Wimbledon Black Horse Bai Zhuoxuan: Domestic! China's new power comes from the dream of a tennis home on the center court
China's rising female tennis star is out of nowhere, with 20-year-old Chinese Bai Zhuoxuan, ranked 191 in the world, defeating Bonnaventur 7-6 (0)/6-1 last night, and she will face last year's runner-up Abdul-Jabbar in the second round. Bai Zhuoxuan almost suddenly appeared in front of the public, who is she, how did she grow up to this point?
After investigation, let's briefly talk about Bai Zhuoxuan's situation. Born on November 16, 2002 in Luoyang, his father Bai Hongyou is 48 years old this year. The family is all tennis lovers, and Bai Zhuoxuan once said that even his grandmother could play. With a height of 1.75 meters and excellent physical fitness, he can squat up to 100 kilograms at the age of 19, and he will not fall behind against European and American women. The international record has risen through the situation, and if it were not for the impact of the epidemic, it would have been sharpened earlier. This Wimbledon first-round victory, Bai Zhuoxuan set two records - 1. The first Grand Slam win in the first major match; 2. The first time that an individual defeated a TOP100 opponent.
Original, domestic nova
Unlike many female tennis players who either have foreign ancestry or have been trained in foreign clubs since they were very young, Bai Zhuoxuan is almost an original Chinese product. The appearance of Bai Zhuoxuan will have a huge impact on the Chinese women's tennis scene.
20 or 30 years ago, tennis was still a relatively new sport for ordinary Chinese, and the Grand Slam stage was a very distant thing. Bai Zhuoxuan was born in a different family environment than ordinary people, Bai Zhuoxuan once told the media: "Everyone in my family can play a little tennis, including my grandmother. ”
According to media reports in her hometown, Bai Zhuoxuan was born in Luoyang Yihe District in November 2002 and studied in a locomotive kindergarten. Luoyang is the ancient capital, but in modern times it is also one of the important cities of China's economic development. The kindergarten that Bai Zhuoxuan studied in was also very reasonable. Luoyang Locomotive Factory, formerly known as Luoyang No. 1 Tractor Factory founded in 1955, is one of the "156 projects" aided by the former Soviet Union at that time, and is the earliest and largest tractor manufacturing plant in China, known as the "eldest son" of China's agricultural machinery industry.
Bai Zhuoxuan has been in tennis since she was a child, led by her grandparents. At the age of three, he began to play in Luoyang Sports Bureau Luoyang Tennis Club. And her uncle Hai Jiangbo is a former Henan tennis player, which has a great impact on her path to tennis. Since she was 6 years old in primary school, she has been training in the table tennis center of the Henan Provincial Physical Engineering Team, and after graduating from primary school, she was selected to enter the Henan Sports Team Women's Net Team, under the tutelage of Zhang Qi and Cui Fei.
Going south to Shenzhen, the record soared
In 2019, Bai Zhuoxuan entered the Shenzhen Hongjindi International Tennis Academy with Chinese tennis star Liu Shuhua as the head coach. Liu Shuhua's tennis academy is relatively strict in selecting students, Bai Zhuoxuan's excellent physical fitness has attracted Liu Shuhua's attention, and Liu Shuhua's intuition tells him that this is a rare good seedling.
Under the systematic training of the professional tennis academy, Bai Zhuoxuan has sprung up rapidly. She made her professional debut in 2019, and the next year, 17-year-old Bai Zhuoxuan ranked 867th in the world, rose to 806th in 2021, reached 322nd last year, and now not only entered the world's top 200, but also won the TOP100 in the official competition.
Since his career, Bai Zhuoxuan has participated in 27 ITF tournaments, including 13 finals and 10 victories. She got her Wimbledon qualifying ticket this time because she had reached the final four times and won twice in four tournaments in France, Indonesia (2 races) and Georgia.
Fans who may have been following the Chinese women's tennis for a long time have a feeling that in addition to the previous Li Na and Zhang Shuai peak period, many of our respectful "Chinese golden flowers", Grand Slam such a major competition is usually difficult to win, usually small matches are also ups and downs and it is difficult to win a championship. It's not that our players aren't talented and don't work hard, it's that professional tennis is competitive and too difficult. Achievements and performances like Bai Zhuoxuan are completely phenomenal.
Trapped by the epidemic, foreign teachers assisted the flight
20 years old, still a rising star? Seeing the messages of some netizens below Bai Zhuoxuan News is also emotional. In Europe and the United States, where professional tennis is very strong, there are many famous players who won Grand Slam singles titles at the age of less than 20. Bai Zhuoxuan said in an interview some time ago that her original plan was to fully switch to the ITF adult arena after the 2020 Australian Open, but due to the impact of the epidemic, she could only choose to return to China first.
Bai Zhuoxuan's real and systematic participation in adult international competitions began in August last year. Until then, she had been unable to compete for a long time and could not improve her points and world rankings. When she can't compete, she only trains at home, and admits that her skills and fitness have improved significantly during that time.
Bai Zhuoxuan has a good relationship with his mentor Liu Shuhua, and almost every day through WeChat or phone, he summarizes the details of training and competitions with Liu Shuhua. And since the beginning of this year, foreign coach Alex has given Bai Zhuoxuan a lot of technical and tactical guidance, which has made Bai Zhuoxuan, who is already relatively intelligent and good at maneuvering and flexible combat, like a tiger.
Bai Zhuoxuan looks like a tomboy, and her body contains huge energy. Professional tennis competition is brutal, and the Chinese golden flower community is constantly improving and growing. Bai Zhuoxuan said that one of her big wishes is to stand on the Grand Slam Center Court. From playing tennis at the age of 3 to winning her first Grand Slam main draw at the age of 20, she has successfully climbed many lofty mountains, and for Bai Zhuoxuan, the road ahead is just a go, and the sea is wide and the sea is high and the birds fly.