Qinwen Zheng and the challenge of joining the exclusive club of Olympic and US Open champions in the same season

A historic double that demonstrates an enormous ability to manage physical and mental efforts in two major events close together on the calendar. This is what Qinwen Zheng aims for in this 2024 US Open, potentially becoming the sixth tennis player to win both the Olympic event and the Flushing Meadows tournament in the same year. Helena Willis accomplished it in 1924, but what stands out is that since tennis became an Olympic sport again in Seoul 1988, four others have achieved this feat: Graf, the Williams sisters, and Murray. The Chinese player aims to join this exclusive club.

📊 They have achieved the Olympic - US Open double:

🚹 Men
🇬🇧 Andy Murray (2012)

🚺 Women
🇺🇸 Helena Wills (1924)
🇩🇪 Steffi Graf (1988)
🇺🇸 Venus Williams (2000)
🇺🇸 Serena Williams (2012) https://t.co/QOKYgiDUy4 pic.twitter.com/FEbNnUr8iR

— Jeu, Set et Maths (@JeuSetMaths) August 31, 2024

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