Zheng Qinwen On-Court Interview | 2024 US Open Round 2

with losing the first set wrestling back momentum and winning in the end in 2 hours and 28 minutes here in this very hot uh temperature here on Grand standand but I'm sure ultimately very happy with your performance uh yes like you say I start the match quite slow and little by little I start to feel better on the reaction in my serve uh honestly today I know I entry the match wasn't the way I want but I'm glad um I still fight until the end didn't give up cuz she got a lot of chance in the second set as well and I want to say thanks for the crowd who support me today that was amazing atmosphere this thank you yeah tennis is often about wrestling back momentum and riding those ways when things are difficult just talk to us again about this crowd you mentioned them then they follow you everywhere they're very very supportive of you they give you that energy when you really need it don't they amazing support for you well yeah I would say um when I lose the first set and after I see so many crowds supporting on me I said to myself let's keep fighting even it's a difficult day and it was funny cuz in the first night in the tie break I almost forgot it's 66 and I was so surprised oh right now it's a tie break and yeah cuz today like you said the weather is too hot yeah but all the CR is here suffering with me through the Heat and thanks again yeah listen the crowd love you we all love you here and I think you're having a pretty good year aren't you a final at the Australian Open and a gold medal the first Chinese player to win a gold medal in tennis just how much fun are you having at the moment well done by the way yeah that was unbelievable Journey unbelievable experience even right now I think about it gold medal still amazing I still feel so happy about what I achieve but right now we are in US Open so let's just enjoy here in in New [Applause] York and and just finally I know your father was waiting for you when you got back from Paris wasn't he and he's sort of given you an aim to to something to achieve next uh for you in tennis I think it ties in with what your aim is next can you reveal to us what what your next goal is in Tennesse I know you're planning planning your next steps well yes cuz when I saw my father in China he already gave the next plan I have but which is slams but that was our Dream since we were 10 when I'm 10 years old um I don't need he push me more anyway I'm I already fight so hard for my target we will see what happen in these slams cuz in tennis you never know all right well listen well played we'll see you in the next round congratulations for the great performance well played thank you she thanks

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