Zheng Qinwen revealed that she took some medication to help her relieve the fever symptoms she was feeling going into the Wuhan match and also hinted that she may skip this week’s WTA 500 tournament in Ningbo to give herself some rest.
On Sunday, the Chinese tennis star had another special day this season. Unfortunately for her and all the local fans, she didn’t manage to upset Aryna Sabalenka and win the WTA 1000 tournament taking place in her hometown.
Playing in front of 15,000 spectators, the No. 5 seed and home favorite fought hard against the top seed but ultimately it was the top-seeded Belarusian who escaped with a 6-3 5-7 6-3 win.
“I took some pills to reduce my fever before this match. I was feeling worse yesterday. Now I’m feeling better compared to yesterday. Within two weeks I have had a fever two times. It’s really uncommon. That was also the case in Cincinnati. I had a fever. I hope that I can be healthy, I can be competing in a normal condition. This is something very challenging for me,” the 22-year-old said.
Considering that Sabalenka was coming off triumphs in Cincinnati and the US Open and that she entered the Wuhan final with a 16-0 lifetime record at the tournament, it was clear that an extremely difficult task was ahead of Zheng. And physically not…
