zheng qinwen and sabalenka are expected to meet in the semifinals of the same group
2024-09-24
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on the 23rd, the 2024 china open held a women's singles draw ceremony at the red clay garden of the national tennis center. former world no. 1 naomi osaka served as a player guest and "personally" drew zheng qinwen into the upper half of the draw where the top seed of the tournament, this year's us open champion sabalenka, is located. if the two perform normally, they are expected to stage a peak showdown in the semifinals.
zheng qinwen
sabalenka
zheng qinwen lost to sabalenka three times
after losing to belarusian star sabalenka in the final of this year's australian open, china's top female tennis player zheng qinwen met sabalenka again in the quarterfinals of the just-concluded us open. in the end, zheng qinwen was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the us open, while sabalenka reached the final and successfully won the first us open championship trophy in her career. zheng qinwen lost all three matches against sabalenka.
after the us open season, zheng qinwen and sabalenka both went on vacation. zheng qinwen took her parents to visit jiuzhaigou in sichuan, "recharging" herself among the beautiful mountains and rivers. sabalenka took her family and boyfriend to greece for a long vacation, and recently arrived in beijing to prepare for the competition.
women's singles top seed gets first-round bye
on the 23rd, the 2024 china open held a women's singles draw ceremony. zheng qinwen and sabalenka were in the same upper half. this year's china open women's singles event has been expanded to 96 draws. sabalenka, zheng qinwen and other high-ranking seeds had a bye in the first round, but every game thereafter will be a tough battle.
although zheng qinwen was drawn into the upper half of the draw where sabalenka is, she will have to reach the semifinals to have a chance to meet sabalenka. before that, zheng qinwen will face the winner of the match between former us open champion raducanu and the qualifier in the second round. after that, zheng qinwen's possible opponent will be australian open semi-finalist yastremska.
chinese players have drawn strong players
compared with zheng qinwen, other chinese players have also drawn strong opponents. no. 30 seed and china's second-ranked female tennis player yuan yue had a bye in the first round and will play against the winner between blinkova and muchova in the second round. wang yafan will play against kruger in the first round, and the winner will play against new zealand chinese player sun lulu. zhang shuai, the former no. 1 female tennis player in china, will play against kessler in the first round, and the winner will play against american player navarro. another former no. 1 player in china's female tennis, wang qiang, will play against a qualifier in the first round, and the winner will play against frech. olympic silver medalist wang xinyu had bad luck in the draw and drew american player anisimova in the first round. if she wins, she will play against kudermetova.
in addition, gao xinyu will play with a wild card and will face a qualifier in the first round. the winner will play against keys. wei sijia will play with a wild card and will be drawn against a qualifier in the first round. the winner will play against brazilian player maya. yao xinxin will play with a wild card and will play against buxha in the first round. the winner will play against samsonova. shi han will play against uchijima moeka in the first round. the winner will play against linette. ma yexin will play against begu. the winner will play against andreeva. wang xiyu will play against golubic. the winner will play against vikic. wang meiling will play against a qualifier. the winner will play against kasatkina. ren yufei will play against potoroska. the winner will play against yastremska.
