She elaborated on the psychological adjustments required after sitting out major tournaments, including the Australian Open.
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"I feel coming back here is like coming back to my dream place," Zheng commented.
"Because I had the best experience so far in 2024, and really good experience as well last year."
The former world No. 4 acknowledged making errors regarding her rehabilitation timeline but viewed the time away as a learning experience.
"There are a lot of things I can learn from the injury time," she said. "For example, decision making.
Before taking a decision, trying to ask more experts. Like this, maybe I could have made better decisions at that moment."
"I missed the Australian Open—that was not the plan. So I learned a lot from that mistake, and it was really tough for me."
Zheng emphasized her eagerness to return to high-level competition.
"But right now it's a new page again for me, coming back from injury, which I've never done before—for such a long time without tennis.
And of course I missed the tour."
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Her opponent, Maja Chwalińska, is ranked 114th and is making her Roland Garros main draw debut after winning three qualifying matches without dropping a set.
