On April 18, Beijing time, the 2022 WTA Istanbul 250 Qualifying Tournament began a fierce competition, after Wang Qiang, who led Chinese women's tennis to advance to the Billy Jane Gold Cup World Group Play-off, once again launched an impact on her first women's singles championship of the new season. As the No. 4 seed of the tournament, Wang Qiang opened her fire in the first game, sweeping the local player Aksu in two straight sets by sending eggs. It is worth mentioning that in the two sets of the game, Wang Qiang only let the opponent get 2 sets. Next, she will face off against No. 10 seed Papamikell. After the game, she said in an interview that she gradually found her form and feel, and was confident to go further.
At the same time, the other golden flowers of the Chinese team did not perform well, and Han Xinyun lost two sets in a row to the No. 5 seed Wikichi. Yuan Yue, the No. 8 seed of the tournament, collapsed in a comprehensive way in the competition with the local player Gengiz, and only got 1 set in the two sets of the game, and was swept by the opponent. In the 100K competition in Palm Harbor, usa, as the representative of China's new generation of golden flowers, Wang Xiyu also failed to win the first women's singles championship trophy of the season, and she lost to The 8th seed Wolinets in the final, regrettably winning the second place.
For the performance of China's Jinhua, some fans said that the veteran's state of recovery is gratifying and congratulatory, but the newcomer has suddenly withered, which is a big disappointment. In the 2022 season, Chinese women's tennis has attracted much attention, in addition to Zhang Shuai, Wang Qiang and other famous players shouted the slogan of impacting the Grand Slam championship, including Zheng Qinwen, Wang Xinyu, Xu Yipan and other players, including a group of small flowers, will also strive to create the best record in career history. Previously, Zhang Shuai, the eldest sister of the team, stepped forward to win the women's singles championship in Lyon and helped the Chinese team get the season start.
Subsequently, in the women's doubles final of the WTA1000 Indian Wells station, the combination of Xu Yipan and Yang Zhaoxuan will win the championship all the way, which is also the first time in the Chinese women's tennis world that the local team has won the 1000 level event in the past 10 years.
In terms of world rankings, Zhang Shuai entered the top 50, Zheng Qinwen set a new career ranking record, and Xu Yipan and Yang Zhaoxuan rose strongly in the doubles event and became the focus of the world women's tennis world. Former Grand Slam women's singles champion Maurismo said she saw Zheng Jie and Yan Zi in Xu Yipan and Yang Zhaoxuan.
The clay season has begun, and China's Golden Flower will once again play hand in hand. Although Wang Qiang and Zhang Shuai are both over 30 years old, the two players are experienced and have beaten stars including Halep and Serena Williams in four Grand Slam tournaments, and many fans still believe that they can bring unexpected surprises. At present, the trend of the polarization of new and old players in the Chinese women's tennis team is becoming more and more obvious. Some fans said that there is not much time left for the new generation of players such as Zheng Qinwen, Wang Xinyu, Xu Yipan and Yang Zhaoxuan! Are you optimistic about the future of China's women's network?
(Luo Treasurer)