At the end of this season, former Chinese sister Wang Qiang became the "most touching player" in the hearts of fans and netizens, thanks to her for the surprise. However, her career has been marked by points clearance challenges, raising concerns about her ability to return to the top.
Seeing the latest WTA rankings for the first time, fans and netizens felt complicated feelings for Zhang Shuai's decline and Wang Qiang's points clearing. Wang's absence for more than a year has caused her name to disappear from the WTA rankings. This makes it even more difficult for her to regain the rankings than Zhang Shuai.
Wang Qiang's points clearance has sparked heated discussions in **, and people have begun to worry about whether she will completely disappear from the tennis world. Especially after announcing her engagement to her boyfriend Zhang Hao, she seems to have moved further away from tennis and opened a tennis club. This makes people speculate whether she will completely put down tennis and start a new journey in life.
However, the three highlights of Wang Qiang's career still reverberate in the hearts of fans. In 2018, she reached the round of 32 at the French Open, won the Jiangxi Open tennis championship, defeated Zhang Shuai to win the gold medal at the Asian Games, and won the Guangzhou Open tennis championship again. In 2019, she tied the round of 32 at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, and reached the quarterfinals for the first time at the US Open. In 2020, she upset Serena Williams at the Australian Open.
However, while fans were reminiscing about these moments, Wang Qiang announced her comeback and appeared on the stage of the China Tour Finals. Although she hasn't regained her peak form yet, her seriousness gives a glimpse of her determination to make a comeback rather than taking it easy.
Wang Qiang explained that she chose to use ranking protection when she made her comeback, making it clear that she would not participate in this year's Australian Open and French Open, but would start with a low-level challenge tournament and then compete in the Hua Hin 250. This arrangement is seen as very reasonable, and it avoids wasting ranking protection in the event of poor form and preparation.
Touchingly, in order to make a comeback, Wang Qiang postponed the wedding to 2025. This shows her dedication to the field and she hopes to achieve great results after the 2024 season.
Now, Wang Qiang has given up the operation and management of the tennis club she founded, and handed it over to her father Wang Tielian. This decision touched many people, because everyone thought that Wang Qiang would leave tennis for love and marriage, but she chose to come back, and even gave up a lot.
Wang's comeback debut, winning the China Tour Finals, is off to a good start and bodes well for her to bring more confidence and performance. The counterattack of this Chinese first sister, from a strong commercial woman to the champion of the China Tour, is eye-catching.