Zheng Qinwen reached the semi-finals of the China Open for the first time and the semi-finals of the 1000 tournament for the first time. (AP Photo)
(Beijing, 4) The two women’s semi-finals of this year’s China Tennis Open have been released, with Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen facing Czech Republic’s Mukhova, and Spain’s No. 1 Badosa. Gauff., Zheng Qinwen became the hope of the competition of the hosts in China.
In two other top 8 matches on Friday, Zheng Qinwen defeated 17-year-old Russian No. ), defeated Belarusian top seed Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4.
In the first two quarterfinals yesterday, Badosa defeated the 35-year-old veteran Zhang Shuai 6-1, 7-6 (4), and Gauff defeated the Ukrainian 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 to be selected by Dubtseva.
Zheng Qinwen is approaching the end of the year
After Zheng Qinwen won today, he went to the semi-finals of the China Open for the first time and the semi-finals of the 1000 tournament for the first time.
He also scored 390 points, narrowing the points gap with the American player Navarro, trying to pass and climb to seventh in the final race of the year, and close to the final of the year.
Zheng Qinwen also tied the China Golden Flower record at the China Open with Li Na and Wang Qiang Now she will also receive at least US$325,000 (about RM1.37 million) in the event.
Mukhova defeated top seed Sabalenka in the quarterfinals and won all three matches between the two teams. (AP Photo) China Tennis Open
Mukhova defeats Sabalenka
Mukhova picked up her third straight win over Sabalenka, and the three wins came via three round robin fights. This victory was also the fifth time in his career that he defeated the top two players in the world.
Badosa, who went into the semi-finals undefeated in his first China Open draw, has reached the top four for the third time in his last five events. This is the fifth time in his career he has reached the top four.
Gauff reached the semi-finals of the China Open for two consecutive years and reached the final of the 1000th event for the seventh time in his career.
After the top 8 game yesterday, Badosa (right) called Zhang Shuai (left) from the Internet to not rest now Zhang Shuai then replied that he will continue to play. (Photo by Euro Press)
Zhang Shuai promised to continue the fight
At the end of yesterday’s game, Badosa called Zhang Shuai in front of the net to not retire now, but Zhang Shuai later replied, “I will continue to play.”
Before the start of the China Open, Zhang Shuai had lost 24 matches in the whole season, which caused him trouble. However, in this year’s China Open, Zhang Shuai had a big problem at his door. Not only did he lose his 24 games, he also returned to the top 8 of the China Open and rose from 500 to 249 and.
Zhang Shuai revealed that he has now set three goals for himself to participate in the Grand Slam, the third step is to continue to focus on singles and doubles.