After winning the runner-up in the Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen's state continued to decline, and he has been ridiculed by his peers as the runner-up one after another recently.
In the second round of the women's singles in Madrid WTA1000, Zheng Qinwen suffered an unfortunate injury. She lost 5-7 to Putintseva in the first set and retired from the tournament with a leg injury after trailing 2-0 in the second set. This is not the first time Zheng has withdrawn from the competition due to injury, as she also retired from the previous race in Stuttgart.
After the match, Putintseva made even more nonsense in an interview, bluntly saying: Zheng Qinwen can't win against me even if he doesn't retire, the runner-up at the Australian Open?
Who is Putintseva?
Yulia Putintseva is a Kazakh female professional tennis player, born on January 7, 1995 in Moscow, Russia, Putintseva is 163 cm tall and is known in professional tennis for her excellent competitive form and tenacious playing style.
It is worth mentioning that Ukraine's Kostyuk also made some bad remarks after defeating Zheng Qinwen.
In the match in Stuttgart, Zheng Qinwen had a fierce duel with Ukrainian player Kostyuk. Sadly, Zheng Qinwen lost in this match. In her post-match interview, Kostyuk commented on Zheng's previous Australian Open results, arguing that Zheng was not strong enough at the Australian Open and that she had not beaten any of the top 50 players.
This exaggerated statement caused an uproar in the world of tennis, as psychological warfare between athletes is part of competitive sports, but such comments are rare in the tennis world.
Zheng Qinwen, as a rising star of Chinese women's tennis, defeated Ukraine's Yastremska in the semifinals of the 2024 Australian Open women's singles and advanced to the final, becoming the second Chinese women's tennis player after Li Na to advance to the Australian Open final. This achievement is undoubtedly an affirmation of her strength, and it also shows her important status as a Chinese women's tennis player.
Despite the setback in Stuttgart, Zheng Qinwen's overall performance and contribution to tennis still deserve respect and recognition.
As for Zheng Qinwen's retirement in Madrid, fans and people who follow Chinese tennis will feel regret and worry. The health of the athletes is the most important thing, and I hope that Zheng Qinwen can recover as soon as possible, adjust his condition, and return to the court in a better condition in the future.