A few days ago, the 2022 WTA1000 Roma competition ended the first round of the women's singles competition, and China's Jinhua Zhang Shuai performed steadily, sweeping the powerful Trevisan in two straight sets to win the first singles victory of the European clay season. This victory allowed Zhang Shuai to gain 60 points, and the world ranking came to 41st. In the next round, Zhang Shuai will face the No. 3 seed and winning favourite Sabalenka. Since the clay season, Zhang Shuai's overall performance has been relatively satisfactory, especially in the women's doubles event, she reached the final four in both Stuttgart and Madrid, and also won the runner-up in Stuttgart.
For the upcoming French Open, fans also have more expectations for Zhang Shuai. This rome competition is an important warm-up for Zhang Shuai to Roland Garros, and if she can achieve excellent results, it will be of great benefit to her French Open journey. In the first round of the game, facing the strong Trevisan, Zhang Shuai played steadily throughout the whole process, always occupying the initiative on the field in the aspects of serving, receiving the ball, attacking and defending. In the first set, Zhang Shuai and his opponent played a wonderful round-trip ball many times, and at the critical moment, Zhang Shuai successfully broke and won 6:4 with a big score.
After adapting to Trevisan's technical playing style, Zhang Shuai was more comfortable in the use of techniques and tactics and the choice of routes. In contrast, Trevisan made frequent mistakes on the field, and in the end, the Chinese tennis sister scored two consecutive sets and successfully defeated her opponent to advance to the next round. In the second round, she staged the No. 3 seed Sabalenka head-to-head. The latter is currently in full swing and is also one of the favorites to win the French Open, but the overall strength is obviously inferior to the world's first Swatec. Especially in the unpopular clay court, Zhang Shuai is not without a chance to win.
For this focus battle, Zhang Shuai first needs to lower her posture and go all out to impact the opponent, Sabalenka's technology is more comprehensive, the strength of the forehand and backhand is balanced, and the speed and strength of the ball are her secret weapons. As long as he comes up with the best state and negotiates with his opponent, Zhang Shuai is expected to go further. Previously, in the women's doubles semifinals in Madrid, as the number one seed in the tournament, Zhang Shuai and his partner Sanders team lost to Krautsk and Scholes and missed the final. In the women's doubles event in Stuttgart, Zhang Shuai and American celebrity Gauff formed a transnational combination to compete.
The two passed the barrier to reach the final, but in the end they fell short and missed the first women's doubles championship trophy of the season. In the women's singles final of Lyon at the beginning of the year, Zhang Shuai defeated Ukrainian Yastremska to win the first women's singles championship of the new season. At present, the women's doubles championship is an important goal of Zhang Shuai. In terms of the overall strength of the players in the four Major Tournaments, the French Open is the most likely Grand Slam event for some low-ranking players to win the championship, in 2020, Zhang Shuai has come to the round of 16, two years later, can China Jinhua refresh the career high?
(Luo Treasurer)