Zhang Shuai, who appeared in the Australian Open with a new hairstyle, overcame the influence of the rain interrupting the competition in the second round of women’s singles on the 17th and beat Czech player Pliskova in two sets, he returned to the third round of this Grand Slam three years later.
Xinhua News Agency, Melbourne, January 17 (Reporter Yue Dongxing Hao Yalin) Zhang Shuai, who appeared in the Australian Open with a new hairstyle, overcame the influence of rain interrupting the competition in the second round of women’s singles on the 17th, beat Czech player Pliskova in two sets and returned to the third round of this Grand Slam three years later.
After the game, when a reporter said that Zhang Shuai, with tennis cap and short straight hair, looked more lively and lovely on the court, the Chinese women’s singles general immediately smiled and said, “is it? Actually, I want to cut my hair myself. It is not often said that a person’s life is about 30,000 days, depending on whether you live 30,000 days or repeat 30,000 times a day? I may live for nearly 10,000 days. I can’t always look the same. It’s good to change.”
However, although the image has changed, as Zhang Shuai said, her concentration and immersion in tennis have not changed at all. This is also reflected in the competition.
After taking the first set at 6:3 easily, Zhang Shuai feels good and is in good condition, and is expected to have a quick win. But after the start of the second set, it began to rain heavily over Melbourne Park, which was covered with clouds, and the game was interrupted. After returning to the venue, puliskova, who ranked 101th in the world of WTA, recovered his state and once achieved a 5:2 lead, seeing the hope of equalizing the big score. However, the stronger Zhang Shuai then calmly controlled the game, winning 5 games in a row and locking the victory at 7:5.
After the game, when talking about the fluctuations in the game, Zhang Shuai said: “I did play very well in the first set. After the rain comes back, the opponent’s status has improved a lot. I also had a good chance to break my hair, but I didn’t grasp it. Later I lost serve rounds, so it reached 2:5. But I always believe that I will win.”
In the next round, Zhang Shuai, who ranks 42th in WTA, will face No. 6 seed and Ukrainian star svitorina.
When talking about the next opponent, Zhang Shuai said that svetolina was indeed a very good player in the past two or three years, and the two also had a fight, I hope there will be a wonderful showdown on Australian network this time.
As for the pressure brought by the ups and downs of the world women’s singles ranking, Zhang Shuai believes that in addition to focusing on himself and trying his best to fight every match, he should also hone his mentality more strongly, let yourself focus on yourself no matter when you are backward or in the lead, and play every point well, even in a difficult situation, you can never give up.
When asked about her spare time, Zhang Shuai, who was about to celebrate her 30th birthday, said frankly that her life was still immersed in the tennis world. “I don’t have cosmetics and seldom watch TV. The last time I watched it was the New Year’s party.”
However, life is not monotonous because of this. She said that she was more willing to focus on her favorite tennis career, trying to change a little bit of deficiency every day, and then two or three like-minded friends could share their experiences and make each day full and happy.
When it comes to the next journey, Zhang Shuai, who once entered the top eight of the Australian Open in 2016, said that every player in the Grand Slam was very strong, almost the strongest 100 people in the world, none of them can be easily taken down. “Now it is promoted to the top 32, which can represent our motherland. I hope to move forward.”