The success of the anti-American resistance, Zheng Qinwen ushered in the sixth trip over the mountain! Saba will give his best when he is ruthless

With China's No. 1 sister Zheng Qinwen beating the American in three consecutive rounds to advance to the quarterfinals, she will face her biggest master, Sabalenka, in the quarter-finals of the women's singles in Miami, which is also their sixth meeting, after losing all five times.

At the beginning of the season, China's form has declined somewhat, and the early exit of several tournaments in the Middle East has left fans with little hope for her results in the Sunshine Doubles. However, with the start of the Indian Wells competition, Zheng Qinwen ushered in a rare rebound in form, and retained his top 10 ranking in the world with his quarterfinals. Coming to Miami this week, despite struggling in the first two rounds against lower-ranked players, daring to make a move at crucial moments allowed her to advance in a row. In addition, with the big seeds out one after another, the signing of China's first sister has also ushered in a big reshuffle, from a nightmare to a big tailwind, therefore, in the face of Black Mark Ruger in this round, Zheng Qinwen is undoubtedly the more optimistic side, and the odds are far ahead.

Once the bout began, the tall Kruger was visibly a little frightened, and the seasoned Chinese sister was quick to catch it. In the first set, she quickly got into the groove and quickly took over the match with her high-quality serve and baseline attack. In the sixth game, she broke serve to further extend the advantage, which completely disrupted Kruger's rhythm. In the eighth game, Kruger came to the unbreakable service game, but Zheng Qinwen seized the opportunity in one go, won the break, and won the first set 6-2 in only 30 minutes. In this regard, some fans said: "This is the Zheng Qinwen we are familiar with!" ”

In the second set, Zheng Qinwen's state was still like a rainbow, and he broke the belt to play a dream start of 3-0. However, the good times did not last long, and Kruger, who gradually adapted to the atmosphere of the game, launched a counterattack in the cheers of the audience. In the following matches, Kruger improved her serve and the stability of her baseline attack, and the adjustment of her mentality quickly helped her chase three games in a row to make it 3-3. At this time, the atmosphere on the court also became tense all of a sudden, at the critical moment, Zheng Qinwen did not panic, but showed the characteristics of a big heart, and then in the game, the two sides held serve all the way, and finally in the tie-break, Zheng Qinwen won the thrilling victory with a more stable and high-quality attack, locked the victory in the second set, and advanced with the applause of the audience.

In this game, Zheng Qinwen issued 7 aces, with a first-serve scoring rate of 81% and a second-serve scoring rate of 64%. In addition, it is worth mentioning that in the multi-shot rounds (more than 10 beats), Zheng Qinwen's winning rate is as high as 63%, which is significantly higher than his opponent's 37%. The stability of multi-shot has always been the basic skill of Chinese players, and it is also a reflection of good condition. In the second set of today's game, Zheng Qinwen established an advantage by serving in three large outside corners in a row at the moment of backwardness, and then used the baseline to return the ball at a large angle to mobilize Kruger, and finally successfully suppressed the opponent's backhand cutting tactics! In this game, Zheng Qinwen took the initiative to change the line rate of 71%, of which the forehand diagonal crossing was successfully crossed 5 times, effectively cracking the opponent's defensive counterattack strategy.

After three consecutive rounds of success against the United States, Zheng Qinwen will face the challenge of world No. 1 Sabalenka in the women's singles quarterfinals.

It is worth mentioning that Sabalenka spoke about the upcoming match after today's match. She admits that she will not think too much about the past, but will definitely face this game in her best condition. "To be honest, I don't think it's about looking back at the past, it's about focusing on the present. Every time you step on the ring, you have to give your best and show your best, no matter who your opponent is. It doesn't matter to me where I've played in the past, I'm going to give it my all tomorrow and try to play perfectly and hopefully maintain my unbeaten record. Sabalenka said.

In addition, Sabalenka added, "I have to admit that I was not in good form during the Australian Open. After that, I put in a lot of time to practice and get the serve back on track. Now I'm pretty happy with my serve and I'm really happy to see it back. ”

Of course, no matter what kind of performance Sabalenka has, the most important thing for Zheng Qinwen is to start from himself, learn from the experience of Indian Wells' defeat against Swiatek, and must show 100% concentration and fighting spirit, after all, there is never a mountain that cannot be climbed. As netizens said, "Today's women's tennis is still dominated by melee, and the rise of millet spicy has made the first echelon of competition more intense, but if you look at the recent performance of Gauff and Swiatek, Zheng Qinwen really has a chance." No one is invincible, Sabalenka is a mountain in front of Zheng Qinwen, but it is not an insurmountable mountain. ”(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)