Missed many times, finally waiting for you. Zheng Qinwen meets Gauff sooner or later, and he is very happy that in Rome in 2024, the two will go both ways, fulfilling the promise of the top 8 seeds to face each other, and it is time to stage a WTA "youth storm" in the finale of the top-level tournament center court.
As a result, in a fierce battle, Zheng Qinwen lost to the No. 3 seed and "junior sister" Gauff 6 (4)-7, 6-1, missing the first victory against the top 3 players and unfortunately missing the opportunity to become the world No. 6.
本周在罗马，郑钦文笑纳215个积分、9万9160欧元（约合77万3259元人民币）的奖金，即时排名NO.8，已经很棒了！
In 2018, 15-year-old Zheng Qinwen lost 1-6, 6-3, 4-6 to 14-year-old Gauff and finished second in the junior orange bowl that year. Holding the trophy of a few oranges less than Gauff, Zheng Qinwen's smile was very green and full of unwillingness.
In 2022, Gauff won the French Open runner-up, and that year, Zheng Qinwen lost to Swiatek in the round of 16, but won a set of games against Swiatek, which made Zheng Qinwen famous and began to become "the only hope of the whole village".
In 2023, Gauff won his first Grand Slam title, and Zheng Qinwen also burst into strong momentum in the "China Season" and reached the final of Zhuhai's "Little Year-end". It was in this year that the two little girls who didn't have much intersection became out-and-out "sisters" because of coach Pereriba, which gave the two who had no grievances an extra fetter of fate.
In 2024, Zheng Qinwen won the runner-up of the Australian Open, ranking in the top 10 for the first time, and teamed up with Gauff to become the only two post-00 players in the top 10 players.
When 21-year-old Zheng Qinwen meets 20-year-old Gao Fu, who is the strongest post-00 TOP10, this is a "battle of fate" that cannot be escaped. For many years to come, maybe the "Wenfu Battle" in the WTA will be the "Asin Battle" in the ATP, whether it is a friend or not, it may be more practical to set up the enemy's flag first.
And the wheel of fate will start from the first meeting between the two. Even if the clouds are light and light on the surface, I believe that at the bottom of the emotional sea of the two, there must be turbulent waves. Of course, Pereriba may have lost sleep, after all, this seems to be a contest between two little girls, and it is he, the manager, who will win or lose, and "The Adventures of Riba" will be staged like this.
At the beginning of the match, Gauff's forehand didn't seem to be too weak, and it seemed that the weakness was not weak in Zheng Qinwen's quick attack. The most terrifying thing is that being too able to run and too defensive is really comprehensive, and the state can be called the peak performance.
Zheng Qinwen's side, Riba obviously supported the move, and did the opposite, didn't they all say that you are good at backshooting? I'll just press and hit the right, and the effect is good!
In addition, Zheng Qinwen's small ball also changed, which became a life-saving weapon many times, and also caught Gauff off guard!
It can be said that it was a torn and disjointed game, with both sides playing at a very high level and suffocating in the high-speed scene. Zheng Qinwen has not played such a solid, hard and violent tennis ball for a long time, and his firepower is full of firepower, even more fierce than the firepower output when he debuted, and his strength has obviously improved.
From Xiaoxing's point of view, in this game, Zheng Qinwen's performance was even better than yesterday, but it was a pity that the success rate of one serve was delayed, and the opponent was such a defensible Gauff!
First set
In the first 7 games, the two sides bit very tightly, each holding serve, 3-4; in the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen made a double fault, although he saved 3 break points, but he was still squeezed by Gauff's forehand return to the return ball to the net and was broken, 3-5; In the 8th game, Gauff also sent a double fault in return, and after resolving an opponent's game point, Zheng Qinwen used the follow-up tactics to get the break point with a thrilling volley, which was wonderful, and Gauff double-faulted again on the break point, breaking back at the speed of light, 4-5; In the 10th game, Zheng Qinwen held serve under pressure, 5-5, and the game returned to the starting point.
In the 11th game, after Gauff 40-0, Zheng Qinwen returned ace + small ball to win the score equally, but unfortunately, then 2 points Gauff served to press the line + Zheng Qinwen returned to the baseball, Gauff roared arrogantly after holding the serve, the pressure was great, 5-6;In the 12th game, Zheng Qinwen suddenly put a small ball in the confrontation, Gao Fu was embarrassed to save the ball, almost fell, Zheng Qinwen Ace on the game point, hold the serve, 6-6, grab seven!
Tie-break: The 5th point Zheng Qinwen pressed and counterattacked and waited until Gauff made a mistake, mini break, 3-2, unfortunately, Zheng Qinwen went out of bounds in the confrontation of the bottom line of the 6th point, broke back, 3-3; 7th point, Zheng Qinwen dodged and fought a slash but unfortunately missed, Gauff hit the gap and broke again, 3-4; Subsequently, Gauff scored 2 points in a row, 3-6; Although Zheng Qinwen played an extremely beautiful backhand straight line at the end of the set, he still lost the first set, 4-7, it was really only a little bit worse.
In the first set, the winning point was 14-11 ahead, and the unforced error was well controlled 11-14, but unfortunately the forced error was 26-11, which showed that Gauff's squeeze on Zheng Qinwen was very obvious.
In terms of serving, Zheng Qinwen's first-serve goal rate is 43%-63% behind, which is the fatal place!
Second handicap
In the first game, Zheng Qinwen suddenly loosened a little after the break, and lost a game first, 0-2; In the 5th game, Zheng Qinwen made a double mistake, and Gauff released a small ball on the break point, 1-4; In the 7th game, Zheng Qinwen dropped the line and failed to hold it, losing 1-6 quickly!
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen's combat power declined significantly, and he couldn't play a stable and sustained attack, which was a problem!
It's a pity that Zheng Qinwen tried his best, but he still couldn't win this victory against Gauff. In fact, the score and the scene are very close, but Gauff's state is very incomprehensible.
Even if he lost, Zheng Qinwen still rose, although he was defeated. The most valuable point is that through the two games of Osaka and Gauff, Zheng Qinwen can regain his self-confidence, and please stimulate his domineering!
Really, you can continue to question the moisture of the Australian Open runner-up, but to say that Zheng Qinwen is the top 10, Xiaoxing really doesn't accept it, okay, let's see you at the French Open!
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