Lake Net Men's Singles Champion Zhou Weizhou: Persistence is the best answer

On April 26, the men's singles final of the 2025 China Tennis Tour CTA1000 Huzhou Tennis Open came to an end, Zhou Weizhou and No. 5 seed Zhang Changli fought fiercely in two sets, saved the handicap point in the first set tie-break, and finally defeated the opponent 7-6(6)/6-3, winning the professional singles crown of the China Tennis Tour for the first time!

Clay is not Zhou's specialty, but at the Huzhou International Clay Tennis Center this week, he played his best and won the title strongly. As an unseeded player, Zhou Weizhou easily passed the first two rounds, and in the quarterfinals, he suffered an arm injury in the duel with Sun Zhengyu, and once faced the decision of whether to retire. "I lost the first set 6-1 and I went to the bathroom because my hands hurt so much and I kept wondering if I should give up. At that time, I had the attitude of trying it out, but in the second set, I found that I could still keep going, so I told myself that I must stick to it. After completing the reversal in that game and advancing to the semifinals, Zhou Weizhou was like a bamboo, knocking off Dong Bohua in the semifinals, and in the final, he saved the handicap against Zhang Changli of the Tianjin team in the first set.

Looking back on the final, Zhou Weizhou admitted that he wanted to win the championship very much before the game, but he finally overcame the pressure and had the last laugh. "Today's game was more stressful and intense, and the technical aspect was not as good as the previous two days, because the first two days were more relaxed. What deserves praise is that I was more determined today, and I told myself that I must persevere, although there are many ups and downs in the game, I must withstand it at the critical moment. ”

Winning the first championship of his career at the Huzhou Tennis Open, Zhou Haozhou's excitement is beyond words: "I must be very happy and excited, especially at the beginning of the end, but now I am slowly calming down, but I am still very happy." I felt relieved after winning the match, and I suddenly won the game after two sets, and I felt completely relaxed. ”

Zhou Weizhou spoke highly of the court of Huzhou International Clay Tennis Center, his "blessed land": "This clay court is the best clay I have ever played, because the soil is thicker, the soil I played before will be thinner, and I can run better and move better on this court." ”

On the day of the finals, many Huzhou citizens came to the scene to watch the game and cheer for the players, and Zhou Weizhou also felt the enthusiasm of the fans on the court: "It was the first time that so many spectators watched me play, I was very nervous, and I wanted to play better, but I didn't dare to think about these when I was on the field, and even I didn't dare to look at the audience next to me, I told myself to focus on myself, the other party and the court." ”

For the city of Huzhou, Zhou Weizhou also expressed his love: "I feel that the environment here is very good when I take the shuttle bus on the road every day, I like the air here, this city is very suitable for life, life is relatively slow-paced, I like it." ”

Winning the championship in the first stop of this year's China Tennis Tour made Zhou Weizhou have more expectations for this season's journey, he said that it is not easy to win a championship, but he hopes to hit the Macau finals at the end of the year. This year, Zhou will also represent the Hunan team in the National Games, and he has also set goals for himself: "I think I want to try to fight for doubles, and I want to hit the top eight." ”