On May 13, Beijing time, the 2024 WTA1000 Rome Station Women's Singles 1/8 finals, a focus battle, Zheng Qinwen vs. Naomi Osaka, the two competed for a place in the top 8, the latest report, Zheng Qinwen easily won 6-2 in the first set, not afraid of the four-time Grand Slam champion, the big score 1-0 pointed to the top 8, congratulations to Zheng Qinwen.
As China's first sister and the No. 7 seed in the tournament, Zheng Qinwen had a bye in the first round, easily swept Rodgers in the second round, and gave away eggs 6-0 in the second set; In the last round, facing No. 29 Noskova, Zheng Qinwen won two sets in a row and won 2-1 after dropping one set.
Naomi Osaka, a former world No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion, has been in good form of late, knocking out No.10 seed Kasatkina in the third round. The two played each other in the first round of San Jose in 2022, when Zheng Qinwen lost to Naomi Osaka in three sets and failed to advance. Now that the two have met again, they are looking forward to good news from Zheng Qinwen!
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen brought out a break point and successfully cashed in, leading Naomi Osaka 1-0. However, in the second game, Naomi Osaka brought out three consecutive break points 40-0, and completed the break back at the speed of light, 1-1. In the 3rd game, Naomi Osaka completed the hold without danger and overtook 2-1. In the 4th game, Zheng Qinwen also had a thrilling and dangerous serve, 2-2, and the two came to the same running line again.
In the 5th game, Zheng Qinwen got another break point, broke serve again, and led 3-2 again. In the 6th game, Zheng Qinwen still held serve relatively smoothly and expanded his advantage 4-2. In the 7th game, Zheng Qinwen continued to bring out break points and successfully cashed in, 5-2. In the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen cashed in his serve to win the set, 6-2, and led 1-0.