Qinwen Zheng wins against Barbora Krejcikova 2-6 6-2 6-4 in the final in Zhengzhou on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 26 minutes. She won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in her career.
The Chinese added $ 45,989 to her prize money after conquering this final. She has earned $ 120,150 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Qinwen Zheng vs. Barbora Krejcikova Zhengzhou Open – Zhengzhou
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Qinwen scored 83 points vs. Barbora’s 79.
Zheng
Zheng struck 10 aces and she committed 5 double faults. The Chinese was well focused in converting 60% of the break points that she conquered (6/10).
Krejcikova
On the other side, Krejcikova was pretty effective at converting 56% of the break points that she conquered points (5/9). Yet, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this match, the head to head between Zheng and Krejcikova is 1-0 for Qinwen.
This was the 2nd career title for Zheng. (see list of titles and finals). Barbora remains with 7th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Zheng conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Barbora Krejcikova in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, Barbora found the way to come back to break Zheng 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) gamein the 8th game before winning the set (6-2) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
The Czech failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 15.
The Chinese was completely knocked out in the last 7 games of the set when the scoreline went from 0-2 to 6-2.
Krejcikova was on the money in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 30-40), the 5th (3-2 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40 and 15-40). In addition on the other side, the Chinese was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 9th game (1-6 15-40).
They contested 52 points. Barbora won 8 points more than Qinwen (30-22). The Czech surrendered 14 points on serve (17-14). In addition, on the other side, Qinwen conceded 13 points on serve (8-13).
Zheng started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Barbora Krejcikova in the 2nd game (2-0). That break was crucial for Qinwen to win the set (6-2) since there were no other breaks anymore.
The Czech had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-2 to 6-2.
The Chinese converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (4-2 30-40) and the 9th game (6-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Qinwen didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 48 points. Zheng was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Barbora (28-20). Zheng dropped 6 points on serve (16-6). In addition, on the other side, Krejcikova conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).
The Chinese won the set after she broke Krejcikova in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The Czech tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Nevertheless, the Chinese kept the situation under control to win the set 6-4.
Qinwen converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Barbora converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 62 points. The Chinese conquered the set after winning 4 points more than Krejcikova (33-29). Qinwen dropped 14 points on serve (18-14). Regarding the other side of the net, the Czech conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).