In the first round of the Wuhan Open, Christian defeated Osorio and advanced to the second round to face Zheng Qinwen.
The first round of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament continued today, with wildcard Romania's Christian defeating qualifier Osorio 2-1 (4-6 6-2 6-3) to advance to the second round against fifth seed Zheng Qinwen, which is scheduled to take place on October 9. As Zheng Qinwen, who is more adept at hard court combat, the venue of the Wuhan tournament is easier to play to her strengths.
Christian is 26 years old and is ranked 75th in the world in the latest edition. Zheng Qinwen has won 1-2 in the previous three meetings with Christian, losing 0-2 (3-6 2-6) in the round of 32 in Rome in 2019, losing 0-2 (1-6 4-6) in the round of 16 in Palermo in 2021 and winning 2-0 (6-1 6-1) in the last eight of Palermo this year.
(Changjiang Cloud News reporter Ai Sihang)