Paris Olympic champion Jia Yifan has rediscovered her winning touch with her new partner Zhang Shuxian.
The Chinese pair made their first final after overcoming their more formidable compatriots Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning with a 19-21, 21-16, 21-17 win in the women's doubles semi-final of the Malaysia Open on Jan 11.
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The Chinese pair made their first final after overcoming their more formidable compatriots Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning with a 19-21, 21-16, 21-17 win in the women's doubles semi-final of the Malaysia Open on Jan 11.
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00:00I am really happy for myself, because this victory is really after the Olympics, I decided to stay and continue to fight in Los Angeles, I think this is a very, very big encouragement to me.
00:26Although I won the Olympic champion, that confidence can only last for a period of time.
00:32But if I keep losing, I still have no confidence.
00:36So I'm really happy to win today.
00:39I think it's like this.
00:41Because after trying a lot of partners, I think before the loss, I think I may not be so suitable now.
00:50But I think we will cooperate better.
00:54We have a lot of room for improvement.
00:56Because I think my own strength, including my own ability, has declined.
01:03Because after the Olympics, I didn't train systematically.
01:06So before the loss, there is still a lot of room for improvement.
01:11So I think I'm still very happy to find these difficulties.
01:15It depends on how we solve these difficulties.
01:18I think if I can keep this state of mind, I am not a dish for others.
01:25I am their biggest competitor.
01:27This is my motivation.
01:29What motivated you to lead me to victory today?
01:32I don't think so.
01:33Because I think there are a lot of people in the whole arena.
01:37So he reminds me a lot of times.
01:39So I think sometimes he will be too worried about me.
01:43I think his energy will decline.
01:44Then I think when he is a little tired, I will add a few more sentences.
01:48But in fact, what we say is the same.
01:51Let's talk about tomorrow's final.
01:53I want to play 100 minutes.
01:55Winning or losing is not important.
01:56I want to play 100 minutes.
01:59Keep challenging the limit.
02:01Keep challenging the limit.
02:02Let's see if we can do it.
02:03Of course, it's better to win.
02:04I think there are a lot of points to be summarized even if we lose.