Satisfied with Roland Garros performance and looking forward to more breakthroughs——Interview with Chinese tennis “Xiaohua” Zheng Qinwen
2022-06-01 10:09:29Source: Xinhuanet
Zheng Qinwen said that the next step is to restore 100% of the body first, and then put it into training and the next game.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 31. Question: Satisfied with the performance of the French Open and looking forward to more breakthroughs – an exclusive interview with Zheng Qinwen, the “Xiaohua” of Chinese tennis
Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Jiali Li Bowen Xiao Yazhuo
On the 30th local time, in the women’s singles match at the French Open, China’s 19-year-old women’s singles teenager Zheng Qinwen lost 1:2 to the world’s No. 1 Polish player Sviatek and stopped in the top 16. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters after the match, Zheng Qinwen said that after a rest, his physical condition has recovered, and he is satisfied with his first trip to the French Open. Next, he must take good care of his body and then start training.
In the focus battle on the evening of the 30th, Zheng Qinwen suffered from severe abdominal pain during his menstrual period and a strained right leg, and his condition declined significantly in the second and third sets. Zheng Qinwen said: “After a night of rest, my stomach pain is a little better. I will recover with a therapist for my leg injury, hoping to get better.”
The Hubei girl who was born in 2002 affirmed the results of the French Open, “Generally speaking, from the first round to yesterday’s match against the world’s No. 1, I have learned a lot from them, and I have also accumulated experience in competitions for myself. This is quite a milestone for me.”
Facing the top seed Svyatek, who has won 31 games in a row, the 19-year-old Chinese “Xiaohua” showed extraordinary psychological qualities.
When the reporter asked whether the “big heart” she showed on the field was derived from character or developed through training, she said: “I think almost nothing in this world is born, most of which are acquired through hard work. It builds up little by little.”
Zheng Qinwen admitted that he was indeed more nervous when he fell behind 0:3 in the first set. After pulling back two games, his mentality became much more stable. “Actually, I was not very satisfied with the state at the beginning. In my mind, I think it should be the state of two people being evenly matched. 0:3 did make me more nervous, but when I was behind by 2:5, I calmed down. , I thought I had to play my own ball well, don’t think too much, and then I slowly pulled the score back.”
Zheng Qinwen attributed his tenacious performance on the field to his beliefs.
“Sometimes getting a set point or a match point doesn’t mean the game is over. Before I actually get that point, I feel that I have a chance at any time. With such a belief, I can get that level before my opponent. In the case of taking more inventory, I still pulled the first set back. I think it still depends on my own mentality.”
She said that serving is a big advantage of herself. She is not inferior to Svyatek in terms of forehand and backhand stability, speed, power rotation, and bottom line movement. the expected result.
Zheng Qinwen told reporters that many people say that her technical characteristics are very suitable for playing clay courts, but she prefers hard court games. “First of all, I think my serve might have an advantage on hard courts. It’s faster on hard courts, which improves my reflexes. Although I know that Svyatek and I are both on clay. A very dominant player on the field, but I also hope to have a breakthrough in the grass season and the hard court season.”
Rather than setting goals for himself, Zheng Qinwen prefers to focus on playing every game well. She said: “Victories are accumulated bit by bit, not all of a sudden. I hope I can focus on training every day and focus on every ball.”
“Zheng Qinwen, come on!” from the audience from time to time gave “Xiao Zheng” great encouragement, and her unexpected performance also won the appreciation of many fans, who believed that she had a bright future and a promising future.
Zheng Qinwen said: “I am very happy that so many people like me and my tennis. I also hope to make more progress in the future and present better tennis to everyone. I really enjoy playing against my opponents on the tennis court, everyone. The support has been an encouragement rather than a pressure for me.”
Zheng Qinwen said that the next step is to restore 100% of the body first, and then put it into training and the next game.