Zheng Qinwen and Wang Xiyu join forces at WTA Rome Station_Zhejiang Online

In the early morning of May 14th, Beijing time, in the third round of women’s singles at the WTA1000 Rome Station, Zheng Qinwen, the top Chinese women’s tennis player, fought hard in the rain for 2 hours and 7 minutes, beating Hungarian player Bondar 7:6, 6:4 to advance. Zheng Qinwen and the previously promoted Wang Xiyu will start the “China Derby” in the fourth round.

Zheng Qinwen has great expectations for this Rome station. As one of the few players in China who is good at clay court, Zheng Qinwen has just begun to find his feeling in this clay court season. Her opponent in this round is Bondar, who knocked out the former world No. 1 Pliskova in an upset. There is a huge gap between the two in the world rankings. Bondar is ranked 93rd in the world, but Zheng Qinwen was caught off guard by Bondar’s tenacity in the game. In the first set, Zheng Qinwen broke serve early, but was broken by his opponent with a 5:2 lead, and was forced to be dragged into the tie-break. Fortunately, Zheng Qinwen’s serve worked and he won the first set smoothly. In the second set, Zheng Qinwen still failed to solve the problem of his soft serve, and the two fell into a situation of breaking each other. At this time, the rain became heavier, the ball became heavier, and the field became more slippery. Bondar slipped when receiving the serve at the last moment, and Zheng Qinwen won the game 6:4.

So far, Zheng Qinwen has successfully advanced to the top 16 of the Rome tournament. In this game, Zheng Qinwen only sent four ACE balls, but there were 31 double faults. As Zheng Qinwen concluded after winning the last game, she gave her opponent too many opportunities. This victory allowed Zheng Qinwen to gain 120 points, and the immediate world ranking reached 18th, close to Azarenka in front of her, which is also her new personal high.

In the third round of another women’s singles match that ended earlier, after saving a match point, Wang Xiyu defeated American player Townsend 6:2, 0:6, and 7:5, and entered the WTA 1000 level for the first time. Women’s singles round of 16. “This game was very difficult, and the opponent was also a left-handed player. She had a very good serve and an excellent forehand. I learned a lot from her.” Wang Xiyu said after the game, “I did my best in this game. , Every point counts. I am very happy to win.” Zheng Qinwen will then stage the “Chinese Derby” with Wang Xiyu in the fourth round of the Rome game.