Meet Zhu Zhenzhen – China’s wheelchair tennis trailblazer who’s rewriting history one swing at a time 🏆. From becoming the country’s first professional athlete in the sport to smashing records at Grand Slams, Zhu is now laser-focused on clinching gold at the 2024 Paris Paralympics 🇫🇷.
From Adversity to Achievement
Zhu’s journey began after childhood osteomyelitis left her disabled at age two. It took eight years to master wheelchair tennis, but by 2011, she claimed her first national golds. Fast forward to 2023: she became China’s first women’s doubles runner-up at the Australian Open and a singles finalist at Roland Garros 🎾✨.
Road to Paris 2024
Ranked fifth globally, Zhu told China Media Group: \"I’ve privately envisioned winning Paralympic gold – just thinking about it excites me!\" Her track record suggests she’s got game: Tokyo Paralympics fourth-place finish, double silver at the 2023 Asian Para Games, and 11 Grand Slam appearances since turning pro in 2018 💪.
Can she add \"Paralympic champion\" to her legacy? The world will watch this August when she swings for glory in Paris 🌍👏.
