In the second round of the women's singles at the WTA1000 Wuhan Open in 2024, Zheng Qinwen played against wild card player Christian, and finally won two sets in a row 6:2 and 6:4, defeating Christian 2:0 and reaching the top 16 of the Wuhan Open for the first time in his career.
Looking back on the matchup in this match, Zheng Qinwen does not have an advantage in terms of mentality, after all, he has played against Christian 3 times before, and his record is 1-2. But after all, Wuhan is his hometown, and Zheng Qinwen naturally wants to behave better in front of his parents and fellow villagers.
In the first set of the duel, although Christian served first, Zheng Qinwen finally won the first set 6:2. After the second set, it was also Christian who took the lead in serving, and although Zheng Qinwen's competitive state had declined, he still withstood the pressure and finally won the second set 6:4.
After this battle, Zheng Qinwen also got 120 points, and completed the overtake of Navarro (3568 points) in the finals standings (3570 points), which is really gratifying. At the same time, Zheng Qinwen's opponent in the next round of 16-8 is former US Open runner-up Fernandes, which will be another big test for her.
Previously, Zheng Qinwen spent his 22nd birthday accompanied by his father, fans and Wuhan Open officials. Now that it's a happy event again, it's a good birthday present.
After winning this match, Zheng Qinwen was happy in an interview, she admitted that the live scene at the Wuhan Open felt very good, and joked that she still ranked seventh in the WTA world rankings after a year.
Subsequently, Xinhua News Agency also issued a message to celebrate:
No. 5 seed Zheng Qinwen Ana won her first win in the second round of the 2024 Wuhan Open, beating wildcard Romania's Christian. Zheng Qinwen advanced to the round of 16, congratulations! Keep up the good work! Zheng Qin's Wenwu Network Women's Singles is off to a good start!
The People's Daily also issued an article to celebrate:
On October 9, in the second round of the women's singles of the 2024 Wuhan Open, Chinese player Zheng Qinwen defeated Romania's Christian and ushered in the opening of the Wuhan Open. Zheng Qinwen will face former US Open runner-up and Canada's Fernandez in the next round. Earlier, China's Wang Xinyu Tennis also defeated her opponent and advanced to the round of 16. Congratulations and keep up the good work!