After the victory over world No. 1 Swiatek, there was an almost overwhelming belief that Zheng Qinwen would not pave the way for Vekic and would definitely win the Olympic tennis singles gold medal. In the end, Zheng Qinwen lived up to expectations and swept the Croatia beauty in a straight two-set way, climbing to the top of the Olympic glory!
Winning this Olympic tennis singles gold medal is of special significance to both Zheng Qinwen and Chinese tennis.
For Zheng Qinwen, the fact that an Olympic gold medal is more important than a Grand Slam title after her victory is the biggest breakthrough of her career. Moreover, this gold medal is also the first time that an Asian player has reached the top of the Olympic tennis singles event, and it is not an exaggeration to consider it the highlight of Zheng Qinwen's career.
For Chinese tennis, after Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won gold in the doubles event after the Athens Olympics in 2004, in the past 20 years, not to mention that there have been Chinese players who have won gold at the Olympics, there has never even been a chance to win a medal. It can be said that Zheng Qinwen's Olympic singles gold medal is so much anticipated and surprising, and it also fills the gap that Chinese tennis has always had zero medals in singles.
Winning this Olympic gold medal, Zheng Qinwen of course also cried with joy, and said in an interview after the game when talking about the flying man Liu Xiang, "When Liu Xiang won the championship, he said that he was forever 21 years old, and I was the same." After that, he changed his tone and expressed his hope to become a legend in the sports world like Liu Xiang.
Speaking of which, what makes people feel sorry for Zheng Qinwen is that she was expected to at least become a legend in the Chinese sports world with this gold medal in the Paris Olympics, but because this is not the first gold medal won by Chinese tennis in the Olympic Games, even if she achieves a breakthrough of zero gold medals in singles, it also makes this great significance a little less meaningful, and it is a bit of a loss.
The reason why Liu Xiang has become a legend in the Chinese sports world and the world sports world is, of course, not just a gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the Athens Olympics. What makes Xiang convincing is that after winning the gold medal in the Athens Olympics, he returned to the game, and he was a strong contender for the 110-meter hurdles championship, and he would not disappoint every time, from the domestic, Asian, Diamond League to the World Championships, almost all the gold medals that could be won were won, and the super dominance he showed was very convincing.
That's why Liu Xiang is unbeatable in the 110m hurdles in the sports world, and he is the first person to break through in this event, which has not been done by any male athlete in Asia before.
For Zheng Qinwen, if he wants to become a real legend in the sports world like Liu Xiang, because he is not the first Chinese Olympic tennis gold medalist, Li Ting and Sun Tiantian have the opportunity in advance, and it is naturally much more difficult to achieve.
At present, the first person in domestic tennis is still Li Na, Zheng Qinwen is not enough to surpass Li Na in the Olympic Games and Asian Games, at least he must surpass Li Na's two Grand Slam championships and the highest world No. 2 ranking in order to become a real legend in the domestic sports world.
In addition to Li Na, the current first Asian tennis player is Japan girl Naomi Osaka.
Naomi Osaka was able to replace Li Na as the former No. 1 tennis player in Asia because she holds four Grand Slam titles and has reached the top of the women's singles world No. 1 position. Zheng Qinwen can only be regarded as a legend in the sports world if he surpasses Naomi Osaka, a monument in front of him.
This poses a higher challenge for Zheng Qinwen to become a sports legend like Liu Xiang, and she must reach the top of the world and surpass Naomi Osaka in the number of Grand Slam titles to achieve her wish.
Of course, Zheng Qinwen is still young, only 21 years old this year, and there are more opportunities to work hard.
In addition, with her victory over Swiatek at the Paris Olympics, many people believe that she has the strength to compete for the title with Sabalenka, Rybakina and Gauff, and that she is no longer the hard-to-fight existence, and has been completely reborn. Now after winning the gold medal, Zheng Qinwen has been pushed to the top of the altar overnight, and she is quite looking forward to her next performance.
Whether Zheng Qinwen can become a sports legend like Liu Xiang depends on how well she performs after returning to the game! See!
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