wta Palermo Station has begun. China Golden Flower Zheng Qinwen won his first career championship in this event last year. As the defending champion of the event, Zheng Qinwen returned to Palermo with a wild card this year.
"It has been six months since the Australian Open final," said Zheng Qinwen, who played as the top seed in the tournament this year. "After the first Grand Slam of the season, my performance was not good. I returned to Palermo to regain my game. Condition and style. Palermo is a very special event, not only because I won here last year, but also because there is a special energy here. "
"Sunshine and sea are not available in every event, Palermo. It was not in my plan for this year, but after losing in the first round at Wimbledon, I thought, why not, I will come to Palermo to train on the clay court and regain my best condition.”
In last year's WTA Palermo final, Zheng Qinwen defeated Paolini in three sets to win the championship. A year later, both players successfully broke into the top ten in the world: Zheng Qinwen won the runner-up at the Australian Open, while Paolini won the runner-up at the French Open and Wimbledon. In this regard, Zheng Qinwen said: "I think Paolini has made the greatest progress and has improved a lot, especially in terms of mentality. She was able to reach the French Open finals because she had the required conditions mentally, which made her The situation has become very different. Italy is very lucky to have a player like her. "
said about his goals for the second half of the season, "I won't think too far, first Palermo, and then the Olympics. I hope to enter the WTA year-end finals, but now I just want to think about it one game at a time.”
Zheng Qinwen’s first opponent in the WTA Palermo station’s title defense journey is Italian veteran Errani. On the way to winning the championship last year, Zheng Qinwen swept his opponents in 12 consecutive games to advance. This game will be held at 1:00 am on July 17th, Beijing time.
(text, editor: dato, picture: Li Jianyi)
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