During her Tokyo Open second-round match, Zheng Qinwen unintentionally wore her on-court outfits with the tag still on them, which led to a hilarious incident. The 22-year-old, who is competing against Moyuka Uchijima of Japan, was told of the mistake by her opponent during the pre-match photo session.
During the Asian hardcourt swing, Qinwen has had a strong run, making it to the China Open semifinals and placing second at the Wuhan Open. Despite having to miss the Ningbo Tennis Open because of health issues, she recovered well at the Tokyo Open.
With a first-round bye as the top seed, Qinwen went on to play Uchijima in the second round. After overcoming some opposition to win the first set 7-5, the world No. 7 dominated the second set, winning 6-0.
The current Olympic gold medalist had a hilarious moment when she entered the court with the tag still on her tennis outfit before she even swung her racket. Qinwen was in stitches as she swiftly took off the tag before assuming her position after Uchijima pointed it out to her before the pre-match photo shoot.
Zheng in Tokyo, ranking, and results in 2024
At the moment ranked no.7 (career-high), Zheng has a compiled 46-16 win-loss record in 2024. Qinwen is now playing in Tokyo where she defeated Unknown Player bye and the world no.57 Moyuka Uchijima 7-5 6-0.
Qinwen Zheng will come up against the world no.219 Alice Tubello in the quarter. They have never played each other until now in top events.
Qinwen clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Palermo and Paris. Zheng got to the final at the Australian Open and in Wuhan (Wuhan Open).
The Chinese won 4 titles in her career: 1 on hard courts and 3 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)
Moyuka Uchijima in 2024
Currently the world no.57 (career-high), Uchijima played her last match on the 24th of October when she surrendered to world no.7 Qinwen Zheng 7-5 6-0 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw).
During this season Uchijima has achieved a compiled 51-24 record. Moyuka conquered 5 titles in 2024 in the W50 Pune, Zaragoza, Gifu, the W75 Trnava and Madrid.
Moyuka conquered 5 titles in 2024 in the W50 Pune, Zaragoza, Gifu, the W75 Trnava and Madrid.
Qinwen Zheng and Moyuka Uchijima squared off only on 1 occasion. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Zheng. When they played, Qinwen Zheng won 7-5 6-0 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (Toray Pan Pacific Open) on the 24th of October 2024.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Zheng in Tokyo, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.7 (career-high), Zheng achieved a compiled 46-16 win-loss record in 2024. Zheng is now playing in Tokyo where she beat Unknown Player bye and the world no.57 Moyuka Uchijima 7-5 6-0.
Qinwen Zheng will take on the world no.219 Alice Tubello in the quarter. They have never played each other up to now in top events.
The Chinese conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Palermo and Paris. Qinwen was the finalist at the Australian Open and in Wuhan (Wuhan Open).
Qinwen won 4 titles in her career: 1 on hard courts and 3 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)
Moyuka Uchijima in 2024
Now ranked no.57 (career-high), Uchijima played her last match on the 24th of October when she surrendered to world no.7 Qinwen Zheng 7-5 6-0 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw).
Currently, during this season Uchijima owns a compiled 51-24 win-loss record. Moyuka has won 5 titles in 2024 in the W50 Pune, Zaragoza, Gifu, the W75 Trnava and Madrid.
The Japanese conquered 5 titles in 2024 in the W50 Pune, Zaragoza, Gifu, the W75 Trnava and Madrid.
Qinwen Zheng and Moyuka Uchijima played each other just on 1 occasion. Their head to head is 1-0 for Zheng. When they played, Qinwen Zheng won 7-5 6-0 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (Toray Pan Pacific Open) on the 24th of October 2024.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.