In the women's singles final of the Paris Olympics tennis that ended in the early morning of August 4, Beijing time, China's "first sister" Zheng Qinwen defeated Croatia's Vikic in straight sets, winning the gold medal in the first Olympic Games in her career, which is also the first time China won the gold medal in women's singles at the Olympic Games, Zheng Qinwen once again made history.
Zheng Qinwen also talked about his feelings about winning gold in an interview with United States reporters wearing the national flag after making history.
Zheng Qinwen said excitedly: "This gold medal means a lot. It means everything, because since I was a kid I really wanted to win a medal for my country. Maybe not a gold medal, just a medal. I did it this time, and it's a gold medal. No one in Asian tennis has ever done that. ”
She also said of Liu Xiang in Athens 20 years ago: "I'm very happy to make history. When I see all the senior athletes making history, I really want to be one of them.Liu Xiang, the first Chinese athlete to win an Olympic track and field gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, said he will always remember the moment at the age of 21. And 20 years later I'm in Paris, and I've done it, and I'm 21 years old, and it's unbelievable to live my dream.”
Before this Olympic Games, no one was optimistic that she would win gold, after all, Zheng Qinwen's performance at the French Open and Wimbledon was very sluggish. But what is surprising is that it is in such an unoptimistic public opinion that Zheng Qinwen passed 5 levels in a row, defeated Errani, Ruth, Navarro, Kerber, Swiatek and Vekic successively, and finally successfully counterattacked to win the championship.
Especially in the semifinals, facing the world No. 1 Swiatek who had won all six matches against her, Zheng Qinwen miraculously ended the latter's 23-0 winning streak on clay. It is believed that after the miracle of this Olympic Games won the first tennis women's singles gold medal for China, the 21-year-old Zheng Qinwen is also destined to become a high-quality idol of China's new generation of sports like Liu Xiang back then.