Wang Ziying has described how wheelchair tennis modified her life after turning into the primary Chinese language participant to achieve a Paralympic semi-final.
The world No 5 was the one remaining ladies’s singles podium eager for China after toppling Angelica Bernal of Colombia 6-2, 6-3 within the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros on Tuesday.
4 Chinese language gamers had reached the final eight – a primary – however Zhu Zhenzhen misplaced her match to Japan’s Kamiji Yui 6-1, 6-2, whereas China’s different two contenders, Li Xiaohui and Guo Luoyao, additionally exited.
Wang, nevertheless, edged nearer to her childhood dream of successful a Paralympic medal, establishing a last-four conflict with top-ranked Diede de Groot of the Netherlands on Wednesday night Hong Kong time.
After going through world No 6 Bernal for the primary time, Wang admitted to having felt “fairly nervous”, earlier than finishing what she known as “an emotional feat”.