Paris Olympics champ Zheng Qinwen rallied from a put down to defeat Amanda Anisimova 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday and get to the 2nd round of the United States Open.
China’s Zheng, seeded 7th, following faces Erika Andreeva of Russia, that defeated China’s Yuan Yue 6-3, 7-6 (9/7).
“Obviously she’s hitting the ball really good today,” Zheng claimed of Anisimova, that gets on the increase because returning from a psychological wellness break in January– when she was rated 373rd on the planet. A go to the last at Toronto this month saw her go back to the leading 50 and get a wild card invite right into the primary draw.
“Every ball (from Anisimova) went inside in the beginning and I couldn’t do anything,” Zheng claimed. “More as the match goes I started to find my rhythm on hard court. Little by little I started to get into the rhythm.”
Zheng, that completed runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open in January, has actually claimed she really did not desire the very same disappointment that adhered to that efficiency take place following her groundbreaking Paris Games accomplishment.
Asked on court concerning her go to gold– that made her China’s initially Olympic tennis songs promote– she was thoughtful however currently looking onward.
“I’m happy what I did in the past, but right now I just want to focus on what I do here,” claimed Zheng, that might deal with Sabalenka once more in the quarter-finals.
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