On May 15, Beijing time, in a quarterfinal at WTA1000 Rome Station, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen lost 6-7 (4), 1-6 to the American player and the third seed of the tournament, Gauff, and missed the semifinals. With the record of reaching the quarterfinals in this station, Zheng Qinwen scored 215 points in Rome and ranked 8th in the world at the moment.
In this game, Zheng Qinwen bit his opponent tightly in the first set, and lost in the tie-break because the ball path did not change much and his strength was at a disadvantage. In the second set, Zheng Qinwen experienced a decline in fitness and concentration, and his unforced errors increased, and he lost after consecutive broken serves. Gauff beat the world's top 10 for the first time this season and reached the semi-finals for the first time in three years, with a semi-final against Swiatek.
Despite his regret in the quarterfinals, Zheng Qinwen showed good competitive form in the last WTA1000 tournament before the French Open, and his confidence has rebounded significantly. Entering this year's clay season, Xiao Zheng's form has been up and down, with Stuttgart stopping in the second round and Madrid in the first round. When she came to Rome, she defeated Noskova, Naomi Osaka and others, and is currently 4-3 on clay.
However, counting this loss, Zheng Qinwen is still hard to win against the top 4 in today's women's tennis world, Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, and Rybakina. It can be seen that there is still an obvious gap between Xiao Zheng and the top players in the active women's tennis, and it is also a problem that she will focus on overcoming in the next stage.
Source: WTA official website, Xinhua News Agency