On March 7, Beijing time, the WTA Tour Lyon station ended the final competition. China's Jinhua Zhang Shuai faced great pressure on and off the field, defeating Ukraine's Yastremska 2-1 in a reversal to win the WTA Tour championship after 5 years, and the first time in his career to win the championship overseas. Zhang Shuai also shared his feelings of winning the championship through social media, Zhang Shuai said: "Although the years are staggering, the ideal is always young! ”
Zhang Shuai wrote: "Once I also thought about a hundred, a person standing in the cold street, wanting to go but do not know where to go, I really listened to those I have experienced enough, like a trapped beast longing for freedom, no exit can only roar hard, cover your eyes and see the ugliness, all this is just fighting with yourself, whether you win or lose the end is absurd, I finally got back on my feet, like a child toddler." I have seen a lot of fans' comments and concerns, thank you for your support. Although the years are faltering, the ideal is always young! ”
For Zhang Shuai, winning this championship is actually particularly difficult. She is not only facing the opponent, but the "hostility" of the whole stadium, and even the whole world. Because her opponent, Yastremska, was from Ukraine. For reasons that are well known, plus the match is played in Lyon, France, the support received by the opponent is almost completely one-sided. Especially in the last few innings, Zhang Shuai was very aggrieved.
In the game, there was a fan who kept saying impolite things to Zhang Shuai, who was very well cultivated and did not do too much calculation at the beginning. But this audience was happy to do so, which also completely angered Zhang Shuai. After winning the key points in the 8th set of the third set to get the set point, Zhang Shuai turned domineeringly and yelled at the audience "come on", and then pointed at him. In the end, Zhang Shuai won the round and then completed the break, thus laying the foundation for victory.
In addition, Zhang Shuai has also seen a sharp decline in ranking after the past 2 years of unsystematic competitions, which will undoubtedly be very frustrating. But after winning this championship, Zhang Shuai's world ranking will come to 41st. Next, Zhang Shuai will continue to move towards her goal, and she will not stop moving forward.