Qinwen Zheng beats Liudmila Samsonova 7-6(5) 1-6 6-3 in the 4th round in Paris on Sunday. Zheng will face Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter. The match lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes. This will be her best result in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 4th round in 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.
The Chinese added to her prize money € 175,000 after winning this match. She has already won € 440,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Zheng will add € 250,000 to her earnings to get in total € 690,000 in total.
Highlights Qinwen Zheng vs. Liudmila Samsonova French Open – Paris
Zheng’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:47
Zheng won this match even if she conquered less points than Ludmilla (96 vs. 102).
Zheng
The Chinese blasted 10 aces and she committed 8 double faults. Zheng won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points as she converted only 33% (4/12) of the procured opportunities.
Samsonova
On the other side, the Russian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 56% of the break points that she procured points (5/9). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this encounter, the head to head between Zheng and Samsonova is 3-3.
Draw and next match H2H: Qinwen Zheng vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats
Zheng will face Sabalenka in the quarter.
This will be the 8th time that Qinwen Zheng and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 6-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but Zheng has a winning record of 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Zheng won 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Rome back in May 2025.
Live score progression and stats
Qinwen won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (4-5) game, The Chinese broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th (5-5) game before bringing the set at the breaker that she won 7-5.
Tiebreak
Zheng won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 7th (3-4), 11th (6-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Samsonova won 2 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2) and 5th (3-2) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
Zheng converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Russian converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 7th (3-3 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 93 points. The contest during this set was so even that the Chinese won barely 1 point more than the Russian (47-46). The Chinese dropped 19 points on serve (25-19). Regarding the other side of the net, Ludmilla conceded 22 points on serve (27-22).
Zheng started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Liudmila Samsonova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. The Russian extended her lead after breaking Qinwen in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
The Russian was unerring in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 0-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Zheng was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 47 points. The Russian conquered the set after winning 13 more points than Qinwen (30-17). Samsonova dropped 12 points on serve (20-12). On the other side, Qinwen conceded 10 points on serve (5-10).
Qinwen won the set after she broke the Russian in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game. The Russian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. However, Zheng kept the focus to win the set 6-3.
The Chinese was perfect in converting all her break points in the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, the Russian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 40-A and 40-A).
They played 58 points. Zheng won 6 points more than the Russian (32-26). The Chinese lost 14 points on serve (21-14). on the other side of the court, the Russian conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).
Tennis Scores at the French Open
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (7-65 1-6 6-3)
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (7-5 6-3)
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (4-6 7-66 6-1)
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-6 6-3 7-5)
Upcoming matches
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