On February 10, Beijing time, the WTA500 Abu Dhabi 1/4 final was contested, and Chinese flower Zheng Qinwen met top seed Kasakina. Against her opponent, ranked No. 8 in the world, Cheng showed a very strong form, winning straight sets to reach the final four of the tournament.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen broke serve first in the second game, she saved two break points in the third game, and Zheng Qinwen completed another break in the fourth game, and then saved serve to take a 5-0 lead. Kasakina saved a hard serve in the 6th game, and Zheng Qinwen easily saved his serve in the 7th game to win the first set 6-1.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen broke the opponent's serve as soon as he came up, and in the third game, Zheng Qinwen broke serve again to start the game 4-0 lead. In the sixth game, Zheng Qinwen saved the break point on his serve to take a 5-1 lead. In the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen saved the break point in the win of the serve and won the second set 6-2.
In a match that lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes, Xiaohua Zheng Qinwen defeated world No. 8 Kasakina 6-1/6-2 to reach the final four of the tournament. Zheng Qinwen won his third career against the top 10 players, increasing his win rate against the top 10 to 50%. Winning Zheng Qinwen reached the last four on tour for the first time this season, and she will face the winner of the semi-final between No. 4 seed Kudmetova and No. 8 seed Samsonova.