In the women's singles semi-finals of the 2024 WTA China Tennis Open, China's top sister Zheng Qinwen played against Czech star Mukhova . Zheng Qinwen was accidentally injured during the game and ultimately lost with a total score of 0-2 and missed the final. Mu Hova will compete with Gauff for the championship next.
In this China Open, Zheng Qinwen played as the No. 5 seed. In the quarter-finals, he reversed Andreeva 2-1 and reached the top four of a 1000-level event for the first time in his career. It was also the first time that Zheng Qinwen reached the semi-finals. China Open women's singles top 4, and Zheng Qinwen also became the third player in the history of China Open to achieve this achievement. If Zheng Qinwen can reach the finals, he will become the first Chinese player to reach the China Open finals, and at the same time, in the year-end finals In terms of points, it will surpass Navarro . In the semi-finals, Zheng Qinwen faced Mukhova. The two sides met twice before, each winning once. In this year's Palermo station, Zheng Qinwen defeated Mukhova 2-1 and won the championship.
In the first set of this game, both sides secured serve in the first 4 games, and the game was tied at 2-2. In the 6th game, an unexpected situation occurred on the court. Zheng Qinwen fell to the ground while catching the ball, causing his finger knuckles to be poked. The injury was injured, and then the medical staff came in and performed a simple bandage. Then Mukhova broke serve. After that, both sides maintained serve. Mukhova won the first set 6-3. In the second set, Zheng Qinwen served first and successfully held serve in the first game. However, Mukhova broke serve in the third game. In the fourth game, Mukhova successfully held serve again, leading 3-1. In the sixth game, Mukhova Wa once again took the initiative and broke serve, leading 4-2 in the game. Since then, Muchova has been firmly in the lead, and finally won another set 6-4, winning with a total score of 2-0. Successfully advanced to the finals.
After the game, Zheng Qinwen reviewed the game in an interview. He said that he fell down during the game because he was too tired and lacked concentration. He injured his finger and his left buttock was also a little uncomfortable. The main reason was himself. The mental strength is insufficient. Later, Zheng Qinwen also said that if he had sufficient rest, he would have played better in this game. He could clearly feel that it was difficult for him to concentrate in this game, but he was still in the right direction, so he was very optimistic about this game. Very satisfied with the results at the China Open. Talking about the upcoming Wuhan Open, Zheng Qinwen said that he will definitely play one game at a time. First, he needs to recover physically and mentally, get adequate rest, and fight with 100% physical strength. Then he hopes to be able to perform his best at the Wuhan Open. However, Zheng Qinwen's statement caused some controversy. Some netizens believed that Zheng Qinwen was making excuses for losing and that he could not win even if he did not fall. However, many netizens chose to support Zheng Qinwen. What do you think of this? ? This article is original by Xiao Lizi, please do not plagiarize or redistribute it.
