Qinwen Zheng, the queen of the night

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The night shift has always been known as the shift of the stars, the one of the big matches, the top 10. Now imagine that, in addition to being among the top ten players in the world, you are the best tennis player in your country and playing at home. Despite her preference for playing at 11:00 in the morning, Qinwen Zheng has had no choice but to stay up late throughout this entire week of the WTA 1000 Beijing, causing satisfaction for both television and viewers.

However, we cannot say that it has gone badly for her. For her first tournament since the last US Open, the Chinese player has shown a very solid version capable of turning around very delicate situations. By defeating Rakhimova, Podoroska, and Anisimova, she has reached the quarterfinals, where she will face the dangerous Mirra Andreeva tomorrow. Knowing that the whole country is behind her and that a big title at home is getting closer, Zheng will once again face the challenge of playing at night, something that completely deviates from the Asian lifestyle. This is how she explained it in her last press conference, just after defeating the American player.

Among the top 8 in Beijing

“It has been very difficult to get here, but I am happy to have reached the quarterfinals of the China Open for the first time. It was tough to face Anisimova, she is a great player who always likes to hit fast, which caused me a lot of problems at the beginning of the match. Overall, I am satisfied with how the match went, how I achieved victory, and for reaching the quarterfinals here for the first time.”

Coming back once again

“The recent match we had in New York helped me a lot, of course. Having faced her so recently, let's say I already had the structure of the match in my head. I feel that the start of the match was a bit slow, especially at 40-15 in her service game, where I had no chance. I know that if I try to be consistent and play my game, I can be there, although with opponents like Amanda, you never know; sometimes she is able to hit a winner from anywhere.”

Andreeva in the quarterfinals

“She is a new opponent, someone I have not faced, although it is always motivating to compete against such a young player. Normally, these young players seek to be aggressive against higher-ranked players. She is still 17 years old, so I do not know much about her style, luckily I still have a day ahead to study her. When I am on the court, I will focus 100% on myself, it will not affect me to play against a young girl, I will treat her as a normal opponent because that's why she is in the quarterfinals, here all opponents are tough.”

Adapting to the night shift

“I have gradually gained this kind of experience, at the US Open there was a day when I finished much later than in any match of this tournament, the problem was that the match just before mine went to five sets. It got really late, I had to wait too long. If I compete at midnight, I can still have some experience, much more than in my first year on the circuit, where I was by no means adapted to night matches. Now I feel that I have gained more experience, I have had a lot of time to learn.”

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