Zhang Shuai

“As long as you don’t give up on yourself, no one else in this world can give you that death sentence.”

Zhang Shuai · said 2026-10-01 · reported 2026-10-01

Zhang spoke after reaching the Asian Games final by beating Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 6-4 6-2.

“I always feel like this may be my last games. But look, aren’t I here again?”

Zhang Shuai · said 2026-10-01 · reported 2026-10-01

Zhang, who will be in her 40s at the next Asian Games in Doha in 2030, was not ruling out continuing to play.