Paris Olympics
On July 28th, the tennis program entered its second competition day. Due to the rainfall on the 27th, many tennis matches were delayed for one day. At present, the four "golden flowers" of the Chinese tennis team successfully advanced to the second round, while the men's singles player
Zhang Zhizhen
After three sets of fierce battle against the Czech player Mahachi, suffered Olympic men's singles "round trip".
China's Zheng Qinwen won the singles final of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 250 in Palermo, Italy, to claim her first title of the season and defend her career for the first time. In her Olympic debut at the Paris Games, Zheng Qinwen won 12 consecutive games in the women's singles match and swept past Italy's Errani in two 6:0 matches to advance to the second round. Her next round opponent is Australia's Gedecky.
In the first round of the women's singles, China's Wang Xiyu beat Czech athlete Noskova by two 6:3 to advance to the next round. Wang Xinyu, who achieved good results in the Wimbledon Open earlier this month, came to the Paris Olympics and beat Germany's Kolpakic in straight sets, ushering in an "open door". In the second round, Wang will face the new Wimbledon champion, Czech Krychkova.
In addition, China's Yuan Yue defeated Alexandrova, an athlete competing as an individual, after a fierce battle. Yuan Yue will face Greek athlete Sakari in the second round.
China's tennis "brother" Zhang Zhizhen ushered in his Olympic debut, facing the previous Wimbledon men's doubles partner Mahachi. After a three-set battle, Zhang Zhizhen 1:2 defeated Mahachi, suffered Olympic men's singles "round trip". Zhang Zhizhen's loss means that the Chinese team in the men's singles field no player to advance.
Despite the exit of Zhang Zhizhen in the men's singles, the Chinese team has a number of players continuing to compete in the women's singles and doubles events. Zheng Qinwen, Yuan Yue, Wang Xiyu and Wang Xinyu will continue their quest for a women's singles medal, while Zhang Shuai/Yuan Yue and Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai will also compete in the women's doubles. Zhang Zhizhen will also partner with Zheng Qinwen in the mixed doubles competition.
According to the list of participants confirmed by the International Tennis Federation, there will be more than 180 athletes from more than 40 countries and regions competing for medals in five sports: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles at the Olympics. In this program, which has long been dominated by European and American players, Chinese players have failed to step on the Olympic podium for 16 years. It is hoped that Chinese tennis players can make a breakthrough and achieve excellent results in this year's Olympic Games.
