Qinwen Zheng reveals what the best news she takes away from this US Open is

Qinwen Zheng bid farewell this Wednesday to the US Open in the quarter-finals, but she did so with a very different feeling from what she had just a few months ago. The Chinese player lost to Elena Rybakina after having opportunities to change the course of the match in the third set. The defeat hurts, but her performance in New York is indisputable: she came from the qualifying round and finished among the top eight in the tournament.

“It was a bit of a shame to lose this match,” acknowledged Zheng, aware that she had her chances. In her analysis, she did not seek excuses. She pointed out a passing shot she missed, some returns on Rybakina's second serves where she could have been more aggressive, and above all, those small decisions that ultimately make a difference when the match is decided by just a few points.

Qinwen Zheng recovers her identity in New York

However, the most important thing for Zheng was not only what happened during those two hours of play. It was all that had happened before. “This tournament helps me find myself little by little,” she explained. After a complicated start to the season marked by a lack of rhythm, the Chinese player feels she has regained one of her main virtues: knowing how to compete.

She also leaves New York with a lesson that, according to her, tennis keeps repeating: as long as the match is not over, there is always a possibility. Her comebacks and victories after critical situations have reminded her of just that: “You never know what can happen in a tennis match,” she stated.

Zheng also did not want to hide behind a new version of herself. She asserted that, despite everything that has happened, her personality has not changed. She has learned to show less when the results were not in her favor because she knows that defeats provoke judgments, but she insists on continuing to be the same person. “It is important to be a good person and to remain humble in life,” the Chinese player noted. After months of searching for her tennis, it seems she has finally found her way back.

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