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Sleepless Zheng eyes 'prime time' Asian slots
The Straits Times
|September 05, 2024
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen said that her tame US Open quarter-final exit was caused by a sleepless night following the record-setting late finish to her previous match, but predicted that she will be "prime time" when she gets back to China.
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 The 21-year-old was back on court on Sept 3 evening to face world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, having played until 2.15am the day before to complete her last-16 victory over Donna Vekic.
Zheng said she got to bed only at 5am and was unable to practise during the day on Sept 2.
"I couldn't sleep after I finished the match at 2.30 in the morning. I'm not able to practise yesterday because I was feeling terrible. I couldn't wake up," she said after her 6-1, 6-2 loss to Sabalenka.
"Sometimes the schedule is like this. If I hit some balls yesterday, maybe it would help for the match today, but it's fine." Zheng's win over Vekic saw the latest-ever finish for a women's match at the US Open.
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