In Wang Peng's heart, his daughter Wang Xinyu is a restrained child who also has her own opinions. As for tennis and professional competitions, Wang Xinyu has created her own stage. On that stage, she has her own playing style and ideas.
Wang Peng didn't stop in the past two days, because Wang Xinyu and Zhang Zhizhen won the silver medal in the tennis mixed doubles event at the Paris Olympics. Wang Peng, as a father, has accepted many media interviews in Shenzhen. At noon on August 6, he came to the New Media Building and walked into the recording scene of "Jingbao 10 Minutes". He shared his feelings as a father and a tennis coach about his daughter's excellent results, and also shared the behind-the-scenes of these results. Not easy.
▲Wang Xinyu’s father Wang Peng (second from right) is a guest on "Jingbao 10 Minutes".
Wang Xinyu is 23 years old this year. Her father, Wang Peng, was the former coach of the Chinese women’s tennis team and was also Wang Xinyu’s first coach. Regarding the current Wang Xinyu, Wang Peng said, "My daughter is older and more mature. She can face many things alone." When asked Wang Peng if he had any communication with Wang Xinyu about the game after the mixed doubles game, he shook his head. "My daughter must have regrets and sadness for not winning the gold medal. Xinyu has made her own adjustments." But Wang Peng and his wife are proud of their daughter. "The silver medal is also amazing."
For Wang Peng, he appreciates Wang Xinyu's efforts. See it in your eyes. Her daughter started playing tennis when she was 4 and a half years old. At the age of 16, Wang Xinyu won the championship in the Australian Open wild card round and got a ticket to participate in the 2018 Australian Open main draw. This was not only the first time in her career that she won a Grand Slam appearance. The opportunity also created the history of Chinese tennis and set a new record for the youngest Chinese player to compete in a Grand Slam main draw. In the early morning of November 11, 2021, the 20-year-old Wang Xinyu faced the 31-year-old American veteran Riske in the quarterfinals of the WTA250 Linz Station. Unfortunately, he lost and stopped in the quarterfinals, but his subsequent real-time world ranking broke into the top 100.
In the past two years, Wang Xinyu’s achievements have become increasingly outstanding. Win the French Open women's doubles championship in 2023. In the women's singles quarter-finals of the 2024 Wimbledon Tennis Open, Wang Xinyu lost to the 21st seed Ukrainian player Svitolina 2:6 and 1:6. Although she stopped in the top 16, she still created a personal warmth. Best results on the net. It is worth mentioning that in the previous round against Pegula, the No. 5 seed in the tournament, she scored 38 winning points in the game, defeating the top five players in the world for the first time in her career. As of now, her real-time world ranking in singles has reached 37th, and her doubles ranking is 35th.
▲Wang Xinyu’s father Wang Peng was a guest on "Jingbao 10 Minutes".
Through the Olympics, I saw a more mature Wang Xinyu
At this Paris Olympics, the "post-00s" Chinese tennis "golden flower" Wang Xinyu contributed a famous "horse-catching" scene: she and Zhang Zhizhen improvised in half an hour The successful combination actually went all the way in the mixed doubles event and reached the finals. Although they ultimately lost to the Czech pair Makhach/Siniakova, finishing second and missing out on the gold medal, they still made history and achieved a breakthrough of "zero" Olympic medals in Chinese tennis in the mixed doubles event.
Wang Xinyu first felt lucky to be able to win this silver medal. After being unfortunately eliminated from the Olympic Games in women's singles and women's doubles, Wang Xinyu had planned to buy a flight ticket to return. But the goddess of luck suddenly favored her. Less than an hour before the start of the mixed doubles, she got the opportunity to play as a substitute. She happened to be training and recovering at Roland Garros, where the event was held that day, and was the first substitute to pick up the phone. “I was looking at air tickets in the afternoon and almost booked them. Because they were a bit expensive, and then I wanted to wait. I'll take a look at it later. I was doing physical therapy in the physiotherapy room when I received a message from Zhang Zhizhen. I just happened to have a racket with me, but I didn't bring my shoes for playing clay, so I had to wear shoes for playing on hard courts, so that's it. ."The gears of
's destiny are turning. Wang Xinyu/Zhang Zhizhen created magic all the way. In the first round, quarter-finals and semi-finals of Mixed Doubles, they experienced "ten-break" before defeating their opponents respectively. They also saved two match points in the quarter-finals. Even though they were nicknamed the "temporary swing combination", they still went all out to deal with every game, and finally achieved the "temporary swing group, shake out history".When
was interviewed after the game, Wang Xinyu said: "It still feels a bit pity. After all, the final was so close, and we also had a chance. But in the end, in fact, we didn't even have a chance to play. It was good to get the silver medal. La."
