The 2024 WTA1000 Rome Women's Singles 1/4 finals are all over, and the top 4 and semi-finals are officially released! Among them, Zheng Qinwen, the "No. 1 sister in China", was eliminated, and the world's No. 1 Swiatek easily advanced and was stable enough! No.13 seed Collins made history, while Sabalenka and Gauff also made the cut. It is worth mentioning that the top 3 in the world, Swiatek, Sabalenka and Gauff, all qualified. According to statistics, excluding the WTA year-end finals, the last time the top 3 reached the semifinals of the same tour was in the 2013 French Open.
No.7 seed Zheng Qinwen vs. No.3 seed Gauff defeated Zheng Qinwen 7-6(4) 6-1 in a matchup between Chinese and American talents, beating Zheng Qinwen 7-6(4) 6-1 to win the world's top 10 for the first time this season and reach the semi-finals for the first time in three years. In the first meeting between the two, Zheng Qinwen was defeated, and it can be seen that Zheng Qinwen's overall record is not good when facing the world's top ten players, and there is still a long way to go if he wants to truly become a top player in the world.
World No. 1, top seed and two-time champion Swiatek was consistent, easily beating 18th seed Keys 6-1 6-3 to make it to the semi-finals with two straight victories. Swiatek is currently on a 10-match winning streak and is in very consistent form.
Second seed Sabalenka defeated ninth seed Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 to win all three matches against the latter and reach the last four of Rome for the first time in two years.
13th seed Collins defeated 24th seed Azarenka 6-4 6-3 to reach the highest-level clay semi-finals of his career so far.
In the doubles quarter-finals, there was good news, as China's Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai beat top seeds Xie Shuwei/Mertens 6-0 4-6 10-7 to advance to the semi-finals, where they will next face third seeds Gauff/Lutliff.