PARIS -- As the first Chinese tennis player to win Olympic gold in singles, Qinwen Zheng said she can finally relax. "I feel like finally I can be able to say to my family, say to my father ...

She has already won a Gold Medal, but a Grand Slam title would take Zheng's popularity to unprecedented heights for a Chinese tennis player. Tennis fans can follow Sports Illustrated's Serve on ...

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen said Thursday that tennis has become so popular in China that players are struggling to book courts and find coaches. Zheng became the first Chinese player to win an ...

I knew I had to play more than my best tennis,' Siegemund said in her on-court interview. 'I had nothing to lose, so I just told myself to swing freely. '(Zheng) is an amazing player, just one of ...

(laughter) Zheng’s hyper-competitive outlook has taken her to world No. 5 in the rankings, but it hasn’t always rubbed players and tennis fans the right way. She’s no stranger to criticism ...

The Belarusian sealed a battling 6-3, 7-5 victory over Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Jan 15, shortly before fifth seed Zheng – who ... there are so many (other) players who are playing ...

Zheng Qinwen, the Chinese tennis player, insists on shaking hands with her opponents out of respect, but without a smile or embrace. Despite criticism for being cold, she maintains this as a ...

"I knew I just had to play more than my best tennis. I had nothing to lose. I just told myself to swing free," Siegemund said. Zheng is "an amazing player. One of the best players right now ...

China's Zheng, runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka last year and the Olympic singles gold medallist, lost 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 to German veteran Laura Siegemund. The fifth seed is the highest ranked player from ...

BEIJING -- The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) announced the winners of the 2024 Fan Awards on Thursday, with China's Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen ... Awards celebrate players who have ...

A decade after compatriot Li Na won the Australian Open, Zheng did not play her best tennis in last year's decider ... have this mentality to be a better player. I'm right now top five, but ...

There seemed a touch of destiny when Zheng ... Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Li's achievements gave rise to predictions of Chinese superstardom in women's tennis fueled by ...