After losing to Saba, the reputation of netizens was polarized, and Zheng Qinwen's football skills and mentality were questioned again

In the first women's singles 1/4 final of the French Open, after Zheng Qinwen lost two sets in a row to world No. 1 Sabalenka, netizens couldn't sit still at all, and it caused a huge public opinion controversy after the game.

After Zheng Qinwen defeated Sabalenka in Rome to reach the semi-finals, many fans had higher expectations for China's first sister in the French Open. However, after the French Open draw was released, seeing that she was in the same area as Sabalenka, when the outside world talked about the situation of the promotion of the first sister of China, they all said bluntly: "The first sister of China is really unlucky!" Obviously, although Zheng Qinwen successfully climbed the mountain in Rome, he may still not be sure of winning against Sabalenka, who won one title and one runner-up in the clay warm-up match.

Therefore, although Zheng Qinwen went all the way, and even eliminated the hot form of Mboko in the third round, and defeated his old opponent Samsonova in the fourth round, everyone still thinks that Zheng Qinwen's match against the world No. 1 Sabalenka, if he can't show a new state, there is a high probability that he will still be eliminated, so as to regret stopping in the women's singles quarterfinals.

In the first set, Zheng Qinwen showed a hot touch, she broke serve early, and brought the match to a 4-2 lead, during which Zheng Qinwen's performance can be described as flawless.

At this time, the fans in the live broadcast room were also excited, and many netizens lamented that Zheng Qinwen had grown and improved every time he faced Sabalenka, and at the same time, they were also surprised that Zheng Qinwen was able to bring the good form of Rome to the French Open!

Although Sabalenka was regarded as the favourite to win the French Open this year, it is clear that no one is more familiar with the French Open than Zheng Qinwen, which was the battlefield where she won the women's singles gold medal at the Olympics last year!

However, the game changed dramatically after that, Zheng Qinwen first sent a break point with a simple volley error of the opportunity ball in the eighth game, and then failed to release a small ball and was broken by Sabalenka, and the score immediately came to 4-4. For such an unexpected situation, professional commentator Hu Litao said, "It's still tight, Xiao Zheng still lacks some more changes, it seems to be a very simple mistake, but in fact, it is often caused by accumulated psychological pressure!" ”

In fact, it is true that Zheng Qinwen's psychological fluctuations can be clearly felt, but this is also because Sabalenka has done her homework, and she should have done a lot of research on Zheng Qinwen's hitting line and serving inertia today, resulting in Zheng Qinwen's bottom-line hitting on key points repeatedly frustrated. In this regard, some fans sighed, "It deserves to be the first in the world!" Even if the first set is already in trouble, you can still rely on your cool head and skills and tactics to save the day! At this point, Xiao Zheng should indeed study more! ”

Entering the end of the set, both of them were under a lot of pressure, but with the advantage of starting serve, Zheng Qinwen still felt more pressure. In the twelfth game, Zheng Qinwen first took the initiative to stop the return at 30-30 o'clock, questioning Sabalenka's return of the ball out of bounds, and then the referee went down to the court to confirm that the ball was in bounds, causing Zheng Qinwen to lose this point and send a break point. She then saved the break point with a thrilling straight crossing, and then relied on a steady and thrilling hold from the baseline to drag the match into a tie-break.

The tie-break in the first set was seen as the "turning point" of the match, and it was also the first tie-break in eight meetings between the two men. Zheng Qinwen relied on the serve and backhand to get two points in a row, but after that, the situation changed abruptly, Sabalenka's state suddenly improved, and the powerful serve cooperated with the stable and decisive transfer of the bottom line, and played a wave of 7-1 to win the first set directly.

The failure of the first set made many fans feel disappointed, and some fans said, "Obviously, this reflects the all-round gap between the two people in terms of technical and tactical level, psychological endurance, and ability to read the game, there is nothing to say!" Some fans said, "It's still the same old problem, the threat of serving is okay, but the stability of one serve is not enough, in fact, the previous shortcomings are the same, one stability, hair extension, backhand straight line, the latter two have improved a lot, that is, the stability of one serve has not been solved, so that sometimes it can be broken, but the stability of the serve is not enough, and it is broken back by the speed of light, the problem of stability of one serve is solved, and the strength will go to a higher level!" ”

In the second set, Zheng Qinwen's confidence and concentration declined seriously, and after a 3-3 draw, Sabalenka made consecutive breaks, and finally swept 6-3 to win the second set, and also successfully reached the women's singles semifinals of the French Open with a score of 2-0!

Zheng Qinwen lost, and although many netizens were uneasy, she was still the first Chinese player to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open after Li Na! At the same time, being able to break into the quarterfinals of this French Open also created her personal best record in the French Open!

Some fans bluntly said, "You can't expect her to win once and she can't lose, the state of every game is different, at least she has a way to win, but the tactical execution is subject to various factors such as the opponent's performance and her own feel." All in all, I played well today, and I will continue to work hard next time. Another fan said, "This is the best in the world, even if the strength is 50%, the winning rate is 50%, who can guarantee to win every time, at least play a lot of wonderful balls!" ”

In all fairness, Zheng Qinwen's performance is absolutely remarkable, although she is still far from the world's top several Grand Slam champions, but it can be seen that this gap is actually getting smaller and smaller, from this point of view, she is definitely losing this game!

After the victory, Sabalenka also praised Zheng Qinwen, "It was a real fight, to be honest I don't know how I broke back in the first set, I just tried to return the ball, I didn't have a good start, but fortunately I found my rhythm later." Zheng Qinwen is a very tenacious opponent, and I would like to thank the crowd for creating a good atmosphere for our match. ”

Zheng Qinwen, who finished his French Open journey, is currently ranked No. 5 in the world, followed by three followers: Andreeva, Case, and Swiatek. In the next grass court season, although Zheng Qinwen is not good at it, her pressure to keep points is only 70 points, which are: Berlin second round (60 points), Wimbledon first round (10 points), 1 win and 2 losses overall. This year's French Open has brought her more points and achieved a breakthrough, and I believe that Zheng Qinwen still has a chance to realize her Grand Slam dream in the last Grand Slam tournament of this year, the US Open!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)