Bang! The sound of a tennis ball hitting the ground shatters the autumn tranquility. Zheng Qinwen, who was still sweating on the field just now, was sitting on the sidelines to be bandaged by the medical team. This picture is probably something that all Chinese fans don't want to see.
Zheng Qinwen's journey to the Chinese network came to an abrupt end. As the leader of the new generation of Chinese tennis, her every match touches the hearts of countless people. But who would have thought that just one step away from the final, fate played a big joke on her.
Looking back on this contest with Mukhova, Zheng Qinwen's performance can be said to be up and down. In the opening stage, the two went back and forth, and the fight was inseparable. At 3:2, Mukhova had a slight advantage. In the 6th game, the unexpected happened. Zheng Qinwen slipped under his feet when returning the ball, and the whole person fell to the ground heavily. At that moment, the entire audience held their breath.
Injuries are always an athlete's worst enemy. Zheng Qinwen gritted his teeth and insisted and returned to the court. But apparently, this accident had a big impact on her state. The first set ended up in the hands of Mukhova 3-6.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen's state was greatly reduced. was broken, behind, and broken again, and the score stretched all the way to 3:5. At the critical moment, she showed unyielding fighting spirit and stubbornly saved two match points. However, this stubbornness is no match for the injury after all. In the end, Zheng Qinwen lost another set 4:6 and unfortunately went out.
After the game, Zheng Qinwen admitted that his condition was not ideal. "If I had rested better, I would have played better. "Because I obviously felt that my physical and mental state wasn't at the peak I wanted, I always felt that it was hard to concentrate." These words speak to the hearts of many athletes. In high-intensity competitions, physical and mental fatigue is often the biggest enemy.
But let's look a little further. Although he stopped in the semi-finals, this is already Zheng Qinwen's best result in the WTA1000 event. You know, not long ago in Palermo, she also defeated today's opponent Mukhova in the final and successfully defended her title. These achievements all prove her strength and potential.
On the tennis court, there's never a shortage of drama. At the same time that Zheng Qinwen was unfortunately out, the other semi-final staged a shocking reversal. United States teenager Gauff won two sets in a row after losing a set, and finally defeated Spain's Badosa with a score of 2:1 to reach the final of the China Open for the first time. This 19-year-old genius girl is using her performance to interpret what it means to be "terrible in the future".
Tonight, Mukhova will face Gauff in the final. The two players, one is the French Open runner-up and the other is the US Open champion, both of whom are the best in tennis today. Who will laugh, let's wait and see.
For Zheng Qinwen, although the journey of China Open is over, new challenges are already waiting for her. Next, she will move to the Wuhan Open. I believe that after the baptism of this competition, she will become more mature and stronger.
Tennis is never a sport that can be achieved overnight. It takes time to settle and frustration to grind. Zheng Qinwen's future has infinite possibilities. Let's look forward to her even better performance in the next arena.
How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain? I believe that in the near future, we will see a more powerful Zheng Qinwen, sweating on the tennis court and writing his own legend.