On the evening of May 11, 2024, the WTA Rome 1000 Open tennis tournament entered the 1/16 finals, and China's first sister Zheng Qinwen adjusted her state in time after losing a set first, defeating Noskova, the No. 29 seed ranked 31st in the world, 3:6, 6:1, 6:2, and difficult to advance to the round of 16.
In the game, Zheng Qinwen's opening state continued to be sluggish, and after 0:2, 2:2, and 3:3, he lost three games in a row and lost one set at 3:6. After that, Zheng Qinwen woke up like a dream, found his form in time, and the serve, hold, and winning points all flashed, defeating his opponent with a momentum like chopping melons and vegetables, and facing a strong opponent in the quarterfinals, four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka of Japan.
The two have become the first sister in Asia, and Li Na and Date Gongzi have defended the Asian honor of the tennis world together, plus both of them have studied under Fasset, and they are from the same school, and the sisters compete with each other, which must be worth watching!
On May 13, the ATP Rome 1000 Masters also began to compete, the only remaining Chinese player Zhang Zhizhen continued to create his proud record on clay, after defeating the 19th seed Mannarino in the last round, this round against the 12th seed of the tennis upstart tournament Shelton of the United States, Zhang Zhizhen served sharply, held tenacity, and played passionately, defeating his opponent 6:2, 6:4, and advancing to the round of 16.
The two had a passionate collision in the Australian Open, in the five-set battle, Zhang Zhizhen lost 2:3 to the opponent and missed the first victory of the Australian Open, this encounter, Zhang Zhizhen was well prepared, the tactics were reasonable, and he played with ideas and rules, and finally won the victory, breaking out a big upset, facing the qualifier Monteiro in the next round, the opponent is ranked outside the world ranking 100, Zhang Zhizhen is very hopeful to reach the top 8 of the Masters again, let's wait and see!
This season, Chinese players have started high and gone low, and their recent results have been poor, and the two stars in Rome have shined, bringing us new hope and Chinese red!!!