After the first round of Stuttgart was completed, Zhang Shuai, the Chinese Jinhua who was eclipsed, seemed to have become the saddest player in this clay field.
Facing the Russian Alexandrova, Zhang Shuai finally failed to withstand the pressure in the case of a huge advantage in both sets of seven, and was eliminated by the opponent. Such an ending, no matter who it is, is definitely difficult to accept in the heart.
Swallowing up the defeat against Alexandrova, Zhang Shuai also set another heartbreaking record in Stuttgart, stepping on this hope to conquer three times, all ending in one round.
For Zhang Shuai's play, some netizens bluntly said that Zhang Shuai, who had experienced so many difficult moments, had already survived the psychological barrier, but he did not expect that it was still a glass heart, and the future was no longer expected.
In fact, as the number one person in China Jinhua at present, among all the Chinese Jinhua, Zhang Shuai's results in the 2022 season are the most outstanding.
Not only did he reach the round of 32 at the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, but he also lifted the championship trophy in Lyon. Zhang Shuai's performance is already valuable to the Chinese Jinhua Army, whose overall performance is relatively weak at present.
If you only use the defeat of this game in Stuttgart to directly cover Zhang Shuai's coffin, it is also unfair to her.
Stuttgart Station has never been a blessed land for Chinese jinhua, and no Chinese jinhua has really conquered this clay field, including the former Jinhua Li Na.
In 2013, after Li Na defeated all the strong enemies all the way and broke through the original 8 magic spells to reach the final, she saw that Li Na's state was bursting at that time, which once made people see the possibility of breakthrough. Unexpectedly, Li Na was still defeated by Sharapova in two straight sets, and finally hated the clay arena in Stuttgart.
I thought that Li Na's regret might be made up by other Chinese Jinhua later, but I didn't expect that other Jinhua, including Zhang Shuai, would be difficult to break through the first round, and Li Na's runner-up turned out to be the best result achieved by China Jinhua in Stuttgart.
After losing this game, not only were netizens very dissatisfied with Zhang Shuai's performance, But Zhang Shuai himself was also very remorseful, bluntly saying that he did not expect that he had almost tried his best, but in the end it was such a sad result. The mood was extremely depressed!
Throughout the game, Zhang Shuai really played his resilience to the extreme, and the two sets all entered the grab seven is the best proof. It's just that grabbing seven has always had a lucky component, and who can laugh to the end in the end, sometimes it depends on who the god of luck will take care of more, can only say that Zhang Shuai's luck is really too bad.
Of course, Zhang Shuai can have such a big reaction afterwards, and she won the championship in Lyon, and netizens have high expectations for her.
At that time, many people agreed that Zhang Shuai would take Lyon as an opportunity to continuously achieve breakthroughs. Unexpectedly, after Lyon won the championship, Zhang Shuai could no longer have a good performance.
Athletes are like this, when your state has maintained a stable output, it will increase your personal confidence higher and higher, and your performance will rise. If you always lose repeatedly, the number of times is more, and even the highest mood will be slowly scattered.
In addition, this game in Stuttgart is still very important for Zhang Shuai. She has always hoped to get back to form as soon as possible through the venue of Stuttgart and prepare for the next French Open, but it backfired.
For the failure, Zhang Shuai once said that years of conquest sometimes made her feel physically and mentally exhausted, and injuries and illnesses were one after another. If her grades have been unsatisfactory, she may really have to retire.
Stuttgart's first-round exit, as well as Zhang Shuai's words once said, are now carefully tasted, which really makes people feel a little sad and worried.
For a 33-year-old veteran, Zhang Shuai's physical fitness is certainly not comparable to that of his youth. In Stuttgart, it is not easy for her to fight two to grab seven, and she really should not be too harsh. If Zhang Shuai's mentality outside the game also collapsed, then Zhang Shuai may not be far from completely turning around and saying goodbye to the tennis court.
I hope that Zhang Shuai can still believe in himself, cheer up as soon as possible, and don't let this defeat crush his confidence, just lose a game, nothing else! (Source: House of Tennis Author: Starry Sky of The Moon River)