The second round of the women's singles at the 2024 WTA500 Stuttgart station, that is, the 1/8 finals, is over, and so far, the top 8 have all been released. Among them, Zheng Qinwen, the "first sister of China" and the No. 5 seed, was unexpectedly upset 1-2 in three sets, the world No. 1 Swiatek was very stable and easily advanced 2-0 in straight sets, and "Ice Beauty" Rybakina passed 2-1 in three sets.
Zheng Qinwen 1-2 Kostyuk. The two played against each other last year, and Zheng Qinwen won at that time! In this tournament, Zheng Qinwen played as the No. 5 seed, and successfully passed the first round in two sets. In the first set, Kostyuk won 6-2, and in the second set, Zheng Qinwen returned the color 6-4. In the deciding set, Zheng Qinwen lost four games in a row 5-7 in the 5-3 game! Among them, Zheng Qinwen wasted five match points in the 10th game and sent a key double fault; in the 12th game, Zheng Qinwen sent a fatal double fault, and was eliminated in a dramatic upset.
Two-time defending champion, top seed and world No.1 Swiatek got off to a flying start to the clay season with a 6-3 6-4 win over Mertens, and it didn't come as a surprise that Swiatek is now almost in a class.
In the first set, the two played a tie-break, Rybakina won 7-3, and in the second set, Kudermetova won 6-1, and in the deciding set, Rybakina had a thrilling 6-4 and a big score of 2-1 to advance.
Chinese prodigy Raducanu defeated Noskova 6-0 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in two years.
Other 1/8 finals:
Paulini saved two set points in the opening set to defeat seventh seed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7-6(8) 6-4
Third seed Gauff overcame a 4-2 deficit in the deciding set to beat qualifier Vickery 6-3 4-6 7-5
No. 6 seed Vondrousova eliminated Potapova 7-6(5), 6-1
Badosa retired 6-7(4) 6-4 3-3 due to injury, and her opponent, second seed Sabalenka, made the cut
Top 8 and 1/4 Finals:
Swiatek vs Raducanu
Rybakina vs Paulini
Kostyuk vs Gauff
Vondrousova vs Sabalenka