Although Wang Xinyu always smiles when facing gains and losses on the court, and when she recalls this magical Olympic journey in interviews, she is always understated and full of relaxation, but please don't forget that she was in 2023 She won the French Open women's doubles Grand Slam championship in 2011, and her strength should not be underestimated.
Wang Xinyu is an offensive player. In her own words, her practice style since she was a child is "Either I beat my opponent to death, or I beat myself to death. In short, I will not let myself fall into passivity." Strength has always been This is the key word of Wang Xinyu's tennis style. She is sunny and cute off the court with a smile on her face, but she is fierce and violent without mercy on the court.
▲On July 29, Wang Xinyu was at the Paris Olympics. Xinhua News Agency published
After the end of this Olympic trip, Wang Xinyu was still a little unwilling. She wrote on her Weibo: "What I heard on the podium was not the national anthem of my country. At this moment, I hesitated. I can't let it go." However, she did not just immerse herself in her emotions. She kept reviewing with her father Wang Peng: How can the "last ball" help her partner score.
It can be said that Wang Xinyu's characteristic of not admitting defeat and constantly competing with herself allows her to continue to create miracles. As a tennis player, she has to travel around the world to compete in dozens of matches every year, but in the end she may win only a few of them. Wang Xinyu is always preparing to win. She is a player who can continue to create "magic" . In daily training, after hitting the ball thousands of times a day, Wang Xinyu would come to the weight room and have "close contact" with the barbell, practicing for two or three hours.
Wang Xinyu’s journey on the tennis court can actually be described as a “comeback against the wind”: for example, before the start of the French Open in 2023, her warm-up match record was 0 wins and 4 losses, but she miraculously made a breakthrough in the French Open main match. She won two rounds of singles, and finally lost to the eventual champion Swiatek in the third round; and in the doubles event, on this clay court that she was not good at, she finally became the winner of the Grand Slam. The first "post-00" Chinese player to win the women's doubles championship. In last year's world singles year-end rankings, Wang Xinyu ranked 32nd, setting a new personal world ranking high.
won the Olympic mixed doubles medal in Paris, and Wang Xinyu, who was in the limelight, ushered in another highlight of her career. Through this Olympics, more importantly than medals, we have seen the "growth" of Wang Xinyu, and her psychological quality has become stronger. She once cried for half an hour because of losing at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Now, while maintaining a sharp attack, she also strives to be more patient, face gains and losses more calmly, and enjoy the game.
"Sometimes you will win the game, and sometimes you can gain experience. As long as you go on the right path, give a little patience and time, good results will come to you." Wang Xinyu once said. We have reason to believe that Wang Xinyu, who has experienced the baptism of the Olympic Games, will bring us more magical performances.
▲Wang Xinyu and her father Wang Peng. (File picture)
Wang Xinyu’s “big heart”
In the post-match interview of the Paris Olympics tennis mixed doubles final, Zhang Zhizhen said humorously: “A silver medal is of course good, but a gold medal is the goal. You may be a little disappointed at first, but Time will dilute everything, and maybe soon I will feel that the silver medal is also quite good." Wang Xinyu added: "Maybe it is more regrettable." In Wang Peng's words, "Although the silver medal results are already very good, she is standing there. There must be goals on the field."
Fans were very surprised by the performance of the temporary pairing of Wang Xinyu and Zhang Zhizhen in the Olympics. Almost every game involves being down one set, regaining one set, and then entering a "tie-break." For fans who have been paying attention to Wang Xinyu for a long time, it is not uncommon to comeback against the wind.In July this year, in a focus match in the third round of women's singles at the 2024 Wimbledon Tennis Championships , Wang Xinyu won 6 consecutive games after falling behind 0:3 in the final set, and finally won 2:6, 7:5, 6 :3 defeated British player Dart and entered the top 16 of Wimbledon women's singles for the first time in his career. After watching the game, a fan commented on Wang Xinyu: "I never thought she could play so well. I can see her adjustments and her overall progress in psychology and technology."
in During the interview, Wang Peng emphasized that professional tennis players need to have a big heart, which means they must learn to face any situation on the court. In past reports, Wang Peng once mentioned that as a child, Wang Xinyu would cry when she lost, but after becoming a professional athlete, she rarely showed joy or sadness to the outside world. Wang Peng said that it is normal for athletes to lose and win, and they should face it with a normal heart.
▲Wang Xinyu’s father Wang Peng was a guest on "Jingbao 10 Minutes".
During the Wimbledon match, Wang Xinyu said in an interview with reporters: "The mentality on the court is very important. You can't just think about winning the game. If winning or losing is so important on the court, there will be no way to think about it. And adjustments can't be made when falling behind. "Although he did not break through the top 8 in the end, Wang Xinyu was able to face his performance on the court. Compared with when he first started his career, he stood on the court and faced the top players in the world. Players will feel scared. As she improves, she also finds that she can compete with others. At the same time, she can also see the gap between herself and the top players and think about how to improve. "I'm still a growing player. I'm definitely not at my best yet. There's a lot of room for improvement. This is my advantage. I believe I will become a top player."
