Zhang Zhizhen Hasn't Forgiven Tomas Machac For Winning Gold | Cincinnati First Round

pleasure to have Jiang xan at our Tennis Channel desk great to see you my well first before we start do I have to call you Mr Jang now that you're an Olympic medalist or are we are we still friends like still friend always friends come on I'm really friendly you know I'm not that bad okay you're you're an Olympic medalist now so so very big deal but first let's let's talk about your match congratulations which match Olympic game or here well let's talk about this one first I thought you played I thought you played fantastic today that young young French player has been playing some fantastic tennis pesi Perry card how did you feel out there well what I feel I mean it's the first match after the Olympic Games you know after the cayore season right away first time I play and you know I had a bad memory on Discord last year losing another french guy and this court again feels you know so when I when I get on a court I wasn't that confidence and special ways he sered and just by the time I tell myself I need to become C become whatever he did whatever he made a good Ace or whatever just need to keep going keep going never give up to the end even second set he got a breaking back I still tell myself it's okay come on let just push to the tie break and then tie break you know it's different one two point is always making big difference yeah that's what I have to do today when you play against a player with a very big serve sometimes you feel a little pressure on your serve but your first serve today you won 77% of the points second serve you won 80% you felt very comfortable out there so it doesn't bother you if if you're playing a big server I think I think the percentage probably not good right on first serve I will say first first serve in was not so good but when you got it in you were very successful yes um I I I think this is the part I need to be a little bit more improved okay um because I need to get a little bit more first Ser because second serve everyone trying to hitting hard or trying to make something different they have a chance so yeah but uh gladly I'm the winning percentage is pretty high that's that's one that counts um let's talk about Olympics I mean that is massive silver medalist in the mixed doubles uh Jean Quin W won the gold medal it must have been absolutely enormous both of you in China yes um before the tournament I think nobody would would know this you know two two medals one gold one silver also we are not far from the gold but yeah pretty pretty sad for me you know I mean my partner destroying my Olympic games all the time but but it's okay we are really good friendship I mean I was keep talking but I think this is my last time I will say this so I let him free no well it it was a very special time for you maybe also away from the tennis how was your Olympic experience did you get to watch any other sports or see any athletes that you you are inspired by I don't have as much time to watch in other sports you know I mean we have to stay on the court every day um before the match you need to be prepared so all day you spend there but beginning of the tournament start um um I do change a lot of things I really enjoy inside of the village to traveling around and watching other people even um even I can see some um some Runners just running in the village but they are running super fast every single time when I EA in the lunch or before or after they keep running all the time but that's amazing I mean it's really good experience for me really what a what a cool experience to have and Come Away with with a medal you were brilliant in that first round you'll you'll move on to the next round take on rublev we're going to wish you all the very best of luck and uh keep it going thank you thank you so much

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