Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen broke down in tears during her press conference after losing in the first round of the French Open.The Olympic gold medallist was beaten by world No. 114 Maja Chwalinska 6-4, 6-0 in a shock at Roland Garros on Monday.Zheng lost to Chwalinska in the opening round of the French OpenGettyZheng reached the quarter-finals of this Grand Slam event last year but has fallen at the first hurdle this time around. She returned to action following a five-month injury lay-off in February, picking up just seven wins in total in 2026.And her latest setback, which also included some concerning medical treatment in the first set, left her very emotional.As she was taking questions from the media in her press conference following the loss to Chwalinska, Zheng broke down in tears.“The nerves and the pressure today didn’t allow me to play the tennis that I want,” the 2024 Paris Olympics gold medallist said.“I need to accept that I did not play well and lost the match. “[Losing in the] Roland Garros first round is really, really tough for me.“It will take some time to handle it.”Zheng’s emotions will have also been impacted by her coach, Pere Riba, being involved in a car crash just ten days ago.Riba was spotted in the stands at Roland Garros wearing a neck brace after suffering neck and back injuries.View Tweet: https://t.co/TCpsBkTtynZheng broke down in tears during her press conference following her lossXThe Olympic gold medallist is now set to drop out of the world’s top 100GettyDropping in rank The first-round loss at the French Open means Zheng is set to drop out of the WTA top 100-ranked players in the world. However, the 23-year-old believes that the drop could be positive.“I didn’t pay too much attention to my ranking,” she admitted.“But of course I need to start all over again, and that is going to be different. “But I think it will also be kind of a positive for me because I get to play a lot of matches. “I think the problem was I needed more matches to get into the rhythm.”Zheng will hope to recover from her shock French Open defeat and bounce back heading into the summer.Meanwhile, Chwalinska is heading into the second round where she’ll face Belgian Elise Mertens.