Zheng Qinwen, who won the women’s tennis singles at the Paris Olympics, lost the first set in her opening match of the US Open tennis tournament, but emerged victorious.
Zheng Qinwen had a hard time with an American Amanda Anisimova against in the first round of the US Open. Zheng won Olympic gold three weeks ago in Paris and is ranked seventh in the tournament. Anisimova returned to real action in January, as she had taken a break from games due to her mental well-being. He got a wild card into the tournament.
However, after losing the first set, Zheng won 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. The match lasted no less than two hours and 20 minutes. In the second round, the Chinese face the Russian Erika Andrejevanwho beat China Yuan Yuen 6–3, 7–6.
– At the beginning, every one of (Anisimova’s) balls went in, and I couldn’t do anything. The further the match progressed, the better I found my rhythm on the hard surface, Zheng said after the match.
Source: AFP