Zheng Qinwen qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics
After the women's singles final of the tennis event
The good news for the Chinese team continues to come
Just now, the Chinese pair Wang Xinyu/Zhang Zhizhen
Comeback to beat Netherlands' Scholes/Kurhoff
Successfully advanced to the mixed doubles final
The Chinese team reached the final of the event for the first time
Achieve a breakthrough in the Olympic Games
The history-making mixed doubles pair were actually a temporary team.
According to the previous registration, Zhang Zhizhen and Zheng Qinwen played in the mixed doubles as the highest-ranked male and female players of the Chinese team. The original Chinese team's first-round opponent in mixed doubles, Vikic, chose to withdraw from the mixed doubles competition after defeating United States' Gauff. Zheng Qinwen also fought hard in three sets, unwell and physically exhausted, and had to withdraw from the mixed doubles game. Later, the Chinese team found that the overall ranking of foreign players who came off the bench was around 160, which means that Zhang Zhizhen, who is currently ranked 41st in the ATP rankings, will be able to return to the court even if she partners with any Chinese female player. As a result, Wang Xinyu, who had won the women's doubles championship at the French Open, was ordered to play on the court.
Wang Xinyu recalled: "I was looking at the ticket in the afternoon, and I almost booked it. Because it's a little expensive, and then I want to say I'll take a look at it later. I was doing physiotherapy in the physiotherapy room, and I received a message from Zhang Zhizhen, I just happened to bring a racket, but I didn't bring the shoes that hit the red clay, so I could only wear shoes that hit the hard ground, and I was on it. ”
In 2023, Wang Xinyu won the French Open women's doubles Grand Slam championship; Zhang Zhizhen also reached the men's doubles semifinals at the Australian Open with his partner Mahachi in February this year. Therefore, although it was a temporary combination, the two quickly went through the process from running-in to cooperation with each other with their respective experiences.
After passing the first round of mixed doubles, Zhang Zhizhen said: "At the beginning, we didn't know exactly how to score, but later on, we actually understood what kind of ball was at a disadvantage, and then how to turn the disadvantage into an advantage. The field is changing rapidly, but fortunately, we are always thinking and improving. ”
Wang Xinyu said: "The first formal cooperation, we don't know what the other party thinks. During the competition, we also kept asking each other about their feelings and opinions, including how to adjust their positioning. ”
Zhang Zhizhen (right) / Wang Xinyu
Looking forward to Chinese tennis standing on the top of Paris!
Source: CCTV News, previously reported by Golden Sheep Network
Editor: Chen Yan
Review: Zhong Ling
Final review: Peng Deguang