After breaking into the round of 16 at the French Open and taking the only set he lost on his way to victory on Svatek, Zheng Qinwen satisfied the appetite of fans, and some even called her "the second in the world" to express his optimism for her. The WTA also did not hesitate to praise her, considering her one of the biggest discoveries of the French Open, and the Valencia 125K later, when she competed with the top seed in the semi-finals, as the third seed, her odds of winning were around 1-1.2 – which is quite exaggerated.
The odds are not overestimated by Zheng Qinwen, the 19-year-old Chinese girl who won the Valencia championship and won it when she didn't look ideal. For a time, the fans' enthusiasm for the new Chinese tennis sister reached a fever pitch, and some even believed that the main theme of the future WTA would be the dispute between Zheng Qinwen and Swatek.
So, has Zheng Qinwen really ranked among the world's first-class or even the top ranks? The first round of the women's singles match of the WTA500 Berlin Open on the night of June 14 gave a negative answer. Technically seemingly comprehensive, she fully exposed the weakness of her lack of service ability when facing the American player Parkes, who was not a good serve, and lost 3-6, 6-7 (4) to the opponent who was only ranked 169th in the world.
Throughout the game, Zheng Qinwen was almost helpless in facing the opponent's serve, and it was difficult to drag the game into the bottom line that the opponent was not good at when receiving the serve. It is undeniable that Parkes' serve in this game is a bit of chicken blood, but if it is changed to Swatak to receive the service, I am afraid that the opponent will still be in a difficult state of serving preservation, which shows that in this link, Zheng Qinwen and the world's first difference of 18,000 miles.
So, what about Zheng Qinwen's serve that he thinks he is stronger than Swatek? Sorry, in the eyes of fans, this is where Zheng Qinwen urgently needs to improve. Her serve did well at the French Open, but when she got to Valencia, the success rate of a shot was back to the old way, below 40%. When she came to the grass race, her one shot power was even lower than that of clay games, and if she was blindly complacent about the scoring rate of one shot, I was afraid that it would be difficult to promote herself to the first rank.
Therefore, the 0-2 loss to Parks in the first round of the Berlin Open is not a bad thing, just gave Zheng Qinwen and the fans a basin of cold water, let her and we both calm down, objectively look for the current technical deficiencies, and analyze the focus of future training. It is absolutely a good thing to have the courage to compare with the world's first, if you maintain confidence on the one hand, and at the same time humbly improve your skills and tactics, then it is really a blessing for Chinese fans.
After the first round out, Zheng Qinwen also got a rare opportunity to rest, which also helped her to recharge her strength and impact Wimbledon's good results. In addition, I would like to repeat that do not position Zheng Qinwen as a clay master and a grassy sky player, and Halep, who has won both the French Open and Wimbledon championships in his career, is the target of Zheng Qinwen's pursuit.
——Pay attention to the small fish and feel the temperature of sports!