two quick wins over rahimova 6-1 in china open debut. zheng qinwen: i haven’t played such a comfortable game in a long time.
2024-09-29
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after defeating his opponent by a big score on the evening of september 28, zheng qinwen interacted with the audience. photo by beijing daily reporter deng wei
the 2024 china open last night (28th) continued the second round of women's singles competition. chinese player and no. 5 seed zheng qinwen made his debut at the diamond stadium nightclub. this was zheng qinwen's debut at the china open this year. amid the cheers of the home audience, zheng qinwen quickly defeated rahimova 6-1 and easily advanced to the top 32 of women's singles.
zheng qinwen is extremely popular
coming to the china open with the aura of olympic gold medal, zheng qinwen is very popular. during the evening game, the diamond stadium, which can accommodate about 15,000 spectators, was packed to capacity. according to data from the organizing committee, the attendance rate reached 95%.
this is zheng qinwen’s first match at the china open this year. from the moment the tournament draw was released, the audience was looking forward to when zheng qinwen would appear. after all, this is the first time she has returned to the home audience after winning the women's singles tennis gold medal at the paris olympics and achieving a major breakthrough for chinese tennis. during the time when he arrived in beijing to prepare for the china open, zheng qinwen had a full schedule. however, outside of training, zheng qinwen will take time to actively interact with fans. zheng qinwen said that playing at home has special meaning for her, as it is an advantage and motivation.
the factor that motivates zheng qinwen to perform better at the china open is to strive to be nominated for this year's wta year-end finals. at a press conference a few days ago, zheng qinwen mentioned this goal again. currently, zheng qinwen is still far away from qualifying for the competition, so she needs to get more points at this year's china open.
chinese veteran zhang shuai eliminated this year's us open semi-finalist navarro in the second round of women's singles. the latter is zheng qinwen's main competitor for qualification for the year-end finals. this victory indirectly "helped" zheng qinwen, giving her a chance to narrow the points gap with navarro.
only lost two games to advance to the top 32
according to the china open women's singles draw results, zheng qinwen's first opponent will be between former us open champion raduc canu and a qualifier. however, due to raducanu's withdrawal, zheng qinwen's opponent in her debut became rahimova, ranked 71st in the world.
rakhimova is 23 years old and has yet to win a singles title in her career. last year, rahimova participated in the china open and failed to pass the women's singles qualifying round.
this game is the first meeting between the two sides. in the first set, zheng qinwen took the lead in breaking serve and taking the lead. after the third game, it started to rain lightly. the retractable roof of the diamond stadium was closed in a short time, and the game resumed soon. zheng qinwen was not affected by this and won the first set 6-1 with consecutive breaks and guarantees. in the second set, zheng qinwen continued to take the initiative on the court, breaking serve many times and winning the next set 6-1 with a big score of 2-0, advancing to the top 32 of women's singles.
after the game, zheng qinwen expressed his gratitude to the fans present. she said, "when i saw that the venue was almost full today, i was surprised because i didn't expect so many people to come to watch my match. i can see everyone's love for me. i also hope to go further and further in the china open. this way everyone has more opportunities to watch me play.”
throughout the game, the audience observed the watching etiquette very well, which was also praised by zheng qinwen. she said, "i think everyone must have prepared well before the game. i haven't played such a comfortable game in a long time. thank you to all the viewers!"
