Nearly 3 hours of fighting! Zheng Qinwen's bloody revenge: 2-4 reversal in the tiebreaker and 700,000 prize money
On October 25, Beijing time, the WTA Zhuhai Tennis Classic continued. In a focus battle, Chinese sister Zheng Qinwen fought for nearly 3 hours for a total of 173 minutes, and finally defeated Croatian beauty Vickić 2-1 (6-4 6-7 6-4) to win the first victory of the small year. In this match, Zheng Qinwen was cornered in the tiebreaker and trailed 2-4. But Zheng Qinwen burst out of great energy in a desperate situation, and finally won four consecutive games to complete a big reversal 6-4 and win.
Zheng Qinwen has previously met with Vicki once, which happened in 2021, and Zheng Qinwen, who was new to professional tennis, finally lost to his opponent. However, two years later, Zheng Qinwen is already one of the top 20 players in the world. After the start of the match, Zheng Qinwen and his opponent broke each other in the first set, and Zheng Qinwen completed another key break after a 4-4 draw, winning the first set 6-4. In the second set, the two fought all the way to tie seven. When Tiebreaker 75 was drawn, Zheng Qinwen made a key mistake and finally lost Tiebreaker, and the match entered the tiebreaker.
In the tiebreaker, Zheng suffered a break in the third set and fell behind 2-4 at one point. But in a desperate situation, Zheng Qinwen relied on his tenacity and tenacity to fight steadily. She played a wave of consecutive 4 game offensives, and at this stage, Vickić's mentality was completely broken, and there were consecutive mistakes. As Vickić returned to the net with the last point, Zheng Qinwen clenched his fists and roared to celebrate this hard-won victory, and a very bright smile appeared on his face.
The victory also brought Zheng Qinwen 120 points, as well as a prize of $50,000 and an appearance fee of $46,500. Next, Cheng will face former French Open champion Ostapenko. If victorious, Zheng Qinwen will directly enter the last four. It is worth mentioning that in this event, if Zheng Qinwen finally wins the championship, she is expected to enter the world's top 10!