6 (4)-7, 4-6, in the quarter-finals of the WTA 250-class Monterrey Open, Wang Qiang buried a good game with a 4-2 lead in both sets, losing 0-2 to last year's US Open champion Fernandez. Although she did not qualify for the semi-finals, Wang Qiang still raised her world ranking to 103, and should be able to return to the TOP100 in a very open way.
In the championship rankings, Wang Qiang has already scored 302 points in the new season, ranking 31st, in the leading position among Chinese players. However, Wang Qiang's lead is not large, and Zhang Shuai is only 28 points behind her, ranking 38th. As long as Zhang Shuai wins the semi-finals of the Lyon Open, the championship ranking can surpass Wang Qiang.
Behind the two players aged 30+, three post-00s players have also reached the height of the top 100 in the championship rankings. In particular, Zheng Qinwen achieved a record of 10 wins and 4 losses in the four competitions he participated in this year, gaining 269 points, and the champion ranked 40th. If she goes further than Zhang Shuai and Wang Qiang in the upcoming Indian Wells Crown Tournament, she also has a great chance of becoming a "Chinese sister" at the age of 19.
In fact, compared with Zhang Shuai and Wang Qiang, the current Zheng Qinwen is more "qualified" to play the role of a chinese sister. Her excellent serve throughout the WTA, a strong sense of attack and tenacious will, all made her physical condition already excellent for her prospects. Of course, her current weaknesses are also obvious, and the lack of receiving the ball limits her pace to quickly enter the world ranking top 50.
The "second king" Wang Xinyu and Wang Xiyu, who are one year older than Zheng Qinwen, also came to the top 100 in the world rankings. Wang Xinyu, nicknamed "Wang Right" by fans, is 4 wins and 6 losses in five competitions this year, ranking 70th and fourth among Chinese players. Wang Xinyu's various techniques are still comprehensive, but the ability to win with one blow on the key score is still lacking, and in the short term, it is better to practice more internal skills.
Wang Xiyu, a more physically superior, fell silent after winning his first Grand Slam victory at the Australian Open and did not compete consecutively, causing the championship ranking to drop to 98th. Compared with Zheng Qinwen and Wang Xinyu, Wang Xiyu became famous earlier, but in 2021 she was infected with the new crown, and her physical condition seems to have been affected after recovery, plus some minor injuries on her body, and her ability to move is weak, but she lags behind Zheng Qinwen and Wang Xinyu.
However, compared with the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the recovery momentum of Chinese women's tennis has been very strong. Zhang Shuai and Wang Qiang, two players in their 30s, are "old and strong, the three post-00s young players are full of impact, and the glory of Chinese tennis to recreate the era of Li Na and Zheng Jie is just around the corner!"
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