To say that the most popular players in Chinese tennis at present are no longer Zhang Shuai and Wang Qiang, but 19-year-old young player Zheng Qinwen. The li na sister from Shiyan, Hubei Province, achieved a record of 14 wins and 2 losses in 2022, raising the world ranking to 80th in one fell swoop, and 67th after Zhang Shuai among Chinese players.
Two years ago (February 3, 2020), Zheng Qinwen was still ranked 625th in the world. In the two years of the epidemic, she did not participate in many matches, but with her high efficiency of grabbing points, she made herself the greatest hope of Chinese tennis. In her, there are too many beautiful records, some of which even surpass Li Na in the same period.
1, 8-0: 8 consecutive wins in the final!
Zheng Qinwen has a big heart, she has reached the final of ITF events 8 times, and won all 8 times. What's even more surprising is that 4 of the 8 finals are on the hard ground and 4 times on the dirt field, which shows that its comprehensive technology is suitable for different field types.
2. 10-0: 10 consecutive wins in the decider.
Zheng Qinwen's big heart is also reflected in his extremely high decisive set winning rate. In the last 10 matches to reach the decider, Zheng Qinwen has won all of them - such a record, in addition to proving her good psychological quality, but also proves that she is physically strong. Many people say that Zheng Qinwen's physical fitness is even better than Li Na's, and it is indeed true.
3. Ranked 6th in the world: Ranked 6th among players under 20.
Today's women's tennis scene is full of flowers, and young players under the age of 20 are gradually beginning to emerge, and British youngster Radulcannu won the US Open last season at the age of 18. In the latest edition of the world rankings, a total of 6 players under the age of 20 broke into the world's top 100, and Zheng Qinwen happened to be the 6th.
These 6 players are all very optimistic about the WTA officially: Fernandez, 19, lost to Raducannu in the FINALS last season and is currently ranked 20th in the world; 17-year-old Gauff has unlimited potential, has been popular with the WTA from the beginning of his debut and is currently ranked 21st in the world; Taossen and Koschyk have long established themselves in the WTA; and Zheng Qinwen has been on the front page of the WTA official website in January.
4, overtaking Wang Xiyu and Wang Xinyu, it only took 1 year.
After Wang Qiang and Zhang Shuai entered the 30-year-old age group, two talented girls emerged in Chinese tennis, Wang Xiyu and Wang Xinyu. With their excellent physical fitness, they have been famous for 3 years ago, frequently obtaining wild cards to participate in various competitions, especially Wang Xinyu was praised by Sharapova at the 2019 Shenzhen Open as "the world's first in the future".
However, no one ever thought that the first to win the Grand Slam main tournament was Zheng Qinwen. In this year's Australian Open women's singles competition, Zheng Qinwen passed the test of 3 rounds of qualification to enter the main round, a few hours earlier than Wang Xiyu and Wang Xinyu to win the first Grand Slam main tournament. In the current world ranking, Zheng Qinwen is also higher than the "double king", Wang Xinyu is currently ranked 86th, and Wang Xiyu is ranked 120th.
Zheng Qinwen is 19 years old, and Wang Xiyu and Wang Xinyu are both 20 years old, and it is no accident that they will form a very benign competitive relationship between them, like the Golden Generation of Chinese Tennis led by Li Na and Zheng Jie. It is expected that the three of them can grow up faster and make China's power become a pivotal force in the WTA again.
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