In the 2023 Australian Open, 20-year-old Zheng Qinwen played again, unlike a year ago when he broke through from the qualifying tournament, this time Zheng Qinwen participated as the 29th seed player of the tournament, and it took only one year to complete a major breakthrough. In the first round of the women's singles, Zheng Qinwen played dominantly, against Garfield, once won 11 consecutive games, and finally beat Garfield 6-0 and 6-2 to advance to the second round. Cheng's next opponent will be American left-handed player Pella.
It can be seen that today's Zheng Qinwen is already familiar with playing Grand Slam tournaments, and has reached a higher level, and his overall strength has been significantly improved.
In addition, this is Zheng Qinwen's fifth consecutive Grand Slam tournament and the fifth consecutive first-round victory, which is even more difficult considering that Cheng is only 20 years old, and it is very rare for a young rising star to have such a mature and consistent performance in a Grand Slam.
At present, Zheng Qinwen's personal world ranking has rushed into the top 30, and he is already a second-rate player in the world, only one step away from the top player, striving to reach the final four of the Grand Slam tournament, I believe that Zheng Qinwen's strength and mentality will go to a higher level. From the perspective of personal strength, today's Zheng Qinwen is also the strongest women's singles in Chinese tennis, and can become the first sister of Chinese tennis at the age of 20, which is enough to reflect Zheng Qinwen's excellence.
In the past, Chinese tennis had Li Na, the world champion, and it is clear that Zheng Qinwen is the new Li Na, the representative of the new era of Chinese tennis. At the same time, Zheng Qinwen's requirements for himself do not stop there, before this Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen took the initiative to change coaches, the purpose is to go further, Zheng Qinwen's short-term goal is to impact the world's top ten rankings, and bluntly said that if he can't enter the world's top ten, he will be disappointed, Zheng Qinwen mainly said: "If you can't be in the top 10 in 2023, you will be disappointed." ”
At her peak, Li Na was ranked second in the world and won two Grand Slam titles, I believe this will be Zheng Qinwen's ultimate goal, also become a Grand Slam champion, try to become the first person in Asian tennis history, at the age of 20, Zheng Qinwen has unlimited possibilities!
After becoming famous, Zheng Qinwen's popularity also soared, and he also shot a group of fashion blockbusters during the Australian Open, appearing on the cover of "Zhi Clan GQ" and shooting photos, the theme is "suspenseful beginning", indicating that Zheng Qinwen's potential is expected by the outside world, and people are looking forward to this supernova becoming a world-class player!
Do you think Zheng Qinwen can win the Grand Slam in the future and compete with Li Na? Is the leader of the new era of Chinese tennis none other than Zheng Qinwen?
