng Qinwen broke through from the qualifiers and easily passed the first round of the main round to reach the round of 16.
In the second round, Zheng Qinwen faced the women's singles former world second Zvonareva, the opponent is stronger and more experienced. However, although Zvonareva once ranked second in the world, as a veteran, she has long since lost her courage and her physical condition is not as good as before. Compared with the much younger Zheng Qinwen, Zvonareva's physical strength is not dominant, and if she cannot fight quickly, she is likely to be overturned by Zheng Qinwen.
Sure enough, Zvonareva won the first set 7-5, after which Zheng Qinwen counterattacked strongly and suppressed Zvonareva. Her running was more aggressive, especially the bottom line attack was quite powerful, and Zheng Qinwen played a small climax of winning five consecutive sets in the second set to win a set 6-3. Before the start of the decider, Zvonareva simply handled the foot injury, coupled with her significant decline in physical fitness, unable to keep up with Zheng Qinwen's rhythm.
In the second half of the game, Zvonareva was very impatient and her emotions were somewhat out of control. Zheng Qinwen seized the opportunity to win the decider 6-4 to complete the reversal and advance to the women's singles quarterfinals. This is another milestone moment for Zheng Qinwen, who is only 19 years old, reaching the final eight of the women's singles of the Tour for the first time and showing a good upward momentum in the new season. Zheng Qinwen will play against Kang Niu in the quarterfinals, striving to reach a new high.
This victory allowed Zheng Qinwen to collect 78 points, and the immediate ranking reached 117th, closer to the top 100. I hope that Zheng Qinwen will continue to work hard and move towards a higher goal, and perhaps one day, she will carry the banner of the Chinese women's network!