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china news service, beijing, october 3rd. in the fourth round of the women's singles match of the 2024 china tennis open held in beijing on the evening of the 2nd, chinese player zheng qinwen reversed a 2:1 (3:6, 6:1, 6:2) defeated no. 34 seed anisimova and advanced to the quarterfinals.

photo source of zheng qinwen in the game: official photo provided by china open

the 2024 china tennis open is zheng qinwen's first local event after winning the women's singles gold medal at the paris olympics. as the no. 5 seed in the tournament, zheng qinwen, ranked no. 7 in the world, had a bye in the first round. after that, she defeated rashimova and podoroska one after another.

due to zheng qinwen's appearance and the men's singles final (sina vs. alcaraz) that ended earlier, the number of spectators at the china open on october 2 reached 29,000, including 13,274 at the diamond stadium, with an attendance rate of 100%.

in the first set of the game, the two men each maintained serve, and the score reached 3:3. subsequently, zheng qinwen's serving performance was not ideal, and the success rate of his first serve was not high. with a key break at the end of the set, anisimova took the lead at 6:3.

amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, zheng qinwen was not too affected by losing the first set. she showed more concentration in the second set, and both her serve and baseline return were more powerful than in the first set.

the score reached 4:0. anisimova, who was lagging behind, dropped her racket in the fifth game. it was obvious that her mood was greatly affected by the progress of the game. zheng qinwen took advantage of the situation and won 6:1, evening the score.

in the deciding set, after the two broke serve, it was zheng qinwen who took the lead to stabilize the situation. anisimova became more and more impatient as she played, and the point difference gradually widened. in the end, zheng qinwen won the decisive set and advanced.

after the game, zheng qinwen said that the game was very difficult. he did not have a good pace at the beginning and made many mistakes in the service game. fortunately, as the game progressed, his condition gradually returned. the game ended at nearly midnight, and she also expressed her gratitude to the audience.

this is the first time that zheng qinwen has reached the quarterfinals of the china open women's singles. her next opponent is the 17-year-old russian star mira andreeva, the 17th seed in the tournament. according to the current schedule, this game will be played on october 4. (over)