Zheng Qinwen: Accustomed to being in the same zone as Sabalenka, Roma's performance boosted confidence

On May 23, local time, Zheng Qinwen held a pre-match press conference for the French Open, talking about his performance in Rome and looking forward to this year's French Open trip.

This is the first time Zheng Qinwen has returned to Roland Garros after winning the women's singles gold medal at last year's Olympics, and she said: "The first feeling is that I am here again, and I hope that this year I can play step by step and leave no regrets." The most memorable thing is definitely that I fought until the last minute in every game, and there was one game where I cried after the game, because the Olympics started in the quarter-finals and every game I had was on that pitch and it was the best and most memorable moment. ”

Looking ahead to her first opponent at the French Open, Pavlyuchenkova, Zheng Qinwen is not worried about the only meeting between the two last year: "[Cincinnati's] didn't count for me because I had a bad cold, and I couldn't hold it anymore. It's going to be a different game, it's the same opponent, but it's a different moment and a different venue. She's a very difficult player, she's very fast, and even though she doesn't run that well, she's got a lot of winning points, so I'm going to give it my all. ”

As the No. 8 seed in the women's singles, Zheng Qinwen is once again in the same quarter as Sabalenka at this French Open. [Sabalenka] I'm used to it. First of all, I have to do what I have to do, every round of opponents is not easy (to play), especially in the Grand Slam, I need to come one game at a time, not thinking about who I will meet in the top 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals, or I want to concentrate on the game in front of me. ”

Zheng Qinwen's semi-final finish at the WTA1000 Rome last week also made many fans look forward to her French Open prospects, she said: "[Roma] gave me more confidence and let me know that I can indeed beat anyone in this court, but the venue in Rome and the French Open is still a little bit different, I still need to calm down and play one game at a time." My self-confidence has always been there, and it will never be eroded. ”

After losing to Gauff in the semi-finals in Rome, Zheng Qinwen revealed that she tossed and turned that night, recalling the scene at that time, she said: "(What I thought that night was) if I could handle this ball like this, would I be able to win this point, and if I won this point, would I be able to win this game, that is, I regret a decision I made at that time, and regret that I didn't do this ball well enough." Because it was a very close loss, I had to spend a lot of energy on me at that time to adjust my mind and not think about bad things when I was at a low point. ”

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Li Jianyi)