Qinwen Zheng overcomes Andreeva in the 2nd round – U.S. OPEN RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Zheng tops Andreeva

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Qinwen Zheng vs. Erika Andreeva

Qinwen Zheng gets by Erika Andreeva 6-7(3) 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in New York on Wednesday. Zheng will have to play Jule Niemeier in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes. Her best result in this tournament was reaching the quarter in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Zheng
New York
Zheng's Record

Zheng added to her prize money $ 75,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 215,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Zheng will add $ 110,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 325,000 in total.

Highlights Qinwen Zheng vs. Erika Andreeva U.S. Open – New York

Zheng’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zheng
Andreeva
Qinwen Zheng
6-73 6-1 6-2
2h:28
Erika Andreeva
96
96
Total points
74
74
37
37
Winners
31
31
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
23
23
Unforced
31
31
43%
43%
Ratio Unforced
57%
57%
9/14
9/14
Net Approaches
3/8
3/8
64%
64%
Perc
38%
38%
-- Serve --
20
20
Aces
2
2
5
5
Double Faults
2
2
57%
57%
1st in
56%
56%
82%
82%
1st won
61%
61%
37/45
37/45
1st won
31/51
31/51
50%
50%
2nd won
45%
45%
17/34
17/34
2nd won
18/40
18/40
181
181
Fastest serve
178
178
170
170
AVG 1st Serve
156
156
136
136
AVG 2nd Serve
121
121
-- Break Points --
6/15
6/15
Total
2/5
2/5
40%
40%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, Zheng scored 96 points vs. the Russian’s 74.

Zheng

Qinwen served very well to win 82% of the points (37/45) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (17/34) on her second serve. Zheng blasted 20 aces and she committed 5 double faults. Qinwen won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 40% (6/15) of the procured opportunities.

Andreeva

On the other side, Andreeva was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Qinwen Zheng vs. Jule Niemeier – stats

Zheng will come up against Niemeier in the 3rd round.

This will be the 4th time that Qinwen Zheng and Jule Niemeier square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Niemeier (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Niemeier won 6-4 7-65 in the 3rd round in New York back in 2022.

The Chinese was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, she conceded only 3 games in the last 2 sets after winning 64 points vs. Niemeier’s 35 points.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Andreeva 7-6
AndreevaZheng
7
6
A
1
0
Z
2
0
Z
3
0
A
3
1
A
4
1
Z
4
2
Z
5
2
A
5
3
A
6
3
Z
7
3
AndreevaZheng
6
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
AndreevaZheng
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
AndreevaZheng
5
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
AndreevaZheng
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
AndreevaZheng
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
AndreevaZheng
4
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
AndreevaZheng
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
AndreevaZheng
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
AndreevaZheng
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
AndreevaZheng
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
AndreevaZheng
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
AndreevaZheng
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30

Zheng got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Erika Andreeva in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for the Russian to win the set as Qinwen found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (3-4) game. Andreeva kept her focus before winning the set at the breaker at 3.

Tiebreak

Erika won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0), 6th (4-2), 7th (5-2) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, the Chinese won 2 minibreaks in the 4th (1-3) and 8th (3-5) point.

Andreeva won the tiebreak 7-3 after she conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3

The Russian was unerring in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Chinese was perfect in converting all her break points in the 3rd (0-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (2-4 0-40).

They played 69 points. The contest during this set was so even that the Russian won only 1 point more than Qinwen (35-34). Andreeva lost 13 points on serve (21-13). In addition, on the other side, Qinwen conceded 14 points on serve (21-14).

2nd Set -
Zheng 6-1
ZhengAndreeva
6
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
ZhengAndreeva
5
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
ZhengAndreeva
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
ZhengAndreeva
3
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
ZhengAndreeva
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
ZhengAndreeva
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
ZhengAndreeva
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

Zheng was too good to drop only 1 game before breaking the Russian 2 times and conquer the set 6-1.

Erika was eclipsed in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Qinwen converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Zheng didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. The Chinese won 11 points more than Andreeva (29-18). Qinwen lost 5 points on serve (16-5). In addition, on the other side, the Russian conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).

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

Zheng had a strong start of this set after breaking Erika Andreeva in the 1st game (1-0). Qinwen managed to boost her lead after breaking Andreeva in the 7th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Zheng converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, the Chinese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 52 points. The Chinese won 12 more points than the Russian (32-20). Qinwen surrendered 5 points on serve (17-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Andreeva conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).

1st
Zheng
Andreeva
6-7
6
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
1
2nd
Zheng
Andreeva
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Zheng
Andreeva
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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