On May 13, the 1/8 finals of the WTA1000 Rome began, and in a focus battle that had just ended, Zheng Qinwen defeated Naomi Osaka, who has 4 Grand Slam champions, in straight sets 6-2, 6-4, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Zheng Qinwen is currently ranked No. 8 in the world, won the runner-up at this year's Australian Open, and is currently the No. 1 Asian sister. In this competition, Zheng Qinwen performed well and advanced to the top 16 after passing two consecutive rounds. In the 1/8 finals, Zheng Qinwen played against Naomi Osaka. Naomi Osaka has won 4 Grand Slam titles, was once ranked No. 1 in the world, and is the former first sister in Asia. The two have played each other 1 time, and the winner is Naomi Osaka. This match is a big battle between the current Asian first sister and the former Asian first sister.
In the first set, the two sides started a battle to break each other in the first two games, and the score was 1-1. In the next two games, both sides held their serves, and the score came to 2-2. At the beginning of the 5th game, Zheng Qinwen broke out, breaking serve in the 5th and 7th games in a row and winning 4 games in a row, and easily won the first set with a big score of 6-2.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen started strongly, and after completing the break in the first game, he started 2-0. After 7 games, both sides held serve, and the score came to 5-4. In the tenth game, Zheng Qinwen successfully completed the break, won 6-4, won 2-0, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Throughout the game, Zheng Qinwen played very focused, serving and attacking to the extreme. In terms of break points, Zheng Qinwen completed all 4 breaks, with a break rate of 100%, and Naomi Osaka caught one of 2 times, with a 50% break rate.
After reaching the quarterfinals, Zheng Qinwen equaled last year's record and ended a streak of slumps since the Australian Open. In the quarterfinals, Zheng Qinwen's opponent is the winner between Gauff and Badosa, and no matter who he faces, it will be another tough battle.