On October 16, Peng Shuai made a historic breakthrough at the Tianjin Open, defeating American Lisquet 7-6, 6-2 to win the first WTA singles championship of his career.
"It feels like this is a second career and I feel like it's a fresh start for me, going in a good direction."
Peng Shuai, who returned from injury, shed tears of excitement after the game, and only she herself knew what she had experienced in the past year.
After the "foodie shell" won the championship, he thought about supper
On October 16, Peng Shuai made a historic breakthrough at the Tianjin Open, defeating American Lisquet 7-6, 6-2 to win the first WTA singles championship of his career. "I'm feeling very tired right now. I want to eat, and I will go to have a late night snack. ”
At the post-match press conference, Peng Shuai, who laughed at himself as a "foodie shell", did not hide the heart of a foodie. She humorously stated that she did not expect to win the championship in poor physical condition.
This year's Tianjin Open seems to be very kind to the veteran. Peng Shuai had good luck, and did not meet many strong opponents along the way, and the injury withdrawal of Zhang Shuai and A. Radwanska also added weight to her first coronation.
In the women's doubles final of the day, Peng Shuai also teamed up with the American McHale to win the championship, achieving a one-day double at the Tianjin Open. Peng Shuai said that he was tired and cramped, but thanks to the encouragement of his companions, he persevered.
Due to repeated losses with the tour singles champion in his career, when he realized that he was about to win the championship, Peng Shuai was even nervous enough to move, "The first time is always different." In the end, she won the game cleanly with two sets.
Before the Tianjin Open, Peng Shuai's state of emerging from injury has actually picked up.
At the China Open held earlier this month, she beat Williams in the first round, beating her opponent for the first time in her career.
From reaching the WTA final for the first time in 2006 to the current Tianjin tournament, Peng Shuai's first WTA singles title seems to have come a little late. Previously, she had reached the final of the WTA Tour six times in her career, but unfortunately failed to achieve the crown.
Stepping into the standing Peng Shuai, this champion seems to be 10 years late. In her 7th final of her career, she finally got a taste of victory. On the contrary, in doubles, Peng Shuai has dazzling results. She teamed up with Chinese Taipei's Xie Shuwei to win two Grand Slam trophies at Wimbledon and the French Open and a year-end finals. In 2014, their doubles world rankings also reached number one.
After winning the Tianjin Open, Peng Shuai's singles ranking will rise from 182nd to less than the top 120. She said she was preparing for the next competition and had the opportunity to go straight to the Australian Open without playing in the qualifiers.
If you are afraid of losing, you will not have surgery and you will not come back
Since the Australian Open at the beginning of last year, Peng Shuai has been unable to stick to the game due to a serious back injury, and doctors have also recommended that she operate as soon as possible. However, in order to achieve better results and impact the highest ranking of his career No.14, Peng Shuai insisted on participating in the French Open in a closed manner, but still withdrew from the competition due to injury in the first round.
In fact, for the Chinese jinhua, her career could end early last year.
In order to be able to continue to play on the field, Peng Shuai underwent a risky lumbar spine surgery despite the objections of his family, "She (the attending doctor) told me at the time that she was at most 50% sure."
The doctor told Peng Shuai that her low back injury would not affect her normal life, and there was no need for surgery if she did not become a tennis player. However, Peng Shuai chose the "Hard model" for his life.
Peng Shuai successfully performed the scissor hand. Fortunately, the operation was a success, and the optimistic Peng Shuai also posted photos of himself on his hospital bed on social media. In the photo, Chinese Jinhua is lying on a hospital bed, holding a pair of scissors and smiling slightly.
"Life is just like this, youth is also such a time, when you can still choose, I don't want to leave regrets for myself." 」 During this year's China Open competition, recalling the original decision, Peng Shuai did not regret it.
"Sometimes, I feel unwilling not to try." After winning the Tianjin Open, Peng Shuai wrote his feelings on social media.
Only she herself knows how much hard work is meant behind the simple word "try".
Nearly a year after leaving the game, Peng Shuai began to make a comeback in this year's Australian Open doubles matches. In March, after winning her first comeback at the Miami Open, she suffered another seven-game losing streak, until six months later, when she slowly regained her form and feel at the Guangzhou Open.
People are worried that losing will make her devastated, but most people still underestimate the strength of Peng Shuai's "postoperative rebirth", "Winning or losing is important, but if I am afraid of losing, I will not choose to come back after surgery." 」 ”
All the efforts of God are in the eyes
Peng Shuai is not afraid of losing, but his fragile body has always been like a stumbling block. In order to relieve the pain and not affect the play, she pricked 300 stitches a week.
In March, Peng Shuai, who won the singles again after a gap of 13 months, did not have much celebration on Weibo, because she had to fight with her physical reaction for every point she scored.
"The nerve response is slow to feel, otherwise the left back muscles and joints are stiff and sore and painful after training, almost every day to needle, if the future year and month of a day I really can't hold on, don't blame me." 」
Peng Shuai posted an acupuncture cupping diagram. But come to the training ground and the arena