Wang Peng explained to reporters, Tennis is a highly professional sport. There are four Grand Slams every year, and there are also various points matches interspersed among them. When a player loses a game, he can immediately move on to the next one after summing up. Preparing for war, so how to face losing and winning is a kind of growth.
In the fans' impression, Wang Xinyu is shy. Even if he wins the game, he still has a very indifferent smile. When facing a loss, her emotions will be suppressed. Many fans like her because of her emotional stability. Fans feel that this young player has her own analysis and understanding when facing different opponents. When watching Wang Xinyu's game, she can Facing opponents on the field with her, you can also grow with her.
Wang Peng said frankly that what was more gratifying was that in a chat after a game, Wang Xinyu told him that he really liked tennis. When Wang Xinyu decided to take the path of professional tennis at the age of 17, Wang Peng once told her that since she wants to take this path, she cannot retreat. No matter how well she plays, whether she loses or wins, she must persist until she is at least 30 years old.
Many people comment on Djokovic, saying that he has a big heart, dares to fight hard on the court, and can come back point by point even when falling behind. Wang Peng forwarded an interview with Djokovic to Wang Xinyu, hoping to tell his daughter that she should pay more attention to every point on the court and seize her own opportunities.
Now, when Wang Xinyu competes, Wang Peng does not accompany him every game. He sometimes thinks about his daughter's mentality. He can see his daughter's growth and will not tell Wang Xinyu what to do as before. More It was Wang Xinyu who took the initiative to share with her father what she had done.
▲Wang Xinyu swings a racket in her father’s arms as a child. (File picture)
“It’s very happy to play tennis in Shenzhen”
Every time Wang Xinyu achieves good results, tennis fans can always see some people posting photos of meeting Wang Xinyu in Shenzhen. Wang Peng revealed that Wang Xinyu's favorite place to go is Sham Yip Shangcheng. When she has time, she goes for a walk and finds a shop to have a cup of coffee. In September 2001, Wang Xinyu was born in Futian, Shenzhen. Her father, Wang Peng, was once the main player of the Zhejiang Tennis Team and the coach of the Chinese Tennis Team. He now works at the Shenzhen Tennis Center.
The tennis center located near Bijiashan in Futian District was the place where Wang Xinyu went most before. Some amateurs said that they could often see Wang Xinyu training there before.Wang Peng said that Wang Xinyu’s growth is inseparable from Shenzhen, and Shenzhen’s emphasis on sports development nurtures these athletes.
This year, the tennis center reopened to the public after renovation. There are 2 indoor courts, 4 wind and rain courts, and 4 outdoor courts. Pingshan, Longgang and Luohu have also built many large-scale tennis centers in recent years, and more and more people are playing tennis in Shenzhen.
▲Wang Xinyu’s father, Wang Peng, was a guest on "Jingbao 10 Minutes".
Wang Peng said that Shenzhen’s tennis mass base and atmosphere are leading in the country, which is not unrelated to Shenzhen’s good local economic foundation, complete facilities, and many tennis enthusiasts.
As early as 10 years ago, there was a report titled "Shenzhen: Tennis Temperament of a City" in the 2013 issue 2 of "Tennis" magazine, which wrote: "The huge community of venues breeds the tennis community in Shenzhen, Luohu , Longgang, Futian, Guangming, Pingshan, Shenzhen not only has the largest court area per capita in the country, but also has the largest regional tennis area, and almost every district has large-scale tennis facilities. In other words, every district has a tournament venue. Of course, they have no shortage of sponsors and spectators. Civilian tennis and mass tennis are truly realized here. "
The article explains why Shenzhen people love tennis from several aspects, the positive energy of the city's temperament, and the vitality of young people. All determine that this is a city full of vitality and daring to innovate. At the same time, it was mentioned that Shenzhen has always attached great importance to the development of sports in the early years. Shenzhen was also the first city to enter the consumer era. Young people here work hard and play hard. More importantly, the sports centers established in various districts of Shenzhen were the first to have large-scale tennis facilities and hosted many large-scale international sports events. This city has exposed people to more exciting tennis.
Wang Peng also mentioned in an interview with "Jingbao 10 Minutes" that playing tennis in Shenzhen is a very happy thing. There are many venues and suitable weather. You can find like-minded enthusiasts and everyone can make progress together. Wang Xinyu's story is still happening, and it has inspired more people to start enjoying tennis and face winning and losing on the court together.
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Reporter: Xu Daiqian Yu Zihong
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Editor: Chen Zhangwei
