Xinhua News Agency, Canberra, January 20th: “Maintain the state and work hard to move forward”-Interview with Zhang Shuai, who has returned to the top 32 of the Australian Open women’s singles
Xinhua News Agency reporters Yue Dongxing and Hao Yalin
China Golden Flower Zhang Shuai told Xinhua News Agency reporters following advancing to the top 32 women’s singles at the Australian Open on the 20th that she cherishes the state she has gradually recovered, hopes to maintain it and “continue to work hard to move forward”.
In the 2021 Grand Slam, Zhang Shuai regretted to stop in the first round. On the 20th, in the second round of competition at Melbourne Park, facing the No. 12 seed and Kazakh player Lebakina, the Chinese women’s singles player won the first set 6:4. In the second set, when Zhang Shuai led 1:0, his opponent chose to retire due to injury.
Zhang Shuai, currently ranked 74th in the world, has entered the Australian Open women’s singles round of 32 since 2019 and 2020 and will face Belgian No. 19 seed Mertens.
In an interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters in the video following the game, Zhang Shuai said that last year, due to the impact of the epidemic on training and competitions, the high-intensity exercise suddenly stopped, causing arm pain and affecting the body and competitive state. Through adjustment and competition in the second half of the year, she gradually regained her form.
“After all, at my current age, being able to maintain a relatively good state of body mass and muscles requires good training and accumulation every day,” said 32-year-old Zhang Shuai.
“Everyone knows that I am not in the gym, on the court, or in therapy every day, so now I have adjusted to a better state and can support me to perform well. I hope I can continue to work hard in such a good state. forward.”
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