French Open: 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen of China, playing the French Open for the first time, lost in the fourth round to world number one female player Iga Swiatek. After the defeat, the pain of the Chinese player spilled out and he said that ‘if I was a boy, I would not have to face periods’. Zheng was playing at Roland Garros for the first time and made a great start against top seed Switek. Zheng had won the first set of the match, but had to face defeat in the next two sets. Due to this his dream of defeating the world number one player could not be fulfilled.
French Open: Won the first set 6-7
After winning the first set with a close margin of 6-7, Zheng Qinwen lost the second set 6-0 and the third set 6-2. With this defeat, his journey in the French Open ended. During this match, world number 74 female player Zheng suffered a leg injury and had to take a break for treatment, but the real reason for her defeat was something else. His game was affected due to stomach ache and he had to face defeat.
Said this thing after the match
After the match, Zheng attributed his defeat to Periods. She said that ‘I was more worried about my periods than my injury. I started having this problem before the match and my stomach started hurting. The pain was unbearable and I was finding it very difficult to play. The first day of periods has always been very difficult for me. I can’t go against nature, but if I were a boy, I would not have suffered this defeat.
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