the game ended at 2 a.m. zheng qinwen's game set a record
2024-09-02
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on september 2, beijing time, in the fourth round of the 2024 us open women's singles, zheng qinwen defeated vikic 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-2, 2-1, and entered the us open women's singles quarterfinals for two consecutive years. she also became the second chinese tennis association player after li na to enter the grand slam singles quarterfinals at least three times.
when the match was over, it was already midnight in new york, and the time was past 2 a.m. this also set a record for the latest finish of a women's match in the history of the us open.
after this tough battle, zheng qinwen said that he had become accustomed to playing so late and thanked all the fans for their support.
zheng qinwen greets the audience. photo by xinhua news agencywhen talking about the topic of night matches, we have to mention a small episode that happened in the past. a few days ago, zheng qinwen recalled the scene when she lost to niemeyer at the us open two years ago, and said that she sat alone in the court and cried for an hour. because she felt that she could win, but she didn't win in the end. the loss was also related to her inability to adapt to playing night matches at that time. after several years of training, zheng qinwen can already cope with various venue conditions. in two years, the us open has witnessed zheng qinwen's growth and change.
looking back on the fourth-round match against vekic, zheng qinwen said, "vekic was difficult to deal with. she put a lot of pressure on me and played very aggressively. at roland garros, i controlled the situation. it was a difficult match to win, but i enjoyed the victory."
