In the press conference following her quarterfinal loss at the 2024 US Open, Zheng Qinwen reflected on the match, admitting missed opportunities in the beginning and feeling tired, which affected her serve and overall performance.
She also mentioned trouble sleeping after her previous match and the lack of practice the day before. Despite these challenges, she remained optimistic about the upcoming Asian tour and WTA Finals.
Zheng expressed gratitude for support during her time as a lower-ranked player and her current success, acknowledging past struggles in the women’s ranks and expressing hope for continued progress.
Sabalenka at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked no.2, Aryna achieved a compiled 44-11 win-loss record in 2024. Sabalenka is currently competing at the U.S. Open where she overcame the world no.203 Priscilla Hon 6-3 6-3, the world no.76 Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-1, the world no.31 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6 6-1 6-2
, the world no.35 Elise Mertens 6-2 6-4 and the world no.7 Qinwen Zheng 6-1 6-2.Aryna Sabalenka will fight against the world no.12 Emma Navarro in the semifinal. Their current head to head is 1-1.
Sabalenka clinched 2 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open and Cincinnati. Sabalenka was the runner-up in Brisbane (Brisbane International), in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
The Belarussian won 15 titles in her career: 11 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Qinwen Zheng in 2024
At the moment ranked no.7 (career-high), Zheng played her last match on the 3rd of September when she capitulated to world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-1 6-2 in the quarter of the U.S. Open (draw).
This year the Chinese has managed to achieve a composed 37-14 win-loss record. Zheng clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Palermo and Paris. The Chinese reached the final at the Australian Open.
Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng fought against each other 3 times. Their current head to head is 3-0 for Sabalenka.