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at the us open, the chinese team continued to perform well. in the third round of the men's singles, chinese teenager shang juncheng once took a 2-0 lead against the no. 8 seed ruud, but unfortunately he was defeated in five sets and failed to advance to the top 16 of the us open men's singles.

however, he is already the chinese player who has made the most progress in the men's singles draw of this us open. in the women's field, the chinese golden flower is still moving forward.

in the second round of women's singles, wang yafan unexpectedly defeated the 20th seed azarenka, changing their head-to-head record to 1-1, and also creating the best record in her career at a grand slam. zheng qinwen, the 7th seed, also won the german player niemeyer in straight sets, also avenging her previous loss to her opponent. zheng qinwen and wang yafan will join hands to attack the top 8 of the us open women's singles.

zheng qinwen defeats niemeyer at us open

in zheng qinwen's mind, the name niemeyer is very impressive - in the 2022 us open, it was niemeyer who blocked zheng qinwen from the top 16.

that match was also the last encounter between the two before this year's us open. before the start of this year's us open, zheng qinwen's historical record between the two was 1 win and 2 losses, and he was at a disadvantage.

of course, zheng qinwen has grown rapidly and is now the no. 7 seed in the us open women's singles. she will not be nervous when facing niemeyer, who is ranked 101st in the world. on the contrary, the defeat two years ago has given the chinese golden flower more motivation for revenge.

"i remember that match very clearly, i lost to her at midnight in 2022. that loss was very painful for me, i remember sitting alone and crying for an hour at 3 o'clock in the morning at the us open."

“i was very focused from the beginning when i played against her again this time because i didn’t want to experience that feeling again. i’m very happy that i won today and i don’t have to cry anymore.”

sure enough, zheng qinwen did not give his opponent any chance during the game. he easily won the game with a huge score of 6-2, 6-1 in just 1 hour and 21 minutes. this was also the second time in his career that he entered the top 16 of the us open.

but this is undoubtedly not the end point that zheng qinwen has set for herself. she has previously said that her current goal is to win a grand slam title. this time, she also said again, "i am very proud to reach the second week. i must keep fighting, keep fighting, and stay hungry, because i still have higher goals."

in the next round, zheng qinwen will face croatian star vikic. in the final of the paris olympics, zheng qinwen officially defeated vikic to win the women's singles gold medal.

but this time, zheng qinwen said that he would still be prepared. "she is an excellent player and is very good at changing the ball path. if your shot is not strong enough, she will mobilize you on the court. the olympics are played on clay, and the competition conditions and tactics are different. now we are on hard court, i think the game may be more difficult."

after the australian open, i suffered a setback and now i am more sober

since she won the women's singles gold medal at the paris olympics, creating chinese tennis history, zheng qinwen has been asked questions about the olympics in various interviews. now at the us open, the topic of the gold medal is indispensable in every post-match interview.

but zheng qinwen's answer was very calm. "for me, a game is just a game. i tried my best in the olympics, and i will do the same in the us open. this is a very important game and my dream. no matter who my opponent is, i will do my best to prepare for the confrontation."

after achieving great success, zheng qinwen does not want to be carried away by victory, especially since she has suffered losses before - zheng qinwen reached the final of the australian open this year, which attracted great attention, but her condition and performance declined for a period of time afterwards.

looking back now, zheng qinwen is very frank about his mentality. "after the australian open, i missed too many opportunities and my mind was not so clear. sometimes i just played with a playful mentality and hit a lot of irrational shots."

the result of the lack of concentration in the game was that zheng qinwen lost a lot of games that he shouldn't have lost. "i missed a lot of points, and then i felt the pressure."

now, she doesn't want to repeat the same mistake. "i want to get the chance to participate in the year-end finals for the first time in my career, so now i will try my best in every game, whether it is a big or a slightly smaller event, i will try my best to perform at my best level."

zheng qinwen believes that compared to himself a year ago, he is now better at reading the game. he knows when to go all out and when to control himself, and finding the balance between the two is a science.

especially after winning the olympic gold medal, more people got to know her and had higher expectations of her, which required her to have a calm mind and attitude. "in china, if someone recognizes me on the street, many people will come to ask for my autograph. for example, when i went to the airport, although it was one o'clock in the morning, i still signed autographs for an hour."

"it's a pressure, and i realise i need to perform better and take on more responsibility, but it's also an opportunity for me to become a better person."

breaking personal history, wang yafan achieves career best

while zheng qinwen easily advanced to the round of 16 at the us open, another chinese golden flower, wang yafan, had a tough battle.

but the final result made chinese fans happy. facing the strong no. 20 seed and former grand slam champion victoria azarenka, wang yafan defeated her opponent in three sets and finally advanced.

for wang yafan, this victory is of great significance. before this, her best record in the grand slam was the top 32 at this year's australian open, and her best performance in the us open was the second round. now, she has created a new history in the grand slam.

wang yafan herself is also very excited to achieve a career breakthrough in the 2024 season when she crosses the threshold of 30 years old. "this is my first time to enter the second week of the us open. i am very excited." she said frankly after the game.

like zheng qinwen, this match is also a "revenge" battle for wang yafan. in this year's washington station, she just played against azarenka for the first time in her career. the two also played a full three sets, but that time it was the belarusian star who had the last laugh.

this time coming to the more important us open, wang yafan took revenge in this crucial battle.

wang yafan admitted that she had prepared herself mentally before the game. "my opponent was very strong. he was a former grand slam champion and world number one. so i knew before the game that this would be a very difficult match."

after the match was dragged into the deciding set again, the chinese golden flower successfully withstood the pressure and did not lose to the opponent after winning the first set. "we played a match not long ago and i lost at that time, so this time i went all out for every point and gave my all."

"i know i need to focus. sometimes i win the first set, but then lose two sets in a row to my opponent, so this time i kept reminding myself what i need to do, not to think too much, just focus on the game. there are also many chinese fans here today. thank you for their support, which gives me more motivation."

in the next round, wang yafan will face another seeded player, this time she will face the 26th seed badosa from spain. previously, wang yafan and badosa had a record of 1 win and 0 losses.

however, the last time the two met was in 2019. facing the spaniard who is currently ranked 29th in the world, wang yafan will face the challenge head-on. "no matter who the opponent is, i will try my best to play at my best level."