Zheng Qinwen: I scored 7 points in the second round, and I want to win even more in the French Open

China's Zheng Qinwen defeated Colombia's Arango in straight sets in the second round of the 2025 French Open to advance to the women's singles round of 32. At the post-match press conference, Zheng Qinwen scored 7 points for his performance today, which is "one step further" from the first round (6 points).

In the third round of the French Open last year, Zheng Qinwen was upset by the defensively strong Avanexiang, and this time he encountered a player of the same type, and the Chinese Jinhua increased his offensive and increased the net score, which received good results.

"It's hard to get around, it's very good to move, it's more running than I thought it would be. Her defensive slice is deep and not easy to handle. The best thing I did today was try to go to the net and finish the point in front of the net, because if I had been with her on the baseline, the game would have been a long, long time. Zheng Qinwen reviewed the match and said, "Although I was on the attacking and wrong side throughout the match, and she couldn't pose too much threat to me, I lost last year (the French Open) because of this kind of match, and I will be very careful when I face the same type of opponent again today." So when I win a few balls in front of the net or in high pressure, I feel like I have to shout out and cheer me up. ”

Zheng Qinwen said that his competitive form is better than that of Roma: "Now I am getting more and more into the game, and my desire to win [at the French Open] is very high, I want to win even more, and my performance is more offensive than Roma. ”

Zheng's opponent in the third round is 18-year-old Canadian Mboko, who made his Grand Slam debut at the French Open and made it all the way from qualifying to the round of 32. Looking forward to this matchup, Zheng Qinwen said that he mainly focuses on his own performance: "No matter what kind of opponent you are, you must first do your best, and then think about what kind of tactics your opponent will use. As long as I can do a good job of serving and reduce my mistakes, I can play where I want to play the offensive ball, and I know what I should do with every point, even if I don't know my opponent well, it's OK. At the end of the game, I was actually fighting myself, because my level was already there. ”

(Text: Faye Wong, Photo: Li Jianyi)