Teary-eyed! Zheng Qinwen took painkillers to play in the final: I wanted to abstain, but I insisted on the Chinese audience to the end

In the women's singles final of the 2023 WTA Super Elite Tournament in Zhuhai, which ended on the evening of October 29, Beijing time, the 21-year-old Chinese rising star Zheng Qinwen lost 0-2 to Brazilian star Maya, unfortunately missing this year's year-end championship. At the press conference after the game, Zheng Qinwen revealed that he was seriously injured and wanted to retire, but considering the support of the majority of Chinese audiences in the home battle, he took painkillers and appeared with an injury.

In yesterday's 3-set 200-minute semi-final battle with Zhu Lin, Zheng Qinwen was unfortunately injured. Within 24 hours, she had to reach the final again. In this regard, Zheng Qinwen once considered giving up: "Before the game, I was still thinking about whether to play or not, and I was planning for my body. My team kept insisting that it was better not to play because they knew what my body was like. ”

Then Zheng Qinwen changed his tone and said: "If I were abroad, considering such a body, I might have given it up." But I thought about it, this is in our China, there are so many audiences on the scene, or fight hard. I also took painkillers before the race to control the pain. Zheng Qinwen is still proud of himself for his regret and defeat in the final: "I am proud of myself for being able to persist in completing the game." ”

Regarding the 2023 season that has ended, Zheng Qinwen concluded: "There are many ups and downs this year, there are many lows, and there are some highlights at the end of the year, but I still hope that the results can be more stable, and I have learned a lot from them, which has brought me a lot of growth." I'm happy with my performance this season and I wanted to be in the top 10 at the beginning of the year, but it's still a little bit close, which gives me more motivation. ”