2026年7月17日晚的雅典，WTA250公开赛女单1/4决赛打到第一盘第3局结束的时候，没人觉得郑钦文会输。    London, Oct 15 (UNI) Liz Truss is facing a backlash from Conservative MPs after firing her chancellor and announcing a second U-turn on a major economic policy.

Rishi Sunak-backers say "dissatisfaction is so high", however, making place for another PM in quick succession is not something the party can afford.

One former minister told the BBC: "we cannot go on like this indefinitely". However, several of Boris Johnson's supporters would do anything to stop Indian-origin Sunak from taking over.

Another Tory MP said the party was in a "state of despair" after the PM's Downing Street news conference.

Truss supporter Christopher Chope said "time will tell" if she had done enough to secure her position but those plotting to remove her were "hyenas".

Sir Christopher said: "We can't possibly force another prime minister out of office, we've just got to calm down and try to give the prime minister our support."

On Friday, Truss sacked her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, and reversed a key policy to scrap the planned rise in corporation tax from 19 to 25 per cent. The statement marks the second major U-turn on the mini-budget after Truss cancelled her plan to scrap the top rate of income tax earlier this month.

The U-turn on corporation tax is "going to be damaging to the prospects for growth" and is "totally inconsistent" with what she said during the campaign, Sir Christopher said.

Conservative MP for Coalville, Andrew Bridgen, said he thinks "there'll be a challenge to Truss in the next few weeks".

Bridgen, who backed Rishi Sunak to be leader, said: "Dissatisfaction is so high in the parliamentary party.

"Removing Kwasi Kwarteng when he implemented the policies she asked him to do won't engender loyalty to her."

On September 23, Kwarteng unveiled a so-called mini-budget to deliver the prime minister's vision, announcing the biggest package of tax cuts in decades. But the mini-budget spooked financial markets and sparked a revolt among Tory MPs, who urged the prime minister to drop parts of her economic plan to shore up the UK's finances.

Privately many Conservative MPs admit they have gone through despondency and into despair over the past 24 hours, the BBC said.

By going back on her promise to cut taxes she has now alienated some of those who backed her in the leadership contest for her "bold" approach.

It is not hard to find Tory MPs who think her time is up.

One former backer told the BBC, Truss had "appointed her successor," by bringing in Jeremy Hunt as chancellor. "Sadly I think that hastened her demise," the Conservative MP said.

Another MP called Truss's news conference "a mega-disaster". They said: "She will have to resign - she is worse than Corbyn."

Truss insisted she would stay on as prime minister to see through her "mission" to get the economy growing.

"I'm absolutely determined to see through what I promised - to deliver a higher growth, more prosperous United Kingdom to see us through the storm we face," Truss said.

The eight-minute news conference came after a dramatic day in which the prime minister fired Kwarteng after he returned early from a US summit.

Members of Truss's cabinet are not in open revolt. Many allies have been tweeting support for her and the new chancellor, Hunt.

Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi tweeted: "It's time to get Britain moving. We are determined to grow the economy, eliminate the Covid backlog and protect people from Putin's energy warfare."

In a tweet, Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey - a close ally of Truss - said the prime minister was "right to act now to ensure our country's economic stability".

And Business and Energy Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg tweeted: "As a government, we must now get on and deliver the pro-growth reforms that will lay the foundations for our future prosperity."

The Liberal Democrats and the SNP have called for a general election, while shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said a new government led by Labour is "what this country needs".

Truss has ruled out a general election until 2024.

Many in the parliamentary Conservative party think they have to avoid another drawn-out leadership contest where Tory members have the final say.

The idea cropping up most is a joint ticket with former chancellor Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt. But after 12 years in power, under four different leaders, there are many old scores to settle in the Tory Party, the BBC said.

