BILLIE JEAN KING CUP

September 15, 2025

Liu Feng

Jiang Xinyu

Wang Xiyu

Wang Xinyu

Zhang Shuai

Yuan Yue

Team China

Press Conference

THE MODERATOR: Welcome to the press conference with Team China.

The first question is for the captain. What are your thoughts for the week?

CAPTAIN LIU FENG: This week? We get ready for the match, prepare something to the singles and doubles. We talk about the team and about everything.

THE MODERATOR: We'll take questions, please.

Q. Question about Zheng Qinwen, I would like to know how she try to recover to play this event and what was told to you? In general, what do you expect about facing Italy? How important will be the surface here in Shenzhen? Seems a surface that could help your team.

CAPTAIN LIU FENG: Yeah, for Qinwen, from this moment is too early for her health. She need more time to come back.

Q. About the surface? Maybe the surface is more shaped to the characteristic of your players?

CAPTAIN LIU FENG: I think we play indoor. The ball bounce a little bit low in central court. But you know the Italy, they have good singles and doubles where they can play on every court.

Q. Wang Xinyu, you may be playing Jasmine Paolini. You played her twice before. What is it like to play against her?

WANG XINYU: I played her before. It's been two tough matches. She's been really good three years, making two finals of slam.

Playing her here I think is something really different. For me it's the first time playing Billie Jean King Cup Final, and also I'm playing at home.

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it. I'm just going to go out and give it my best.

Q. A question for Yuan Yue. I would like to know how difficult is it to play against such a couple like Paolini and Errani?

YUAN YUE: She's a good fighter. And also her doubles partner, Errani, I think she won the US Open mixed doubles. They also won some doubles titles. Last two years she played, she's doing really well on her doubles. They won Olympic Games.

But I think we also have very good doubles players. Our team, Zhang Shuai, she has two doubles titles. Xinyu also have French Open doubles title.

We're looking forward to play against her.

Q. Zhang Shuai, can you talk about the importance of playing a home Billie Jean King Cup Finals here in Shenzhen, in China, in front of the home crowd.

ZHANG SHUAI: I'm really glad to be here because last time was five years ago, Fed Cup, we played in Dubai. This time back to hometown. We can, yeah, play the Finals. Long time not play Finals. We are super exciting.

Now we have a lot of young players on the team. When I first time play Fed Cup, first match against Italy, in Bari, against the now captain. I mean, that's the long story.

Yeah, hopefully we have the great match tomorrow. I hope everyone enjoying the tomorrow matches.