In the third round of the women's singles in Rome WTA1000, Zheng Qinwen (No.7) defeated 19-year-old Czech rising star Noskova (No.29) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the round of 16 of this tournament for the second consecutive year and the top 16 of a 1000-level event for the seventh time in her career.
- Rome 2024: Round of 16 (To be continued)
- Dubai 2024: Top 8
- Doha 2024: Round of 16
- Cincinnati 2023: Round of 16
- Rome 2023: Round of 8
- Miami 2023: Round of 16
- Toronto 2022: Round of 8
At the same time, this is the third time that Zheng Qinwen has beaten a top 30 player this season (3 wins, 4 losses). Victory, Zheng Qinwen scored 120 points, won 52,480 euros (about 408,504 yuan), and immediately ranked No.8.
The good news is that Jabbar and Kasatkina are out, and as long as Ostapenko can't win the championship in this tournament, Zheng Qinwen will lock up the top 8 seeds of the French Open, so as to avoid playing against the top 4 seeds in the first 4 rounds, which will be a splash of wealth.
This game, in fact, there is not much to say, it is a battle of mistakes. The playing style of both sides is very simple and rough, that is, the bottom line is against the bombardment, and the hard power is fighting. Of course, judging from the field, no one is higher than anyone else, and they are basically players on the same level. Winning is nothing more than seeing who is more stable and more tense in key points.
For Zheng Qinwen, victory is precious, and more importantly, it is necessary to reshape the "rice girl" who was not afraid of heaven and earth. The Australian Open runner-up is far from the end, and he can't feed Zheng Qinwen, who is only 21 years old. Quickly regain the hunger for victory, the infinite hunger, and develop a new career plan and aim for heights, Zheng Qinwen and her team need to crush and start over.
First set
In the second game, Zheng Qinwen got 2 game points 40-15, but, the next shot was as bad as a disaster, a double fault was issued on the break point, and he lost 4 points in a row and was broken, 0-2;In the 3rd game, double faults are like flu can be contagious, Noskova returned 2 double faults, and then Zheng Qinwen was violent and high-pressure in the front court, 40-0 got 3 break points, on the break point, Zheng Qinwen returned a beautiful slash ball and volleyed to score, love game broke back, 1-2; 2-2, screaming to boost morale.
In the 6th game, Zheng Qinwen had a disagreement with the referee on 1 return point, and faced 2 break points at 15-40 after the argument was invalid, regretful, unable to resolve it, and was broken again, 2-4; In the 7th game, Zheng Qinwen once again dunked in front of the net with high pressure, and broke back, 3-4; In the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen's crosshairs were still unstable and was broken again, 3-5; In the 9th game, Noskova attacked fiercely on the bottom line, Zheng Qinwen was still sleepwalking, and the baseball lost the game, 3-6.
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen only held serve for one game, and the first-serve goal rate was only 36%, how can he win?
Second handicap
There were still a lot of mistakes on both sides, and the game was not very watchable. In the second game, Noskova made a double fault on a break point, which... In the third game, the two started to play against each other again, Zheng Qinwen scored, Noskova hung the net, and Zheng Qinwen gained a 40-0 advantage in and out, and then a straight shot, and came up to protect - break - guarantee, 3-0.
In the 4th game, Noskova held serve, 3-1, and then, Zheng Qinwen won 3 games in a row, 6-1 to pull back a set.
Tiebreaker
In the second game, when he was 15-40 behind, Zheng Qinwen played quite actively, the bottom line's patting afterburner + sudden cold arrow put the ball to save 2 break points, and then, two good serves were straight in a row, 1-1, difficult to hold; In the 5th game, Zheng Qinwen was good at receiving the serve and forced out the shallow ball in the front court, Zheng Qinwen shot it directly, 40-0 got 3 break points and cashed in, love game break, 3-2;
In the 7th game, Noskova made another series of outrageous double faults, 40-15, Zheng Qinwen took 2 more break points while standing, and then, Noskova picked the backcourt ball and went out of bounds, damn, this is the rhythm to ensure that Zheng Qinwen enters the round of 16, 5-2, and enters Zheng Qinwen's serve to win the game.
In the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen became more and more courageous, 40-0 to get 3 consecutive end points, the second straight love game to hold serve, 6-2, Zheng Qinwen completed the reversal!
In the 1/8 finals, Zheng Qinwen's opponent will be Naomi Osaka, the winner of 4 Grand Slam titles. In 2022, at the WTA 500 San Jose station, Zheng Qinwen lost to the Japanese 4-6, 6-3, 1-6.
This one is not only about victory, but also about personal vendettas. As we all know, last year, Zheng Qinwen "held hands" with Fisette and was "pried into a corner" by Naomi Osaka for 2 hours. The Japanese did not pay attention to martial virtues, which made Zheng Qinwen very angry, and accused Fisette of not having integrity on many occasions, and he did not want to mention this person at all, with an attitude of "the enemy has been blocked".
In this fight with Naomi Osaka, Zheng Qinwen must slap Fisette in the face with a victory, and also say goodbye to his heart knot completely.
So, whether this is a revenge war or an old feud with a new hate, let's see what happens next!
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