Schneider is out, Zheng Qinwen has straight to the quarterfinals? No! The hardest bone - Mboko is coming

After winning Arango to break into the third round of the women's singles, China's first sister Zheng Qinwen ushered in good news and bad news!

Soon after the Chinese first sister advanced, Schneider in the same group lost two sets in a row to Yastelemska, however, such a result is not at all surprising, after all, the Russian girl sprained her ankle in the first round, and some netizens speculated at the time that this might make her propose the second round of the match.

With Schneider's exit, the situation in Zheng Qinwen's half has also become clear, in addition to the known IELTS Tremska, there are still qualifiers Mboko and Samsonova on the way to the quarterfinals, and Zheng Qinwen's road to the quarterfinals is no longer blocked by seeded players. Although many netizens are worried about their old opponent Samsonova, in fact, the "Russian Iron Man" injured his arm in the first round, and in the second round, he advanced to bandage his thigh and fought with an injury, so there is nothing to be afraid of!

In fact, such a situation was expected as early as after the end of the first round, when with the exit of Iella, Stearns, Sun Lulu and others, Zheng Qinwen suddenly changed from a hell to a peerless sign, and was once again rated by netizens as "The wealth of the sky is the turn of China's first sister again!" ”

However, a new problem has arisen, and while this seems to be a golden opportunity for the Chinese sister to hit her first Grand Slam, she could be cut off by an 18-year-old Canadian dark horse named Mboko. The youngster is by no means a general, having been ranked more than 330 at the end of last year, and has now soared to 89th in less than half a year, and has won five titles at 42-5 this season, including a crazy 22-game winning streak.

In this regard, a netizen's comment hit the nail on the head: "Zheng Qinwen did draw the softest lot, but now he may have encountered the hardest bone!" ”

Compared to other opponents, Mboko's rise is like an anti-tennis "science fiction" - a plain jersey without a sponsor's logo, and he has never set foot in a Grand Slam main draw, but he has reached the round of 32 with a terrifying 2-0 sweep from the first five games in qualifying. And her style of play is more "anti-tennis", when everyone thinks that you must use topspin on clay to play a world, Mboko relies on his own strength, according to statistics, Mboko this season average hitting speed of only 1800 rpm, which is far lower than the average hitting speed of 2600 rpm, the first sister of China. What does it depend on without rotation? The power of terror, as a black man, Mboko has exaggerated strength and running ability, and in the game, she can easily hit the ball at a speed of more than 160 kilometers, which is something that even many male players cannot achieve.

Regarding Mboko's talent, the French newspaper "Team" wrote in a column: "Mboko represents a dangerous trend - using physical talent to crush technical precipitation, and Zheng Qinwen must use changeable tactics to contend with it!" She must be wary of this little-known opponent! ”

For this third round of the game, it has also sparked heated discussions in the outside world early, some netizens said, "China Jinhua needs to pay attention to the fact that in such an important round, she is facing a "no sponsorship, no points, no retreat" three-no opponent - but it is this primitive wildness that is often the most deadly." Another netizen said, "This feeling is like facing an opponent in front of you who seems to be extremely powerful, but you don't know anything about her, and your face is at a loss, obviously, the biggest test for Zheng Qinwen in this game is the ability to adapt on the spot!" ”

In this high-profile match, the journal Tennis Science also simulated and predicted the course of the match, and they came to the conclusion that Zheng Qinwen must win the match in two sets, because if the match goes to the deciding set, the probability of Mboko causing an upset will soar to 67%. It is worth mentioning that Mboko has a 91% win rate in the third set this season, while Zheng Qinwen has only 1 win and 3 losses in the past three sets. Therefore, it is conceivable that the first set between the two players should be very tight.

In addition, they cautioned that the weather could be a spoiler. Today's match against Arango, after the first set, heavy rain fell on the court, which caused a brief interruption of the match, and then the second set was unexpectedly hard-fought to break serve in the crucial sixth game. And considering that at last year's French Open, Zheng Qinwen also suffered an upset from Avane after heavy rain, and the weather may be really important to China's first sister.

As for the next round of the game, Zheng Qinwen said more that she would calm down and prepare for her greatest ability, she said, "The opponent in the next round is very young, so we don't have much information about her." But when it comes to the third round, she is definitely in good shape at the moment. No matter who the opponent is, I will stay focused in the game and fight until the last moment. …… It doesn't matter if it's No. 1 in the world or No. 100. My goal is to get on the court, enjoy the game, play my best tennis and give it my all. That's all. ”

"The medal of the champion will eventually fade, but the storm set off by the rebels will forever reshape the contours of the forest!" Perhaps letting go of everything, working hard, and fearless results are the most precious inspirations that Roland Garros clay has given us.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)