{"id":6187,"date":"2025-11-18T19:13:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=6187"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:13:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:13:39","slug":"author-of-her-own-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/author-of-her-own-destiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Author of her own destiny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pint-sized Cindy Mingxi Qu packs power on the tennis courts and she proved that size does not matter when she started her campaign at the J30 Phnom Penh with a clinical 6-1, 6-2 win over Singapore\u2019s Kayla Wong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, chances are sometime in the future, you are also likely to her find name on the bookshelves rather on a trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While she is determined to do well in tennis, she also yearns to be a writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I had to choose, I would probably choose to be writing,\u201d said Cindy, who had even self-published her own book on Kindle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like anyone, who loves writing, the Shanghai born Cindy also has an appetite to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a particular genre that I like. I’ll read any book. I have a huge collection of downloaded books although I do like a hard copy in hand,\u201d said Cindy, who almost got into a big problem because of her love for reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She brought a copy of the George R.R. Martin\u2019s Game of Thrones to school to show it to her friends when she was in Grade 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy teacher saw that and reprimanded me, saying the book contained explicit contents. Luckily I was let off with that and not brought to the principal,\u201d said Cindy, who is currently studying online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her immediate hope was to play good enough to continue her studies in the USA and play collegiate tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have not decided on turning pro. That is a decision that I would look into based on my progress at the collegiate level,\u201d said the pragmatic lass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cindy, who will play India\u2019s Riya Gangamma Pudiyokkada in the quarter-finals tomorrow, was introduced to tennis by her childhood friend Natalie Zhang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe actually gave me a tennis racquet as birthday present when I was younger. She is now studying in the USA and still plays,\u201d said Cindy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cindy was quick to add that she was also not in the best of health when she was younger and tennis was something she took up also because of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cindy with her parents and younger sister<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cindy’s budding career and her off court interest has been supported by her parents. She travels to overseas tournaments with her dad Yi Qu, whom she described as \u2018chill\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy parents support has been instrumental. Even when I play badly, they don\u2019t blame me but look at the cause.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t always agree with my dad. But he is open minded and chill, he has a cold sense of humour while mom is easily agitated,\u201d said Cindy, whose best appearance this year was making the semi-finals of the J30 Islamabad in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also made the doubles final in Islamabad partnering Zihan Feng. The pair bowed 6-4, 3-6 5-10 to the Turkish pair of Deniz Cakil-Serife Pelin Sari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cindy said that being of a smaller physique meant she almost always had to work harder than most players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI anyone says I played good, it meant I was fast, quick and agile. Got to work harder,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also added that she also cared about what others say about her and her game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am sensitive. I cry a lot even watching Disney movies,\u201d said Cindy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But be rest assured that behind the diminutive facade, there is a lioness at heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n