The 2022 Tennis Marbella Challenge continues to compete fiercely, and surprisingly, Chinese player Zeng Junxin defeated Sweden's Immel to reach the men's singles quarterfinals. It is worth mentioning that Zeng Junxin's opponent defeated Grand Slam champion Wawrinka in the last round, so fans have joked that "Chinese men's tennis finally has the level to beat the Grand Slam champion". In this competition, in addition to refreshing the best results in personal history, Zeng Junxin also gained a lot in the training ground, he not only took a group photo with the US Open men's singles champion Thiem and the French Open men's singles champion Wawrinka, but also played against the two kings on the court, which is a historic moment for the Chinese men's tennis world.
Zeng Junxin is the representative of the new generation of Chinese men's tennis, after his outstanding performance, he won the men's singles runner-up in the Deglia Bruzi Challenge, creating a personal best of the season. After reaching new highs in several races, his world ranking climbed all the way up, jumping from 200 to 148th. Although the ranking is still out of reach compared with the world's top masters, in Zeng Junxin's view, being able to continuously surpass himself is the biggest reward. The most exciting thing for Zeng Junxin in this tennis Marbella Challenge is to be able to compete with two Grand Slam champion players.
He revealed in an interview that Wawrinka and Thiem had been recovering for some time before, and the points rankings had plummeted due to not playing for a long time. As a comeback battle, both chose the location for the Marbella Challenge. Zeng Junxin laughed and said that if it were not for Wawrinka and Thiem's return from injury, he could only participate in lower-level competitions, and he might not have the opportunity to play with them in his lifetime. During the training process, Zeng Junxin also took photos with Thiem and Wawrinka, which also made many of his teammates envious.
At the same time, Wu Di, a Chinese male tennis player, said that he had played tennis for so many years and had not been able to take a picture with the "giant", but Zeng Junxin did it, and he also took a photo with the two giants. At Zeng Junxin's invitation, both Wawrinka and Tim picked up rackets and competed against the Chinese lad. Zeng Junxin admitted that the Grand Slam champion players really deserve their names, whether it is the speed and strength of the ball, or the rotation and line, it is a game experience that he has never had before.
Talking about future goals, Zeng Junxin said that there is still a big gap between his technical ability and the world's first-class players. In the future, we will continue to strengthen physical and tactical training, and strive to enter the grand slam stage as soon as possible. Nowadays, Chinese tennis is still a situation of "yin and yang", and in the case of li na, the first sister of the women's team, winning 2 grand slam titles, the men's team is still struggling to get tickets to the Grand Slam. After being encouraged by two Grand Slam champions, will Zeng Junxin stir up the girder of Chinese men's tennis?
(Luo Treasurer)