According to Xinhua News Agency, the semi-final of women’s tennis singles in the 18th Asian Games ended on the 23rd. Chinese players Zhang Shuai and Wang Yi both defeated their opponents with a score of 2 to 0 and successfully joined the finals, lock gold medals in advance for Chinese tennis women’s singles.
This will also be the fourth consecutive Asian Games gold medal for women’s singles in Chinese tennis. At the same time, the Chinese team will also win a women’s singles seat in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games because of winning the champion of this project.
Zhang Shuai’s physical condition on the day of the competition was not ideal. Facing the strong challenge of Indian players pulling Joyner, Zhang Shuai was repeatedly forced into danger. Finally, after more than two hours of hard work, Zhang Shuai resisted the pressure and defeated the opponent 2-0.
Zhang Shuai said after the game: “because he had diarrhea these two days, he felt that his health was very bad, and then he was in a relatively high temperature, so he really tried his best to finish the task.” The task that Zhang Shuai said was to hold the final of the division in the half area with Wang Wei. After the task was completed, a stone in Zhang Shuai’s heart had already landed: “I have always told myself that I insist on this last game, because we have locked in at least one Olympic qualification, we are very happy.”
The Asian Games is not a professional event, so participating in the Asian Games will lose some points for professional players such as Zhang Shuai and Wang Yi. Zhang Shuai also said frankly that watching the world ranking fall down in a week, “the heart is bleeding”. “It is worthwhile to be able to fight to the final and lock a gold medal for the delegation. I hope I can play well in the hard season later this year, I also hope that there will be more DUOXIAI of our fans. Fans who love tennis can come to China net, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Tianjin or Hong Kong to cheer for us.” Zhang Shuai said.
Compared with Zhang Shuai’s bitter battle, the victory of the champion of the Asian Games women’s singles, Wang Di, was much easier. In the face of Liang Enshuo, the young general of the Chinese Taipei team, Wang Di was steady and stable, and he easily won by falling down to 6 to 1 and 6 to 3.
As for the final, Wang Wei said that he was very relaxed. She said, “there is no special idea to meet Zhang Shuai in the final, because the medal has been saved, and there is no pressure for us, but we should still be ourselves, really just play your own things.”
The women’s singles final between Zhang Shuai and Wang Yi will be held on the 24th.