In the women's singles final of the 2024 Australian Open tennis championships, which ended this evening Beijing time, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen lost 0:2 to the defending champion and Belarusian Sabalenka and won the women's singles runner-up of this Australian Open.
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This is Zheng Qinwen's first time reaching the women's singles final of a Grand Slam tournament, and a runner-up finish is also a completely acceptable result.
For the 21-year-old Zheng Qinwen, what is more important is the growth and self-confidence gained through this competition. Her future, as well as the future of tennis in China, is worth looking forward to.
Zheng Qinwen went all the way to the Australian Open, reaching the women's singles final of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, and also ushered in one of the strongest opponents. The strong Sabalenka has the best style of play and full of strength, and in the face of such an opponent, Zheng Qinwen, who is in very superior physical condition, does not have too many advantages in height and strength. It is no wonder that some industry insiders have analyzed that tonight's game is a duel between Zheng Qinwen and the enhanced version of Zheng Qinwen, and Zheng Qinwen is facing a very big challenge. Judging from the past record, Zheng Qinwen encountered Sabalenka in the quarterfinals of the US Open women's singles last year, and lost the match with a big disadvantage of 6.
Sabalenka still had the upper hand in today's match, but Zheng Qinwen was not an easy opponent to fight. Zheng Qinwen still showed his characteristics in terms of serving and aggressive play, and also showed that he would never take the initiative to bow to strong opponents.
Zheng Qinwen's Australian Open women's singles final this time is the first time in ten years that a Chinese player has reached a Grand Slam singles final since Li Na won the Australian Open in 2014.
Zheng Qinwen's final was given high hopes by Chinese fans. It has to be said that although there is a certain gap between the young Zheng Qinwen and the defending champion Sabalenka, this is a crucial career start for Zheng Qinwen.
In 2013, Li Na also faced a Belarusian player in the women's singles final of the Australian Open, and she was also the runner-up. But the following year, Li Na fulfilled her dream of winning the Australian Open.
Who can say that history will not be coincidental again, and today's runner-up is just a prelude to Zheng Qinwen finally becoming the "Queen of Wen"?
*: China Youth Daily.
Editor: Tao Tao.
Reviewer: Yang Xuejuan.
Reviewer: Liu Ping.