zhang shuai feels extremely proud of himself again at the china open
2024-09-29
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on september 29, in the third round of the china open women's singles, veteran zhang shuai defeated belgian player mineen 2-0 and entered the top 16 of the china open again after six years. from a 24-game losing streak in singles to a three-game winning streak now, 35-year-old zhang shuai said that she is in better shape now than she was in her twenties.
in this game, zhang shuai, who had won two consecutive victories, was very domineering from the beginning. he broke serve in the third and seventh games and quickly won the first set 6-2. in the second set, although his opponent also allowed two games to be completed, the serve was broken, but zhang shuai managed to hold on in the second half, breaking his opponent's serve in the first, third, and seventh games, winning 6-3, and finally defeated his opponent with a big score of 2-0 to advance.
in this game, zhang shuai's first-serve success rate reached 80%, with 29 winning points and only 9 unforced errors. in the next round, zhang shuai's opponent will be polish player fletcher.
zhang shuai, who was in a good mood after the game, talked about an episode, "during the game, a little boy asked me to play the outside corner, and then i implemented this tactic and it was successful. thank you!"
at the post-game press conference, zhang shuai commented on the game. she said that her performance was "very, very, very" good. she had not felt like this in a long time. zhang shuai said: "i want to keep it up and continue to win more games."
a reporter asked why he performed so well when he returned to the chinese arena. zhang shuai said that he has been training in beijing and tianjin since he was a child. he is very familiar with and adaptable to the environment and is very adaptable to the hard courts here. zhang shuai even cited nadal as an example. she said: "the feeling of returning to the most familiar court may be similar to the feeling of nadal coming to the clay court."
talking about the changes since his career, zhang shuai said that he is full of a sense of accomplishment. he has been in the professional arena for so many years, which makes him full of accomplishment. he has tried his best to keep up with the pace of world tennis progress and has been able to represent the country in the olympic games three times. full of sense of accomplishment. zhang shuai said: "when i was a teenager, i was a girl who would often fall even when walking, but now i can play such brave tennis on the court. i am really proud of myself."
source: beijing news sports
reporter: deng fangjia, zhuo ran
