Qinwen Zheng bests Xinyu Wang 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Wuhan on Saturday in what was an all-Chinese match. Zheng will face Aryna Sabalenka in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes. This will be her best result in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the qualifications in 2019. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Highlights Qinwen Zheng vs. Xinyu Wang Wuhan Open – Wuhan
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Zheng scored 71 points vs. Wang’s 55.
Zheng
Zheng served very well to win 76% of the points (25/33) behind her first serve. Anyhow she won only 41% points (12/29) on her second serve. Qinwen won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points since she converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.
Wang
On the other side, Wang was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that she procured points (3/5). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Zheng and Wang is 1-0 for Qinwen.
Draw and next match H2H: Qinwen Zheng vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats
Zheng will face Sabalenka in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Qinwen Zheng and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Sabalenka won 6-1 6-2 in the quarter in New York back in September 2024.
Live score progression and stats
Qinwen won the set after she broke Wang in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Xin Yu tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Anyhow, Zheng didn’t blink to conquer the set 6-3.
Xin Yu was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-3 to 6-3.
They contested 71 points. Qinwen won 9 points more than Wang (40-31). Zheng surrendered 15 points on serve (22-15). on the other side of the net, Xin Yu conceded 18 points on serve (16-18).
Zheng won the set after she broke Xin Yu in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Xin Yu tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Notwithstanding, Qinwen maintained the focus to conquer the set 6-4.
Zheng converted 25% of her break points (2/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Xin Yu converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They played 56 points. Zheng was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Xin Yu (31-25). Qinwen dropped 10 points on serve (15-10). on the other side of the court, Xin Yu conceded 16 points on serve (15-16).
Tennis Scores in Wuhan
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – Xinyu WangWang (6-3 6-4)
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Cori GauffGauff (1-6 6-4 6-4)
Upcoming matches
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Qinwen ZhengZheng (3-0) – H2H details and stats