On February 8, Beijing time, the second round of the WTA500 Abu Dhabi was contested. Chinese flower Zheng Qinwen plays against former French Open champion Ostapenko. The two sides met once at the US Open last year, when Cheng fought fiercely to eliminate his opponent in three sets. The match was difficult for both sides in the first set, and Zheng Qinwen was full of fire in the second set, and she finally eliminated Ostapenko 2-0 and managed to reach the quarterfinals.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen was the first to break serve in the second game, and she saved two break points in the fourth game to save serve. In the 7th game, Zheng Qinwen broke her opponent's serve, and then she chased 4 draws. In the 9th game, Zheng Qinwen broke serve again to lead 5-4, and in the 10th game, Ostapenko broke Zheng Qinwen's serve to win the set, after which the two each saved one game, and the match went to tie-break. The two-game tie-breaker was still fierce, with Cheng saving two sets and cashing in on the fourth set, winning the first set 12-10.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen broke serve first in the second game, and Zheng Qinwen broke again in the fourth game, and then she saved serve to take a 5-0 lead. In the 7th game, Zheng Qinwen won the game with a serve, and she successfully saved her serve to win the second set 6-1.
Finally, in a match that lasted 1 hour and 57 minutes, Zheng Qinwen defeated No. 5 seed Ostapenko 7-6 (10)/6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament. It was the first time Cheng reached the quarter-finals on tour this season, and she will next face the winner between top seeds Kasakina and Teichmann.