After the Roma 1000 women's singles quarterfinals lineup was confirmed, the latest odds for winning the championship were also released for the first time. But after seeing the odds and rankings offered by the bookmaker to Zheng Qinwen, the voice of grievances for the first sister of China also followed.
In the latest list of winning odds launched by the bookmaker, Zheng Qinwen ranked sixth with 15 to 15, third from the bottom.
The reason why this latest odds to win the championship will cause such a big stir on the public opinion side, in the words of Zheng Qinwen's fans, "I underestimate Sister Taomi." ”
Sabalenka is in first place with 1 to 2.05, Gauff is second with 1 to 5, Russian young girl Andreeva is third with 1 to 7, Svitolina is fourth with 1 to 8, Paulini is fifth with 1 to 8.5, Schneider and Stearns are seventh and eighth with 1 to 21 and 1 to 29 respectively.
Based on Sabalenka's current performances in Rome and their combined clay strength, there is no problem with the duo occupying the top two positions in the list. What makes many people have opinions about this latest odds to win the championship is that Zheng Qinwen is even inferior to Svitolina and Bolini, which is the key to the controversy.
Seeing this list of odds to win the championship, some fans and netizens bluntly said that it is equivalent to the bookmaker directly announcing to the outside world that it is no fun for Zheng Qinwen to climb over the mountain of Sabalenka, and it is even more impossible to win the championship in Rome 1000, otherwise she will not be ranked third from the bottom.
In fact, perhaps in the eyes of Zheng Qinwen's fans, this latest list of odds to win the championship seems to have made the first sister of China lose respect, but after careful examination, it is not unreasonable for the other party to give such a ranking.
The reason is simple, Zheng Qinwen's opponent in the quarterfinals is world No. 1 Sabalenka, while the Chinese sister has lost all six previous meetings. Even if clay is the type of court that Zheng Qinwen is good at, and it seems that she has the strength to wrestle with Sabalenka on Rome's clay, it is important not to ignore that Sabalenka's hard power is not limited to hard courts, and her strength on clay is also very strong. Looking at the current quarterfinals of the Women's Singles in Rome, Sabalenka is the only girl to hold three clay 1000 titles, and this alone speaks for itself.
Then, Zheng Qinwen met Sabalenka in the quarterfinals, it can only be said that her luck was too bad, and it was naturally extremely difficult to pass the test. Judging from the current reaction of public opinion, not only do the bookmakers think that it is difficult for Zheng Qinwen to beat Sabalenka, but even many fans and netizens are extremely optimistic about Zheng Qinwen when predicting this upcoming focus battle, and the winning rate of the first sister of China and the Belarusian girl is 28.
Although the odds offered by the bookmaker seem to have a certain amount of truth, the odds are not always particularly accurate, which also means that the odds and most people in the outside world are optimistic about Zheng Qinwen in advance, and cannot directly determine the final result of the game.
"I'm definitely looking forward to playing her first time on clay, the tactics are different on each court, and it's true that she's doing very well at the moment, and she's the most consistent player at the moment, so I want to see where I go. You can try to increase the success rate of one serve a little, pursue more tricky angles, and use the chase ball, because the chase serve is rarely used in the game. When Zheng Qinwen talked about the upcoming match with Sabalenka, in addition to saying that he was very much looking forward to fighting her on clay, he also revealed what he would do to play against the world No. 1 at that time, and emphasized that patience and stability can make him win.
After Zheng Qinwen's remarks were disclosed by the media, many people bluntly said that they felt that China's first sister was different from before. In the past, when talking about Sabalenka, he didn't say "there is no gap with her", or emphasized "five or five wins and losses", but now he can look at Sabalenka with this special mentality, pointing out that he wants to find his own gap in the fight with the world No. 1, which really makes people see the change in Zheng Qinwen's mentality.
In addition, before the quarterfinals, Zheng Qinwen dared to say that "patience and stability" is the way she found to win, which shows that she has made all the preparations, and naturally makes people look forward to whether the so-called winning method that the first sister of China claims to be really effective against Sabalenka and help herself succeed in Rome this time? Sit back and wait for the start of this focus battle on May 15, Beijing time!(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)