The first round of the women's singles at the 2024 WTA500 Stuttgart station, Zheng Qinwen vs. Kostya, in the end, good news came from the Chinese women's tennis, Zheng Qinwen fell in straight sets with a score of 2-0!
Zheng Qinwen is China's first sister, ranked 7th in the world, and the No. 5 seed in the tournament, and won the runner-up in the Australian Open this season, but after that, Zheng Qinwen's performance was not too good, including the Sunshine Double Match, and the stability needs to be improved. Before this station, Zheng Qinwen also participated in the Billie Jane King Cup, but the opponent was too weak, Zheng Qinwen did not encounter any challenges, and there was a performance of sending double eggs in a row.
Kostya, ranked 29th in the world, is a Romanian veteran, the first time the two have met in their careers. Normally, Zheng Qinwen's promotion is not a big problem.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen quickly got into the groove, breaking serve in the first and third games, and opened 3-0. Costia adjusted in time to win two games in a row and chase it to 2-3. However, Zheng Qinwen quickly won three games in a row and took away 6-2, easily taking the next city and leading Kostya 1-0.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen's state was still hot, and he broke in the first and third games again, leading 4-0 in the opening game. In the 5th game, Kostya scored four straight points to hold serve to pull back a game, and in the 6th game, Kostya broke back 2-4. In the 7th game, Kostya successfully held serve and chased another game to 3-4. In the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen had a thrilling guarantee to stop the decline, 5-3. In the 9th game, Kostya's serve with no way back was lost, and Zheng Qinwen was 6-3 and the big score was 2-0.