Riba layoff crisis? Zheng Qinwen: I don't need a coach, because no one knows myself better than me!

For professional footballers, the role of coaches is crucial, and many top players have achieved great results after hiring famous coaches. And this sentence does not seem to be the case for Zheng Qinwen, the first sister of China.

On the rest day of Rome, many players played a quick and easy game in the media area, and the question was, "If you had to choose one of the pros to be your coach, who would it be?" "As soon as the question came out, a lot of players gave their opinions. For example, Rublev chose Sabalenka because he admired Sabalenka's calm quality on the field and entertaining personality off the field; Andreeva, on the other hand, chose Azarenka, who said that Azarenka plays very smart, and is also very kind in private, so it shouldn't be a hassle to communicate; Others, such as Abdul-Jabbar chose Pegula, Keith chose Bublik, and Maya chose Monfils.

However, it is worth mentioning that De Minard, Sonego, Tsitsipas, Sabalenka, Errani, Musetti, Rune, Zverev all voted for Djokovic, which also made him a "super coach" in the hearts of the players. Obviously, as a 24-time Grand Slam champion and an unprecedented GOAT, Djokovic's past record, experience, and lifestyle are very worthy of learning from every player, which may be why he is so popular with players.

Zheng Qinwen, China's first sister, gave a completely different answer to this question, saying that she would not choose anyone, because no one knows herself better than herself. As soon as this remark came out, many players were taken aback.

However, if you take a closer look at the character of the first sister in China, you will find that it is not surprising. As early as last year, in an interview at the US Open, the Chinese sister said that she may not be the type of player who relies heavily on coaches, because she may sometimes dominate the training schedule.

"Because sometimes I like to do things that I find useful, and then sometimes Riba thinks, 'No, you shouldn't do this, you need to improve on this.'" We always have a lot of arguments at these moments. But as I started to grow, to get better and better, and to get higher and higher, he started saying, 'Okay, during a tournament, especially in the pre-tournament warm-up, you can do what you want and manage your training.' But in training sessions, you have to listen to the coach. ’”

In addition, she also said that she is a very independent player and she will have a lot of her own understanding of tennis, so she believes that sometimes the coach can only be used as an assistant, and the most important thing is to depend on herself, after all, only she knows what it feels like on the court and so on. In this regard, she also joked that she was once angry with her coach when she was a teenager, "Do you think you are Serena Williams?" ”

Therefore, through the description of these experiences, it seems that this choice of the first sister in China can be understood. However, in this regard, some netizens still said, "This is obviously unfair and irresponsible, for Zheng Qinwen's achievements, Riba obviously has an indelible credit." Then there were two coaches in the Australian Open and Middle East seasons this year, and it was really as she said, so why did the results plummet after the change of coaches? And after Riba's return, will he be able to achieve a good result in the double quarterfinals of the Sunshine Double Tournament? Isn't that typical ingratitude? ”

However, there are also true love fans who are unhappy about this, they think, "She just wants to emphasize that she is not a player who is very dependent on the coach, and for Qinwen's current ranking and achievements, she also has the right to say her opinion to the coach, is it really interesting to distort the facts like this?" In other words, can't the players have their own ideas? Could it be that every player has to be dragged by the coach like Rybakina, and what the coach says is what it is? ”

In fact, it is difficult to be a coach, and it is even more difficult to be a coach of top players, in addition to bringing new tactical cognition and new attempts to players, it is also necessary to ensure that the players' performance improves, and once the performance declines, the coach is the first to bear the brunt of the blame. Just like Djokovic and Murray broke up and Safina ended their cooperation with Schneider, in the professional arena, splitting and combining is also a common thing, as players, they are both the coach's apprentice and their boss, but they are more like friends with each other, and this complex relationship itself is difficult to describe. Perhaps, today's Riba is becoming more and more like some kind of spiritual dependence, although he is no longer able to adjust or change some technical things of Zheng Qinwen, but as long as he is there, everything is fine, this may be the subtext of the heart of the first sister in China.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)