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Interface News Reporter | Tan Siyue

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Although the Paris Olympics closed a week ago, the popularity of China's top tennis player Zheng Qinwen remains high.

Weibo data shows that even though Zheng Qinwen did not update his Weibo account after August 5, his Weibo account still received over 1 million views on August 18, with nearly 5,000 interactions. Zheng Qinwen's every move in the Cincinnati Masters, his first tournament after the Olympics, was recorded by hot searches: #Zheng Qinwen's match postponed#, #Zheng Qinwen's status#, #Zheng Qinwen is sick# and other terms have appeared on Weibo's hot searches.

On the morning of August 19, #郑秦文回国# became a hot search. Posts from many Xiaohongshu users showed that Zheng Qinwen had returned to China after finishing the Cincinnati tournament, and his family and staff of the Chinese National Tennis Team were at the airport to greet him.

In Zheng Qinwen's hometown of Hubei, a "tennis fever" is continuing.According to Hubei Daily, after Zheng Qinwen won the Paris Championship, the 14 tennis courts at Wuhan Tazihu ​​Sports Center were in short supply; the tennis experience classes at Wuhan Optics Valley Tennis Center Aoyun Sports were fully booked for several consecutive days.The number of citizens going to the tennis court for consultation and learning has increased significantly.

Meituan data shows that since July this year, the search volume for "tennis" has increased by more than 60% year-on-year. Consumers in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Guangzhou are the most popular in searching for tennis, and consumers between the ages of 25 and 35 account for more than 50%. Jiemian News called several tennis training institutions in Xuhui and Huangpu, Shanghai, and the responses they received were that the weekend courses were full, and only a small number of trial classes were available on some weekdays.

"Not only children, but also many adults play tennis. The competition for tennis courts is a bit like badminton in the past two months. It's too difficult." Ayi, a tennis enthusiast who has lived in Shanghai for five years, told Jiemian News. Amanda, a Shanghai resident, whose eight-year-old daughter has been learning tennis for a year, said: "Recently, I have received a lot of WeChat messages and phone calls from the parents of my daughter's classmates, all asking me where my daughter learned tennis and how the price and effect were."

It is worth mentioning that the same scene was played out 13 years ago.After Li Na won the French Open women's singles championship in 2011,Various placesThe number of inquiries about tennis schools has skyrocketed. CCTV.comAt that timeReport,GuangzhouA private tennis coach said that the school's unused enrollment quota is usually filled up early. Despite this, more than a dozen parents still call him every day to inquire about registration matters.

“Li Na is the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam, and I am the first Asian player to win the Olympic women's singles gold medal. Every era has its heroes, and I hope I can reach my limits, become a better player, and even lead the younger generation. "Zheng Qinwen said after winning the championship in Paris.

As Zheng Qinwen wished, her victory in the Paris Olympics is influencing the younger generation in China. And every child who learns tennis may be a "seed player" in the future Chinese professional tennis world.The 2021 Global Tennis Report released by the International Tennis Federation shows that in 2021, 19.92 million people in China participated in tennis. This data ranks second in the world, second only to the United States. At the same time, the number of tennis courts in China is also second in the world, reaching 49,767. The number of tennis coaches in China is 11,350, ranking fifth in the world.

The Hubei girl's parents have also made plans in the fertile soil of tennis training. Her father Zheng Jianping has announced that he will start tennis training to help tennis seedlings from families with insufficient financial resources.

Tianyancha App shows that Zheng Jianping is associated with many companies and individual businesses, including the Qisheng Sports Brokerage Center in Qingshan District, Wuhan (an individual business), and the Xinwang Co-creation Cultural Media Studio in the East Lake New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan (an individual business), etc. His investment portfolio covers sports brokerage, cultural media, industry and trade, etc. Zheng Qinwen's mother Deng Fang is associated with 4 companies, 3 of which are still in existence, including Hubei Taomi International Sports Industry Co., Ltd., Wuhan Qiqisheng Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., and Taomi (Wuhan) International Culture and Sports Development Co., Ltd.

After finishing her trip in China, Zheng Qinwen will fly to the United States to participate in the last Grand Slam event of the year, the US Open. In the 2023 US Open, Zheng Qinwen reached the women's singles quarterfinals.