Recently, there is good news on the tennis court! In the fourth round of the 2024 WTA Rome tournament, China's 22-year-old Jinhua Zheng Qinwen defeated her opponent 2-0 (6-2, 6-4) in a duel with former world No. 1 Japanese star Naomi Osaka to advance to the quarterfinals of the women's singles! This is also the second consecutive season that Zheng Qinwen has entered the quarterfinals of the event! After the game, CCTV official media sent a congratulatory message!
Naomi Osaka is the first sister of the Japanese women's tennis team, and has won four Grand Slam titles in her career. The world ranking also reached No. 1 in the world at one point. She is also the second Asian player to win a Grand Slam title after China's Li Na! The year before, because of pregnancy and childbirth, Naomi Osaka stayed away from the arena for more than a year, and the world ranking also plummeted! The latest world ranking is 173rd! The 22-year-old Zheng Qinwen made a good record at the Australian Open tennis tournament at the beginning of the year, finishing second. Her world rankings have also risen quickly. He is currently ranked seventh in the world. Although Zheng Qinwen is not very old, she is now also a proper Chinese women's tennis sister!
Two years ago, the two sides met once, at the WTA Tour San Jose stop, Zheng Qinwen lost 1-2 to Naomi Osaka. This matchup is the second matchup between Zheng Qinwen and Naomi Osaka. In terms of world rankings, Zheng Qinwen's current strength is definitely above the other party. Considering that the opponent's form is recovering, the result still depends on the on-the-spot performance!
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen took the lead in breaking serve. But then Naomi Osaka also took the color. Naomi Osaka then held her serve. Leading 2-1. In the subsequent game, because Naomi Osaka made too many unforced mistakes, Zheng Qinwen won 5 games in a row and won the first set 6-2. In the second set, Zheng Qinwen continued his touch, chased after the victory, and took a 2-0 lead. Next, Naomi Osaka's form improved, chasing the score to 3-4. In the subsequent game, Zheng Qinwen continued his good form. Zheng Qinwen also won the second set 6-4. In the end, Zheng Qinwen defeated Naomi Osaka in straight sets 2-0 (6-2, 6-4) and advanced to the quarterfinals of this tournament. At the same time, he also avenged the loss to his opponent two years ago!
Judging from this game, Zheng Qinwen does have the strength to be the number one in the world before the board! In addition, the details shown by Zheng Qinwen in the competition also prove that she is very well prepared for the competition. Winning this crucial battle, Zheng Qinwen reached the quarterfinals of the 1000 tournament for the fourth time in his career. In addition, Zheng Qinwen has also received a prize of 99,160 US dollars, equivalent to 720,000 yuan, when he advanced to the quarterfinals.
Congratulations to Zheng Qinwen for another great achievement! I also look forward to the next game, Zheng Qinwen's performance will get better and better, and create new brilliance! Come on!