On May 13, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the WTA Rome 1000 level continued, and in a focus battle that just ended, Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen easily swept the 4 Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka 2:0, getting 215 points and taking away $99,160 in prize money, and the next round may challenge the No. 3 seed Gauff to compete for a place in the top 4.
In this Rome tournament, Zheng Qinwen played as the No. 7 seed, ranked 8th in the world, after the first round of byes, the second round swept the American good player Rodgers 2:0, and sent the opponent in the second game, and came to the third round, Zheng Qinwen was almost upset by the 19-year-old Noskova, but fortunately won two sets in a row after losing one set first; And Osaka Naomi also performed well, eliminating the No. 11 seed Kasatkina in the third round, so she was able to join Zheng Qinwen, so this game also attracted discussions from fans from all walks of life, and the official consensus was that the probability of Osaka Naomi winning was higher, which somewhat made Chinese fans a little unconvinced, and the reality was not the case, and in the end it was Zheng Qinwen who had the last laugh.
The first set of the game by Osaka Naomi first serve, the first two games, both sides broke the other party's serve, the beginning is to stage the impact of Mars hitting the earth, the third game, Osaka Naomi successfully held serve after 2:1 to take the lead, the fourth game Zheng Qinwen was not to be outdone, so the two sides returned to the same running line, the fifth game Osaka Naomi lost her serve, Zheng Qinwen broke to lead 3:2, the sixth game was still strong, did not give Osaka Naomi a chance, the seventh game Zheng Qinwen took advantage of the victory to chase and break Osaka Naomi's serve, brought the score to 5:2 to the commanding heights of the first set, and in the eighth game, Zheng Qinwen lost one point first and then scored four points in a row to win the first place 6:2.
In the second game, Zheng Qinwen lost one point first and then scored four points in a row, and immediately established an advantage, and from the first set 1:2, Zheng Qinwen has won 7 games in a row, it can be said that he sent an invisible egg to Osaka Naomi, and in the third game, Osaka Naomi finally held serve, which is indeed a little difficult, the game came to the fourth game, Zheng Qinwen still did not give Osaka Naomi any chance, it was almost a four-point hold.
In the fifth game, Naomi Osaka's serve was still in crisis, but fortunately, the thrilling hold was successful, Zheng Qinwen easily held serve in the sixth game, and the score had come to a 4:2 lead, in the seventh game, Naomi Osaka raised her eyebrows and exhaled once, and fell straight to hold serve for four points, Zheng Qinwen was in danger in the eighth game, and after holding the serve, she brought the score to the commanding heights of the game to 5:3, and in the ninth game, Naomi Osaka had no way to retreat, but a good serve allowed her to successfully resolve it, and Zheng Qinwen was thrilled in the tenth game, but it did not let Naomi Osaka see the break point, and finally 6: The score of 4 took away the victory of this game, congratulations to Zheng Qinwen, congratulations to Sister Taomi, this is the second year in a row that she has reached the top 8 of the Rome tournament.
In this game, Zheng Qinwen really played well, this must be praised, we can also say two words when we don't play well, I feel that Zheng Qinwen completely suppressed Naomi Osaka in this game, whether it is a first-serve scoring rate or a second-serve scoring rate is higher than that of Osaka Naomi, including winning points and unforced errors, it can be said that it is a world of difference from the previous game, and I hope Zheng Qinwen can maintain this state to meet the next game, continue to attack for the championship, and continue to cheer!