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Zheng Qinwen

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Zheng Qinwen

鄭欽文

The latest news on Zheng Qinwen, Chinese professional tennis player and Olympian, including competition news and updates.

last updated:

4 December, 2024

Zheng Qinwen has opted out of the United Cup citing the need for extra rest ahead of the Australian Open. Photo: Xinhua

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

China’s Zheng to skip United Cup, needs ‘extra rest’ ahead of Australian Open

Olympic gold medallist had been expected to play in team event starting in Perth this week, her spot will now be taken by Gao Xinyu.

22 Dec 2024 - 1:20PM

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Chinese No 1 Zheng to play at Australian Open without breakthrough coach Riba

26 Nov 2024 - 1:30PM

SCMP Exclusives

Exclusive | Olympic star Zheng, Hong Kong’s Haughey on strength, sacrifice, winning mentality

17 Nov 2024 - 8:32AM

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Key to Zheng Qinwen beating Coco Gauff in WTA Finals lies in killer serve

Olympic champion can become first player since Serena Williams in 2012 to win gold and season-ending tournament in same year.

9 Nov 2024 - 7:03PM

China’s Zheng Qinwen gives her fans a big smile after winning her WTA Finals semi-final. Photo: AFP

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Players at Hong Kong Open tennis looked tired, should manage schedules, says Li

Two-time grand slam champion also says she blesses ‘all Chinese players’ but declines to tell them how to play or to behave on the circuit.

7 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

While you were sleeping

Zheng keeps WTA Finals hopes alive, Edu quits Arsenal role, Amorim eyes City test

Zheng Qinwen claims first career win over Elena Rybakina in Saudi Arabia, while Edu linked to job with Nottingham Forest owner.

5 Nov 2024 - 7:33AM

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

China’s Zheng beats Kenin to win Pan Pacific Open – her third title of the season

Olympic champion seals place in season-ending WTA Finals, while Kenin – who played with her right thigh strapped – can take many positives.

27 Oct 2024 - 4:08PM

Zheng Qinwen’s Tokyo title added to her wins in Palermo and the Paris Olympics this year. Photo: AP

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Zheng, Wang defeat US Open finalists to join Gauff in Wuhan Open quarter-finals

Coco Gauff, who won the China Open last week, is the last American standing, while a win for Aryna Sabalenka will give her top ranking.

10 Oct 2024 - 6:52PM

ATP

Sinner defies doping case to make last 4 at China Open, Zheng through to last 16

Wada is seeking a ban for the Italian after he twice tested positive for traces of a steroid; hometown hero Zheng beats Nadia Podoroska.

1 Oct 2024 - 1:47AM

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Osaka sets up clash with Gauff in Beijing as US Open champ Sabalenka marches on

Former China Open winner Osaka showed glimpses of her past form in round-of-32 win as world No 2 Sabalenka will face the US’ Madison Keys.

30 Sep 2024 - 4:02PM

Naomi Osaka of Japan beat 60th-ranked American Katie Volynets and will now face fellow former US Open winner Gauff in a round of 16 clash. Photo: AP

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Osaka wants ‘no regrets’ as she makes easy China Open start with new coach in box

Former world No 1 confirms she has teamed up with Serena Williams’ renowned former coach Patrick Mouratoglou in bid for a return to form.

25 Sep 2024 - 7:14PM

Japan’s Naomi Osaka says she “felt like I needed a change” and described new coach Patrick Mouratoglou as “a big persona”. Photo: AFP

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen to channel energy of home fans in China Open title bid

‘Queen Wen’ is drawn to meet nemesis Aryna Sabalenka in the semis of an event the Chinese star has been looking forward to.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:57PM

Ant Group

Ant International teams up with EPL’s Tottenham Hotspur in global expansion push

Singapore-based Ant International will serve as Tottenham Hotspur’s exclusive global payment solutions provider and digital wallet partner.

12 Sep 2024 - 8:10PM

Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open

China’s recent tennis success no fluke but reflects genuine progress, Li Na says

China’s only grand slam champion says the rise of the men’s game has been good, with Zhang Zhizhen’s July ranking a ‘very big breakthrough’.

