Thumbs up! Zheng Qinwen still generously congratulated his 36-year-old opponent when he was out, and she was highly praised: she is a great player

In a key match in the second round of the Australian Open women's singles that ended on January 15, Beijing time, the 36-year-old German veteran Sigmund defeated the world's No. 5 Chinese player Zheng Qinwen 2-0 and entered the top 32 of the women's singles. This is the first time in three years that Sigmund has beaten the top 10 in the world, and it is also the first time in her career that she has beaten the top 10 in a Grand Slam.

When the last 1 point was scored, Sigmund fell to the ground in excitement. Although Zheng Qinwen was very disappointed and sad, he still waited in front of the net very gracefully, and waited for Sigmund to celebrate before shaking hands generously and sending a brief congratulations. Although Zheng Qinwen was depressed in this match because of the controversial decision, at least she showed the demeanor that a loser should have.

After the match, Sigmund also bluntly said in an interview that Zheng Qinwen is a great opponent: "I know I have to play at my best, I have nothing to lose, I just told myself to do my best."Zheng Qinwen is an amazing player, one of the best players right now.I know I can play well and I just want to prove it to myself. There are times when you just walk out and the ball will be on your racket. ”

It is worth noting that this is the victory of Sigmund's career against Zheng Qinwen. Her record against the Chinese athlete changed to 10-4. She has already defeated Wang Xinyu, Wang Xiyu, Zhang Shuai, Zhu Lin and other Chinese golden flowers. However, in the previous group stage of the United Cup, Sigmund also lost 1-2 to China's dark horse Gao Xinyu.