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zheng qinwen said after advancing: no need to cry this time, will fight against olympic final opponent vikic again

2024-08-31

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in the early morning of the 31st, beijing time, in the third round of the women's singles of the 2024 us open (hereinafter referred to as the us open), zheng qinwen defeated niemeyer 6-2, 6-1 and advanced to the top 16.

this is the second consecutive year that zheng qinwen has reached the us open round of 16, and the fourth time in her career that she has entered the second week of a grand slam.

zheng qinwen (source: xinhua news agency)

in an on-court interview after the match, zheng qinwen also said with a smile that this was the first time in this us open that she won without playing three sets, and it felt great. in 2022, zheng qinwen lost to niemeyer in the third round of the us open. now she has successfully "retaliated". she said: "i cried for an hour when i lost last time, but i don't need to cry this time." she also thanked the fans who cheered for her at the scene. every time she heard "come on", she felt powerful and encouraged.

it is reported that in the third round of the 2024 us open women's singles, the 24th seed of the tournament, vikic, defeated local player sterns 7-5/6-4, and advanced to the top 16 of the us open again after five years.

she will face no. 7 seed zheng qinwen again in the next round, which is also a replay of the paris olympic games final!