12 Sep 2024 - 8:37AM

Li Na, China’s only grand slam winner, is tournament director of October’s Hong Kong Open to be held at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium. Photo: SCMP/Sun Yeung

US Open (tennis)

Zheng blames sleepless night for tame US Open loss, eyes ‘prime time’ in China

Chinese Olympic champion had finished her previous match at 2.30am the previous day, and was unable to practise before facing Aryna Sabalenka.

4 Sep 2024 - 10:41AM

Zheng says she is looking forward to playing in Asia, where she will get more favourable schedules. Photo: AP

US Open (tennis)

‘I will beat you’: angry Zheng, Chinese fans react to racist taunts at US Open

Chinese No 1’s anger was a response to the slur ‘yellow banana, yellow’ picked up by courtside microphones during her fourth-round win over Croatian Donna Vekic.

3 Sep 2024 - 4:34PM

US Open (tennis)

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen opts for disguise to keep a low profile in China

Paris gold medallist admits to struggling with new-found fame but accepts it is the price she must pay for success.

31 Aug 2024 - 11:30AMvideocam

US Open (tennis)

Olympic champion Zheng powers her way through tough Anisimova test at US Open

Amanda Anisimova takes first set, before China’s gold medallist bounces back to reach second round.

27 Aug 2024 - 2:30AM

Zheng Qinwen celebrates winning a point during her women’s singles first round match against Amanda Anisimova at the US Open. Photo: AP

US Open (tennis)

Zheng, Gauff, Djokovic take to the courts as US Open at Flushing Meadow starts

Olympic champion Zheng hopes to be China’s first grand slam winner in 10 years, while it is the last chance for a major this year for the Serb.

26 Aug 2024 - 6:37PM

US Open (tennis)

Zheng Qinwen just wants to keep ‘winning, winning, winning’ after Olympic gold

Chinese player admits to loss of motivation after losing in the final of the Australian Open at start of year.

24 Aug 2024 - 12:33PM

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Xi praises China’s Olympians for winning ‘glory for the country and people’

President Xi Jinping meets country’s athletes at event in Beijing and says they won with ‘morality and integrity’.

21 Aug 2024 - 9:07AMvideocam

Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Li Xi and Han Zheng meet with China’s Olympic delegation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Letters | A bright side to Olympic gold medallist Vivian Kong’s retirement

Readers discuss the fencer’s image as a heroine, tennis gold for China, false allegations against a boxer, and China’s third plenum communique.

10 Aug 2024 - 11:30AM

Vivian Kong arrives to compete in the women’s epee final during the Paris Olympics on July 27. Photo: AFP

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Letters | Why Zheng Qinwen’s Olympic tennis gold for China matters

Readers discuss a milestone for Chinese tennis, and why China should shorten children’s school hours.

7 Aug 2024 - 2:30PM

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Zheng Qinwen’s Paris Olympics success down to tiger parenting, says father

Zheng made history earlier this week as she claimed China’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s tennis.

5 Aug 2024 - 8:17PM

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Paris Olympics: Lyles wins men’s 100m after Djokovic, Fan golds – as it happened

Victory over Carlos Alcaraz gives Novak Djokovic the one prize he had never won, and Chinese Taipei retain badminton men’s doubles title.

5 Aug 2024 - 9:56AM

US’ Noah Lyles raises an arm as he crosses the finish in the men’s 100m final in Paris. Photo: AFP

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China hails ‘Queen Wen’ after she says gold ‘brought glory to her ancestors’

Zheng Qinwen says ‘glory of country is above self’, with historic tennis win more meaningful than a grand slam title.

4 Aug 2024 - 3:59PMvideocam

Gold medallist Zheng Qinwen looks to the sky as she poses with her medal. Photo: Reuters

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Zheng Qinwen aims to inspire Chinese girls after historic Olympic tennis gold

She dedicates triumph to her parents for driving her on, saying her father ‘treats the Olympics with more importance than any other event’.

4 Aug 2024 - 2:00PMvideocam

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Paris Olympics: Zheng tennis gold, Alfred wins women’s 100m – as it happened

Zheng Qinwen takes China’s first singles tennis gold, Chen Meng repeats table tennis glory, Sha’Carri Richardson beaten into silver in 100m.

4 Aug 2024 - 8:01AM

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