China News Service Client, Beijing, July 20th (Reporter Yue Chuan) There are still three days before the Tokyo Olympics kicks off. This issue of "Tokyo Gold" focuses on tennis.

　　The Tokyo Olympics tennis competition will be held from July 24 to August 1. There will be 5 gold medals in men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles.

Data map: Photographed by Wang Qiang, China News Agency reporter Zhang Chang

　　The list of the Chinese tennis team for the Tokyo Olympics is composed of Wang Qiang, Zheng Saisai, Xu Yifan, Yang Zhaoxuan, and Duan Yingying. Among them, Wang Qiang and Zheng Saisai will play in women's singles, and Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan, Duan Yingying/Zheng Saisai will compete in women's doubles.

　　In order to better prepare for the Tokyo Olympics, Wang Qiang, Zheng Saisai, Xu Yifan and others did not participate in the Wimbledon Open, a major tournament that ended this month.

In fact, since last season, their competition and preparation plans have been closely focused on the Tokyo Olympics.

Data map: Xu Yifan in the game Photo source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency

　　For Chinese tennis, the Olympic Games are of special significance. The Athens Olympic gold medal won by Li Ting and Sun Tiantian's partner has opened a stage of rapid rise in Chinese women's tennis.

　　So far, the Chinese women's tennis team has won one gold and one bronze in the Olympics, all of which came from doubles events.

Except for Li Ting/Sun Tiantian's gold medal in rewriting history in the 2004 Athens Olympics, Zheng Jie/Yan Zi won a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

　　Therefore, the women's doubles is also a key event for the Chinese tennis team to seek success or even the podium in the Tokyo Olympics.

When women's singles, mixed doubles, men's singles and men's doubles are still far from the world's top level, women's doubles is an important breakthrough for Chinese tennis to seek a foothold on the world stage.

Data map: Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai broke into the French Open final. Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency

　　In the two pairs of women's doubles, Duan Yingying/Zheng Saisai reached the final at the French Open and the US Open reached the quarterfinals.

Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan were paired to win the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games champion. The two began to re-work together at the beginning of this year, with the goal directed at the Tokyo Olympics.

Among them, Xu Yifan has more experience in the competition. She has broken into the Grand Slam women's double finals more than once.

　　Compared to the Grand Slam tournaments, many players with top doubles skills will split their pairs and regroup to participate in the Olympics. This will have some advantages for the old partners like Duan Yingying/Zheng Saisai who have cooperated for a long time.

However, in the entry list, there are many powerful combinations such as Kretskova/Snyakova, Sabalenka/Azarenka, so the competition will still be fierce.

　　In women's singles, Wang Qiang once rushed into the world's top 10 in real-time rankings. She is currently the world's highest ranked player in the Chinese Tennis Association.

Earlier, Wang Qiang expressed in an interview with the official website of the Tokyo Olympics that he hoped to make a breakthrough in the Tokyo Olympics and fight for medals.

Data map: Wang Qiang in the game

　　"It is a great honor for us to represent the country. The Olympic Games are held every four years, you will feel that this is not fighting for yourself, you are going out on behalf of the country." Wang Qiang said, this will make her have With more motivation, she will work hard for every point.

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