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B | 3-0，她的开局。

C | 两个发球局全保，还破了对面赛会三号种子克雷吉茨科娃的发球局，收那局的时候飙了个ACE，球砸在底线内沿，弹起来都没过网带。

D | 郑蹲下来系鞋带的时候，把拍柄往鞋底敲了两下，蹭掉点红土灰，抬头看了眼对面的克雷，对方正弯腰系护腕。对面是拿过两座大满贯冠军的捷克人，世界排名比郑钦文高89位，之前两次交手郑全胜，最近一次是去年年终总决赛半决赛，也是直落两盘赢的。接下来两盘的剧本，连写网文的都不敢这么编：先领先的永远是郑钦文，先被翻的也永远是郑钦文，最后总比分0-2（4-6、4-6），无缘四强。第5局郑钦文本来30-0领先，克雷忽然换了打法，反手削了个带侧旋的短球，落点卡在发球线和单打边线的夹角，郑冲上去够，拍面压早了半帧，球飞了。下一分克雷又削，这次更浅，郑的脚步慢了半拍，挑高球被对面直接扣在场地空当，30-30。再下一分郑的一发偏出边线，双误，破发点。二发软，克雷正手抽直线，破发。3-2，刚才还攥在手里的优势，两分钟没了。第7局更顺：郑又是30-0开局，又是被连续追分，最后一分抛球偏高，发球直接下网，再见双误，3-5。后面她保了非保不可的第8局，没能再破回来，第一盘4-6。这盘郑的一发成功率只有39%，全场打完也才48%，对面克雷是65.2%。

E | 39%是什么概念？ WTA巡回赛里球员的一发成功率基准线是55%，低于45%就已经要靠二发硬扛了，39%相当于每两个发球局就要丢一个，要不是克雷今天非受迫失误也比平时多，这盘根本走不到4-6。

F | 第二盘开局又是郑先破发，2-0。郑2-0领先的时候，克雷叫了次短暂停，回来之后就开始把节奏往慢了拖，不再跟她对拉平击，转而用反手切削长短交替，偶尔放个短球逼郑上网。郑的平击打法本来就吃节奏，对面一慢一快变着来，她的相持球越打越急，给的失误越来越多。中段克雷回破把比分扳到2-2，后来抓了郑又一次发球波动，把比分拉到5-3，郑保了一局追到4-5，没能力再破回来，第二盘又4-6。这场之前郑对克雷的两场球，2023郑州WTA500决赛，2024年终总决赛半决赛，都是郑赢的，年终那场她还打了一个"谢谢，再见"的经典镜头。这次输，真不是说克雷超常发挥，是郑的几个老问题又冒了。慢旋切削的球，她现在确实应对得不好。

G | 克雷本来就是双打起家的，反手切削的变化是刻在肌肉记忆里的，郑的站位习惯是等球弹到腰部高度再发力，这种飘着的削球弹起来矮，还往场外拐，她要么抢点抢不到，要么拍面压不住，起球质量一差，对面就有机会抡制胜分。今年法网她也是被类似的"月亮球"磨走的，这不是第一回了。

H | 一发的问题从她复出开始就没解决，这三场一发成功率是逐场往下掉的，这场首盘39%，比前两场还低。

I | 关键分的发球也飘，两盘的转折点都是她自己30-0领先的时候发的那两个局，双误都扎在破发点上，不是力量不够，是抛球的时候脚有点乱，急着要拿下那一局，手先紧了。郑现在的即时排名是121位，克雷是32位，差89位，克雷拿过2021法网和2024温网的冠军，落后时候的抗压是真稳，你给她缝儿她就敢钻，不像排名低的选手领先了容易松。这场是郑钦文13个月以来的第一个巡回赛八强，之前法网温网都是一轮游，半年换了三次教练，状态本来就在恢复期，能打到八强其实不算差，但输的这种方式，确实憋。赛后技术统计摆着：郑钦文的制胜分25-11领先克雷，但非受迫失误41-32也多了9个，破发点转化率只有33%，克雷是50%。说白了就是她自己把机会漏出去的，不是被打花的。这次比赛拿了54分，郑的排名只能回到120左右，本来想靠雅典站抢分直接进美网正赛的，现在没成，接下来要去打华盛顿500，再之后是美网资格赛。

J | 散场的时候有球迷举的牌子写着"下次把3-0守住"，风一吹晃了晃，也不知道下次碰到克雷，她能不能把拍面上的灰蹭掉。