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jimu news reporter chen lingyan

at 19:00 on the 28th, zheng qinwen will appear in the second round of the china tennis open (hereinafter referred to as the china open) and face russian player laksimova.

as the no. 5 seed in the tournament, zheng qinwen appeared on the diamond court of the beijing national tennis center in the night game. this game was also her first show in the 2024 china season. as the undisputed "most popular" star of this year's china open, zheng qinwen said that she enjoys being the "host" and she has also done a lot of training and preparation for this year's china open.

she said in an interview that the support of fans is a huge motivation for her. "playing at home is an advantage. it can give you more energy and make you play better." she said frankly, after playing this year's us open, she was thinking about this year's china open and wuhan tennis open. "playing in china and in front of my compatriots, i know they will support me. i have high expectations because last year's asian games after the meeting, i didn’t prepare well for the china open, but i prepared very well this year and everyone is looking forward to what will happen next.”

laksimova is ranked 71st in the world. she lost in the second round of this year's china open qualifying tournament and eventually advanced to the main draw as a lucky loser. although her world ranking is far behind zheng qinwen, the 22-year-old player also has her own characteristics. at this year's us open, she almost overturned the then world number one swiatek in the first round. this time zheng qinwen fought against her. although zheng qinwen had obvious advantages in many aspects such as technology and ability, he still should not underestimate his opponent.

the second round of the china open women's singles will be completed today. currently, players such as pegula, gauff, kalinskaya, and naomi osaka have won the second round and entered the top 32. it is particularly worth mentioning the veteran zhang shuai. she defeated the no. 4 seed navarro in the second round. not only did she become the lowest-ranked player in the history of the tournament (595th) to defeat the top 10 opponents, but she also competed for zheng qinwen for the year-end championship. a spot in the final helped. currently, zheng qinwen’s biggest opponent in the year-end finals is navarro.

(source: jimu news)

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