On April 19, Beijing time, the WTA 500 Stuttgart station continued. Zheng Qinwen, China's No. 5 seed in the tournament, battled hard for two hours and 40 minutes before losing 1-2 (2-6 6-4 5-7) to Ukraine's Kostyuk and miss out on the quarterfinals. Zheng Qinwen led 5-3 in the deciding set of this match, and once held five match points, but all of them were wasted. In the last point, Zheng Qinwen sent a goodbye double fault, and finally lost in an upset. After the match, Zheng Qinwen left the court in despair with a black face, while his opponent clenched his fists in celebration and almost burst into tears.
After the end of the Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen's form has been very sluggish. Dubai's reach to the last eight is already the best result, with Miami and Indian Wells only reaching the round of 32 and the round of 64 respectively. This time on clay, which Zheng Qinwen is better at, she obviously hopes to find her form again. In the first round, Zheng Qinwen defeated Kostya, and the process was relatively easy, and finally won in straight sets. This time against world No. 27 Kostyuk, Zheng Qinwen defeated his opponent in last year's Rogers Cup and also had a certain advantage.
After the start of the match, Zheng Qinwen was slow to enter the state and was quickly broken, falling behind 1-4 in the opening game. Kostyuk seized the advantage and won the first set 6-2. In the second set, Zheng Qinwen's serve was still unstable, but fortunately, he resolved break points. In the 9th game, Zheng Qinwen seized the opportunity to complete the key break and won the service game in the 10th game, dragging the match into the deciding set 6-4. In the third set, Zheng Qinwen started with momentum and once led 5-3. In the 10th game, Zheng Qinwen forced the match point 5 times in the service game, but squandered all of them. In the 12th game, Zheng Qinwen played the winning score out of bounds on the net in the case of 40 draws, and then there was a double fault, and finally lost 5-7 and announced 1-2.
After the game, Kostyuk was so excited that he almost burst into tears. And Zheng Qinwen was obviously very depressed about such a loss, and after simply shaking hands with her opponent, she left the court with a black face. In the whole game, Zheng Qinwen's success rate was only a pitiful 48%, which is why she played so hard in this battle. For Zheng Qinwen, clay is a crucial period for her to grab points, and she needs to adjust her form in time to complete the rebound in the next Madrid.