Zheng Qinwen: It feels good to be in the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time, and I hope to leave no regrets this year

In the fourth round of the women's singles in the upper half of the 2025 French Open, China's Zheng Qinwen and No. 19 seed Samsonova won in three sets and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time in her career.

Zheng Qinwen attended the post-match press conference

Photo: Li Jianyi

Zheng Qinwen was in a good mood after the match to set his best record in this clay Grand Slam, but also talked about the loss of the previous two years here: "It feels very good to win, in fact, I felt that I could do it in 2023 and 2024, but for various reasons I didn't do it, and I left here with a very disappointed mood at that time. Standing on this course again this year, I hope that I can play every game without regrets, I can lose, but I want to play the way I want to win, the way I want to play. I did it today, I didn't give up until the last ball, the opponent played very well, she had a ridiculously high first-serve success rate today, ridiculously high, and her forehand was very aggressive, so I felt like I had a very tough and worthwhile win today. ”

"I lost the French Open last year, I was uncomfortable at home for a week, and even when I went to training, I was still immersed in the frustration of that time, because I fought for a long time because of that match, and it was a very difficult match with a timeout in the rain, maybe it was because of that state of mind that I won the Olympics. There have been a lot of ups and downs this year, but at this point in time, I just want to enjoy Roland Garros and enjoy tennis and hopefully I have no regrets this year. ”

The three-set tie-break with Samsonova was a rollercoaster victory, with Zheng winning the first set tie-break, but she failed to cash in a break point in the first game of the second set, and then her opponent showed good form in the second set to level the score, and Zheng Qinwen came out on top in the deciding set.

Zheng Qinwen in the game

Photo: Li Jianyi

Talking about the adjustment before the deciding set, Zheng Qinwen said: "I had a big chance in the first game of the second set, with a 40-0 lead, but I didn't catch it, in fact, I think I let her into the second set. When I dropped the second plate and went to the bathroom, I just changed my clothes, because the sweat was really heavy, and I couldn't run a little, but after changing it, I felt relaxed and felt much better. ”

China's Jinhua believes that the key to winning this match is the choice of shots on the key points, and after cashing in the match point, she celebrated with relief: "I did a better job than her in some of the options today, especially in the key points, the first and third sets were very close. I had both defense and offense in key moments, but she was basically attacking, so she was definitely more risky than me. Falling to the ground after the game is a feeling that comes naturally, and the emotional state at that moment reaches that position. I thought I could take a 5-2 lead [in the third set], but she turned it over, so it was 4-3, and I wanted to win this game, and I was in a very anxious state. When I won, I was relieved and I fell to the ground. ”

Zheng Qinwen's opponent in the quarter-finals was world No. 1 Sabalenka, who defeated Anisimova in straight sets in the fourth round, and she looked forward to the match and said: "No matter who it is, fight point by point, because at this point, there is nothing to say about technology and tactics, just look at your on-the-spot performance that day, whose willpower and concentration are more determined, I have nothing more to say." ”