On January 7, 2022, Beijing time, Chinese tennis reported that in the first leg of the Melbourne Summer Series, 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen defeated the famous Connew 2-0 through double snatches, winning 5 consecutive wins, advancing to the women's singles final four, and continuing to refresh the best record of the individual tour.
In the new season, Wang Qiang, Zhang Shuai and others still performed poorly in the women's singles arena and failed to win the first victory. At this time, our young players broke out, and the representative figure was 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen. Youngster Zheng Qinwen has been participating in the WTA main event since last season, and this Melbourne Summer Series is only the fourth Tour main event she has participated in, but the result has created a big surprise.
Zheng Qinwen not only broke through from the qualifiers, but also defeated Pella, who is ranked 93rd in the world, and Zvonareva, who is ranked 81st in the world, to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Cheng Qinwen faced world number 67 Connew, who was once one of the top 20 players in the world rankings. Obviously, Zheng Qinwen was not optimistic, but she broke out into a powerful fighting force.
In the first set, the two sides played to grab the seventh set, and Zheng Qinwen suppressed the opponent in the seven sets and took the lead first. In the second set, the two still did not give in to each other, or grabbed seven sets. This time, Zheng Qinwen started badly, once falling behind 1-5, but she was very tenacious, not only catching up with the score, but also reversing the game in the last moment, winning the victory through double snatching seven and advancing to the women's singles final four.
So far, Zheng Qinwen, who started from the qualifiers, has won 5 consecutive wins, and when the Chinese women's tennis is in a trough, Zheng Qinwen let us see hope. Next, Cheng will face the winner between Halep and Grubich in the women's singles semifinals. Whoever it is, this will be one of the strongest opponents That Zheng Has Encountered since his pro pro, and the only way to keep going is to let it go.
At present, Zheng Qinwen is still just a dark horse, and being able to beat these higher-ranked players can indeed boost morale. However, for young players, it is very important to stay stable and steady. Just like Wang Xinyu last season, the performance is also very eye-catching, but the results of the new season have been sluggish so far, compared with last season, it is like changing a person, which is what Zheng Qinwen wants to avoid.
No matter what the result is, Zheng Qinwen is worthy of encouragement and expectation, and hopes that she will continue to work hard and bring more surprises!