Qinwen Zheng beat Marie Bouzkova in the round of 32 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, 7-6(3) 4-6 7-5, to reach the round of 16. The match was played on hard courts, and the tournament prize money is $9,4 млн. According to api.tennis, the set count was 2:1 in favor of the Chinese player.
A tiebreak, her opponent's response and the decisive stretch
The first set had to be decided by a tiebreak, and Zheng came out on top there: her opponent won only three points in the shortened game. In the second set, momentum shifted to the Czech player, who won it 6-4 to level the score. In the third, the battle went all the way to the end: Zheng took the set 7-5 and closed out the match.
For Zheng, this was her third match in Beijing, and none of them came without a fight. Against Han Shi she played 7-6(6) 4-6 6-2, and against Anna Kalinskaya the score was 6-7(4) 6-4 3-0. Before meeting Zheng, Bouzkova had beaten Kimberly Birrell 6-4 6-4 in the round of 64 at this tournament.
Before Beijing, Zheng competed at the US Open. In the fourth round, she beat Swiatek 7-5 6-3, and in the quarterfinal she lost to Rybakina 6-3 1-6 4-6. According to rank.tennis, the Chinese player is ranked No. 45, with 1138 points. Bouzkova is No. 27, with 1763 points.