Overcome the dilemma, adhere to the way of play, gain self-confidence Wang Qiang won two consecutive games at the Australian Open

On 19 January, the third matchday of the 2022 Australian Open StrikeOut. Among the 3 Chinese women's singles players who appeared on this day, Wang Xiyu and Zheng Qinwen regrettably lost to two high-ranked seeded players respectively, and only Wang Qiang broke into the third round. After the game, she said that two consecutive wins at this year's Australian Open gave her great confidence.

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Wang Qiang's victory on this day was not easy to come by. Opponent Van Ujwank's strength and good form are one aspect, and the weather conditions have a small impact on both sides of the game. At that time, there was a relatively large wind on the field, which made it extremely easy for players to make mistakes in hitting the ball, and it was difficult to control the landing point. In this case, Wang Qiang lost the first set 2-6. But then she adjusted her form in time, so that she was as unaffected by objective factors as possible, focusing on the court, and at the same time she adjusted her pace on the field in a targeted manner, and the result was 7-6 (5) and 6-3. "Even if there is a mistake in the pace adjustment, I must insist on adjusting and accept it, which brings me a great challenge." She said, "I'm happy to win this game today and I'm happy to be able to stick with it. ”

Wang Qiang also said after the game that his technique has been adjusting since working with coach Pat, but the overall direction is to strengthen the serve and forehand attack. 'I can use it now in the game and I can use it more confidently." "I haven't won a lot of big games since I worked with Pat, so now I think the right way to do that is to continue playing the way I do," she said. Last season, because of preparing for the Olympic Games, Wang Qiang gave up some tour competitions and re-entered the tour this season, her wish is to play a good ball, work hard to improve her form, and strive for a good ranking. As for the specific goals for the season, she said: "It's a secret. ”

The other two Chinese girls who played on this day did not usher in the victory, Wang Xiyu lost 2-6, 3-6 to the No. 4 seed of the tournament, last year's French Open singles doubles champion, Czech player Kretzkova. Zheng Qinwen lost 1-6, 4-6 to No. 5 seed, Greek player Sakkari, ending his first Grand Slam trip. In the first round of the doubles match that began on this day, Zhang Shuai, who was listed as the No. 4 seed in women's doubles, and her Australian partner Stosur defeated a pair of U.S.-Japan combinations 6-3, 2-6 and 6-1 to advance to the second round, and the women's doubles No. 14 seeds Xu Yipan/Yang Zhaoxuan also won after three sets to advance to the second round.