On July 31, Beijing time, the tennis competition of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games continued.
In the women's singles 1/8 finals, Zheng Qinwen 6-7(7)/7-6(4)/6-1 Navarro, wasted 4 set points in the first set, saved 1 match point in the second set, resolved the opponent's serve to win the game, and the deciding set was full of firepower!
There was a heated exchange between the two during the post-match handshake – Navarro: "I just told her that I don't respect a competitor like her. I think the way she does things is pretty cruel. It leaves no friends in the dressing room, so it's tough against an opponent like that, and I really don't respect her. ”
Zheng Qinwen, the Chinese Jinhua who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic tennis women's singles! (The last time Jin Hua reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic Women's Singles was in 2008 was Li Na) will face Kerber, and the two sides met once in the second round of the 2022 Indian Wells WTA1000 Women's Singles, and Zheng Qinwen lost 2-6, 7-5, 4-6. However, at that time, Zheng Qinwen had just started touring, and he was only ranked 77th in the world, and now Zheng Qinwen is already seventh in the world.
In the post-match interview, Zheng Qinwen said: "I'm just thinking that I'm playing for China, I can't think about all that mess. I don't remember what happened in the second set, so I'm going to give it my all. ”
In the women's singles 1/8 finals, Wang Xiyu 3-6/4-6 was the world's No. 1 and stopped in the round of 16.
Women's singles after Ostapenko's first round of travel caused a series of upsets:
No. 2 seed and United States flag bearer Gauff missed a 5-2 lead and three set points in the first set to lose 6-7(7)/2-6 to Vekic and miss out on the quarterfinalsNo.4 seed Paulini lost to Smidlova 5-7, 6-3, 5-7 and missed out on the quarter-finals, Smidlova won her first career top 10 victory. No.12 seed Kostyuk defeated No.7 seed Sakkari 4-6, 7-6(5)/6-4 to beat the world's top 10 for the fifth time this year and advance to the quarter-finals against No.13 seed Vekic for the quarterfinals.
[Paris Olympics Women's Singles Quarterfinals]
[1] Swiatek vs Collins
[8] Kerber vs Zheng Qinwen [6]
[9] Krejcikova vs Schmiedlova
[12] Kostyuk vs Vekic [13]
【Mixed Doubles】Zheng Qinwen/Zhang Zhizhen qualified for the Olympic Mixed Doubles, which is the first time that the Chinese Olympic delegation has won the Olympic Mixed Doubles quota.
However, there are many good things! The Chinese Olympic team qualified for the Olympic singles with its own ranking rather than a wild card, which was the first time that it belonged to China's first brother Zhang Zhizhen, who unfortunately suffered from an average physical condition (feeling dizzy on the court), losing 1-2 to the men's doubles partner Mahachi, and missing the first victory of the Chinese men's tennis Olympic singles. An hour before the mixed doubles match, the opponent Vekic/Pavic withdrew, and teammate Zheng Qinwen withdrew (more than 1 hour apart, too tired, after all, the singles played for more than 3 hours), but fortunately, the Grand Slam winner, teammate Wang Xinyu refilled.
Some have expressed concern about whether Zhang Zhizhen, who will turn 28 in October, will be able to participate in the next Olympics. In 4 years, he will be 32 years old. "If I can maintain my world ranking in the top 50 when I am 32 years old, I will still try to participate in the Olympics and show the style of Chinese tennis players."
In the first round of mixed doubles, Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu 3-6/6-3/10-8 Stefani/Wilder advanced to the quarterfinals!
Schedule:
18:00 Djokovic vs Kepfer (center)
19:30 Zheng Qinwen vs Kerber (center)
21:30 Swiatek vs Corinthians (Susan Lenglen)
0:30 Zhang Zhizhen/Wang Xinyu Mixed Doubles Quarters (Court 14)
1:00 Nadal Alcaraz Men's Doubles (center)