NEW YORK: Her coach compares her to Rafael Nadal, and China’s Wang Qiang will need to conjure up a performance worthy of the Spanish star when she tackles 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in Tuesday’s US Open quarter-finals.
Wang, 27, is trying to emulate Li Na, the former French and Australian Open champion, and Zheng Jie and Peng Shuai as just the fourth Chinese player to reach the last four of a major.
Obstructing her path is six-time US Open champion Williams, one win shy of a century at Flushing Meadows, but Wang’s coach, Thomas Drouet, insists the 37-year-old American is no longer the dominating force of the past two decades.
“I think the key in that match is she mustn’t try to beat Serena Williams and what she achieved. If she tries to beat history and what Serena achieved before in Arthur Ashe Stadium, she has no chance,” Drouet said. – AFP
