Qinwen Zheng conquers Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Melbourne on Thursday. Zheng will clash against Aryna Sabalenka in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2022 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
The Chinese added to her prize money $ 735,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 1,725,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Qinwen will add $ 1,425,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 3,150,000 in total.
Highlights Qinwen Zheng vs. Dayana Yastremska Australian Open – Melbourne
Zheng’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:42
At the end of the match, the Chinese scored 72 points vs. Dayana’s 58.
Zheng
Zheng served very well to win 76% of the points (28/37) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (15/30) on her second serve. Zheng won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 36% (4/11) of the procured opportunities.
Yastremska
On the other side, Yastremska was battling in converting her break points (only 20% – 2/10). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Zheng and Yastremska is 1-0 for Qinwen.
Draw and next match H2H: Qinwen Zheng vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats
Zheng will square off with Sabalenka in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Qinwen Zheng and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Sabalenka won 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in New York back in 2023.
Tennis Scores at the Australian Open
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Cori GauffGauff (7-62 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-1) – H2H details and stats
