On January 6, Beijing time, the second round of the WTA250 Melbourne station began to compete, and The Chinese xiaohua Zheng Qinwen, who broke through from the qualifiers, competed against the former world number 2 Zvonareva. After a fierce battle in three sets, Zheng Qinwen achieved a reversal after losing one set first, eliminating Zvonareva 2-1.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen took the lead in the 6th set to complete the break and take a 4-2 lead. Zvonareva completed the comeback in the 7th set and then she saved the run to make it 4-4. In the 11th set, Zheng Qinwen lost the key set, and Zvonareva broke down to take a 6-5 lead. In the 12th set Zvonareva cashed in on the third set and won the first set 7-5.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen was broken as soon as she came up, and in the fourth set she broke the opponent's serve to chase it 2-2. In the 6th set, Zheng Qinwen broke again to take a 4-2 lead. In the 8th set, Zheng Qinwen missed two last-set opportunities in the opponent's serve, but then she defused two break points in the 9th set to win the second set 6-3.
In the decider, Zheng Qinwen took the lead in the 3rd set, and Zvonareva broke back in the 4th set to make it 2-2. In the 7th set, Zheng Qinwen broke again, and then she took a 5-3 lead by love game. After that, the two successfully maintained their own serves, and Zheng Qinwen won the decider 6-4.
In the end, in a three-set battle that took 2 hours and 44 minutes, Chinese xiaohua Zheng Qinwen defeated Grand Slam runner-up Zvonareva 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. The winning Jeong Chin-moon made her first time in the Tour Quarterfinals, and she will face Kang's challenge in the quarter-finals.