Qinwen Zheng conquers Kanepi in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Bronzetti. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Zheng dispatches Kanepi to fight against Lucia Bronzetti in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Qinwen Zheng vs. Kaia Kanepi

Qinwen Zheng downs Kaia Kanepi 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the 2nd round in New York on Thursday. Zheng will face off with Lucia Bronzetti in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 58 minutes. This run will match her most significant achievement in this competition. Here you can see her history at this event.

Zheng
New York
Zheng's Record

Qinwen added to her prize money $ 68,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 191,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Chinese will add $ 93,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 284,000 in total.

Highlights Qinwen Zheng vs. Kaia Kanepi U.S. Open – New York

Zheng’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zheng
Kanepi
Qinwen Zheng
6-2 3-6 6-2
1h:58
Kaia Kanepi
83
83
Total points
68
68
24
24
Winners
24
24
29%
29%
Ratio Winners
35%
35%
36
36
Unforced
35
35
51%
51%
Ratio Unforced
49%
49%
6/8
6/8
Net Approaches
4/5
4/5
75%
75%
Perc
80%
80%
-- Serve --
9
9
Aces
0
0
7
7
Double Faults
9
9
46%
46%
1st in
49%
49%
67%
67%
1st won
69%
69%
24/36
24/36
1st won
24/35
24/35
58%
58%
2nd won
38%
38%
25/43
25/43
2nd won
14/37
14/37
185
185
Fastest serve
168
168
169
169
AVG 1st Serve
147
147
135
135
AVG 2nd Serve
128
128
-- Break Points --
6/8
6/8
Total
3/9
3/9
75%
75%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Zheng scored 83 points vs. the Estonian’s 68.

Zheng

Zheng was pretty focused in converting 75% of the break points that she conquered (6/8).

Kanepi

On the other side, Kaia wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Zheng and Kanepi is 1-0 for Qinwen.

Draw and next match H2H: Qinwen Zheng vs. Lucia Bronzetti – stats

Zheng will compete against Bronzetti in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Qinwen Zheng and Lucia Bronzetti fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Zheng won 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Monterrey back in 2022.

Qinwen Zheng Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Zheng 6-2
ZhengKanepi
6
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
ZhengKanepi
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
ZhengKanepi
4
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
ZhengKanepi
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
ZhengKanepi
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
ZhengKanepi
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
ZhengKanepi
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
ZhengKanepi
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40

The Chinese in this set played at a much higher level than Kanepi and finally she won 6-2 after breaking Kaia in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

The Estonian was completely outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-2 to 6-2.

The Chinese converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, the Estonian was unable to convert any of her 5 break points. She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 51 points. Qinwen was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than Kaia (31-20). Qinwen lost 10 points on serve (20-10). on the other side of the court, Kanepi conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).

2nd Set -
Kanepi 6-3
KanepiZheng
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
KanepiZheng
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KanepiZheng
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
KanepiZheng
3
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
KanepiZheng
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
KanepiZheng
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KanepiZheng
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
KanepiZheng
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
KanepiZheng
1
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30

Kanepi clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Estonian broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game to conquer the set 6-3.

Kaia was perfect in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Zheng was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40).

They contested 57 points. Kanepi was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Qinwen (32-25). Kaia dropped 10 points on serve (19-10). In addition, on the other side, the Chinese conceded 13 points on serve (15-13).

3rd Set -
Zheng 6-2
ZhengKanepi
6
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
ZhengKanepi
5
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
ZhengKanepi
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
ZhengKanepi
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
ZhengKanepi
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
ZhengKanepi
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
ZhengKanepi
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
ZhengKanepi
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15

Zheng came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Kaia Kanepi in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, that wasn’t sufficient for the Chinese to win the set because Kanepi found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Qinwen maintained her focus to break the Estonian in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

The Estonian was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Qinwen converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, the Estonian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 3rd game (0-2 30-40).

They contested 43 points. Zheng won 11 more points than the Estonian (27-16). The Chinese lost 7 points on serve (14-7). on the other side of the court, the Estonian conceded 13 points on serve (9-13).

1st
Zheng
Kanepi
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Zheng
Kanepi
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
3rd
Zheng
Kanepi
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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