On October 15, Beijing time, the Organizing Committee of the 2018 Hengqin Life Zhuhai WTA Super Elite Tournament announced that China's Golden Flower Wang Qiang, who is currently ranked 23rd in the world, won the only singles wild card issued by the event. As the current highest-ranked player in the Chinese women's tennis team, Wang Qiang, who is visiting Zhuhai for the first time, is highly anticipated. On the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the establishment of the event, the arrival of Wang Qiang also makes the 2018 Hengqin Life Zhuhai WTA Super Classic full of Chinese elements.

Becoming another player to be shortlisted for the Zhuhai WTA Super Elite Tournament after Zheng Saisai, Zhang Shuai, and Peng Shuai has added another new experience to Wang Qiang's career. In this WTA top tournament with 700 championship points, she will represent Chinese tennis to a new record. Commenting on the awarding of the wild card, Wang Qiang said:

Commenting on Wang Qiang's 2018 Zhuhai WTA Super Classic singles wildcard, WTA Asia Pacific Managing Director Fareth Shuke said: "Wang Qiang's 2018 season was outstanding, winning two titles in Nanchang and Guangzhou, and winning the Asian Games women's singles gold medal. She reached the semi-finals in Wuhan and Beijing, and the final in Hong Kong. We are very happy to see that Wang Qiang has won the wild card of the Zhuhai Super Classic, which is the reward of her hard work. I wish Wang Qiang good results in Zhuhai. ”

"We are proud to announce that Wang Qiang will participate in the 2018 Hengqin Life Zhuhai WTA Super Classic. She played a fantastic tennis game this year and is now firmly at the top of the Chinese women's tennis, and we are honored to award the only singles wild card of the tournament to Wang Qiang. She will join the remaining 11 top players in the final championship. We wish her a great time enjoying her competition in Zhuhai and wish her excellent results. In response to Wang Qiang's wild card, the tournament director of the Zhuhai WTA Super Classic also sent his blessings to Wang Qiang.

Indeed, Wang's progress in 2018 has been remarkable, with 35 singles victories so far this season and a career-high 23rd in the world rankings, up from a season-low of 91. In the two local tournaments in Nanchang and Guangzhou, Wang Qiang won two WTA Tour championships in one fell swoop by overcoming many strong opponents, becoming the best Chinese female player this season and one of the most amazing women's tennis players in the second half of the year.

In Nanchang, Wang Qiang overcame the high temperature to defeat Zheng Saisai to win the first championship of her career, she said frankly: "On the court, I just do my best, believe in myself, and play at the level of my usual practice." When she arrived in Guangzhou, Wang Qiang's self-confidence upgraded again, quickly defeating the former world top ten Petkovic and sweeping the former Asian No. 1 sister Putin Seva, Wang Qiang did not lose a set in 5 matches and lost two sets in straight sets, winning 2 titles in less than 2 months.

"I'm happy to be back in China," Wang Qiang explained about the reasons for her success in her home country, "I will win a lot of support from the fans, and I'm really more confident now." In the cheering and shouting of the Chinese fans, Wang Qiang measured her limits with self-confidence, and bravely groped forward in everything she had never experienced.

The 26-year-old's sudden burst was not short-lived, as Wang Qiang continued her excellent form in the two major tournaments of the Asian season, reaching the final four in both tournaments, setting a new record for Chinese players in local competitions, especially in the China Open, where Wang Qiang unexpectedly swept French Open champion Ostapenko 6-0, 6-0, making this match one of the most classic matches on the WTA Tour this year.

"It's hard to imagine that I can reach the semi-finals in the Wuhan Open and the China Open." Wang Qiang admitted that she was also surprised by her performance. No matter what kind of backward situation she falls into, she is full of confidence to stay focused and want to do more and do better. With the outbreak of the China Open, Wang Qiang has climbed the world rankings, and she has completed the top 30 indicators before the end of the 2018 season.

At the Hong Kong Open that ended last week, Wang Qiang once again created a classic, playing a new wave of climax in the semi-finals, and defeated two-time Grand Slam champion Muguruza in the unfavorable situation of falling behind, so that Wang Qiang's confidence was strengthened again. Despite losing to Ukraine's 18-year-old rising star in the final, Wang Qiang has moved up to No. 23 in her latest ranking this week, setting a career-high singles ranking due to her excellent performances in recent months, and Wang Qiang has also risen to No. 22 on the Shine in Zhuhai list.

A series of outbreaks in the arena enabled Wang Qiang to successfully win the ticket to the 2018 Hengqin Life Zhuhai WTA Super Elite Tournament. In the top WTA tournament in South China, she will sprint towards the best record of the Chinese women's tennis. In 2016, Zhang Shuai reached the semi-finals with a wild card, and Peng Shuai drew a perfect end to the 2017 season in Zhuhai. Now, a new record is yet to be written, and Wang Qiang is looking forward to a perfect end to the season in Zhuhai.