“I didn’t see her tears! If we played better, it would end faster”

Zheng Qinwen is back in the spotlight after defeating Russian Mirra Andreeva in three sets 5-7, 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Beijing, where she was then defeated by the Czech Karolina Muchova, score 3-6, 4-6.

Not everyone loves the Paris Olympic champion and at the same time occupying the 7th place of the WTA ranking. The Chinese player is put against the wall, for her attitude on the field, by the other players in the circuit.

What the players in the circuit who had to do with Zheng Qinwen say

The most vocal towards the Chinese player they were American Emma Navarro and Croatian Donna Vekic. The two criticized Zheng Qinwen’s attitude on the field and did not hesitate to charge her for it.

“I just told her that I don’t respect her as an opponent. I think she does things in a pretty sharp way,” said Emma Navarro.

“He doesn’t show much collegiality in the locker room, so it’s hard to face such an opponent, who I really don’t respect,” added the 22-year-old American.

“She kept putting off the service. As soon as a spectator’s voice was heard or he moved from the stands, she took incorrect time-outs. We can’t expect spectators to sit like statues. There are also many controversies about her, but I won’t talk about that now,” said Donna Vekic, who lost the Paris Olympic final to China’s Zheng Qinwen.

Zheng Qinwen’s defiant attitude towards the Russian Mirra Andreeva

This time, against the Russian, the Chinese player was criticized for the distant handshake at the end of the match. This came especially when in the first game of the third set, when the Russian started to cry after a poor performance in the second set.

Although she fought with all her might in the deciding set, Andreeva was unable to prevail against the 22-year-old Chinese.

Asked about her opponent’s tears, the Chinese player said she did not notice the 17-year-old Russian player crying during the match.

“I don’t know. I didn’t focus on my partner, but on myself. I feel like I played a poor game, at 20 or 30% of my potential. I think if I had played better, the match would have ended faster,” Zheng Qinwen said after the match.