Xi Ti's first olympic victory, Wang Qiang found a home-like feeling

Wang Qiang ushered in her first Olympic victory. Beijing News reporter Sun Haiguang photographed

Beijing News (special Tokyo reporter Sun Haiguang) From Rio to Tokyo, Wang Qiang finally ushered in her first Olympic victory. The first round of tennis at the Tokyo Olympics was held on July 25, and Wang Qiang defeated Paraguayan player Roig 2-0 to advance to the second round. For Wang Qiang, who has been competing in the tour for many years, the Olympic Games have made her feel like home.

Five years ago in Rio, Wang Qiang played in the Olympic Games for the first time, and lost to Kuznetsova in the first round. At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Wang Qiang, who won the gold medal in women's singles, won a ticket to the Tokyo Olympic Games early. Today against Paraguayan player Roig, who ranked lower than himself, Wang Qiang started a little tightly, but in the end he still locked up the victory 6-4, 6-3 and won the first Olympic victory.

"It's a little tight at first, it's the Olympics after all. And the last time I played was a month ago (the French Open), I played a big game as soon as I came up, and my opponent ranked lower than myself, and I really wanted to win. "After winning the first set with some glue, Wang Qiang established a 5-2 advantage in the second set early," after the second set was slowly adjusted, I felt that the whole person was very happy. ”

After 5 years of participating in the Olympic Games again, Wang Qiang is still nervous, which is completely different from participating in the Tour in normal times. "Before the game, I felt very OK, normal, it was a normal game, but after playing today, the feeling is completely different. Especially after watching the women's doubles game yesterday, I cheered them on the sidelines, and I was shaking at the end of the fight. "Yesterday in the first round of the women's doubles, Xu Yipan / Yang Zhaoxuan saved two match points, and won 2-1 against the Serbian duo of Klunic / Stojanovic, a game of 10 in the decider until a suffocating 18-16.

For tennis players who play on the Tour all year round, the Olympics are a rare opportunity for them to eat, live and travel together. During the Tokyo Olympics, Wang Qiang, Zheng Saisai, Xu Yipan and others lived together in a four-bedroom apartment in the Olympic Village, where they ate together, trained together, and relaxed together. In the second round, Wang Qiang will face the winner between Muguraza and Kudmetova.

Beijing News reporter Sun Haiguang

Edited by Wang Xichong Proofreader Wu Xingfa