The athlete from Constanta was eliminated by Paula Badosa, score 6-1, 4-6, 3-6 in the first round of WTA 1000 Miami , but the evolution of the double Grand Slam winner (Roland Garros-2018 and Wimbledon-2019) was one that gives us hope for the future.
Qinwen Zheng doesn’t know what Simona Halep looks like
The return of the Romanian, however, also caused comments, the most acidic being from the Danish Caroline Wozniacki .
Another moment, which will cause a lot of discussion, was when Qinwen Zheng (21 years old, 7 WTA) was asked what she thought about Simona’s comeback. The Chinese woman had no idea who Simona was.
Below is the dialogue during an interview between the Chinese athlete and a journalist, revealed on X.
Reporter: Do you know who returned to tennis for the first time in 18 months?
Qinwen: I saw the picture, but I don’t know the girl
Simona Halep, do you know her?
Tell me about her
You beat her at Roland Garros 2022
Wow, very good”.
He started the “jihad”! What happened to Caroline Wozniacki, after she “cheated” Simona Halep
Returning to Wozniacki, the Dane indirectly called Halep a cheater and said that it does not seem normal for players suspended for doping to then participate in wild card tournaments.
The Dane’s statements were not seen well by tennis fans, and the American publication Tennis World USA selected the harshest reactions posted on Twitter to Wozniacki:
- “Wozniacki has always been a whiner! She’s Serena’s ‘mascot’ (the American teased Halep after the suspension) , what can you expect from her?”
- “I dislike this woman in every interview she does. Even she lives off wild cards and now she thinks she can decide who gets them and who doesn’t”
- “Serena’s best friend, for real”
- “When will people realize that intentional doping and testing positive are not the same thing? It’s the lowest level of thinking”
- “Wozniacki made the biggest mistake in this case. Clearly, Halep didn’t want to cheat, she made an unintentional mistake”
