Zheng Qinwen
On February 22, Beijing time, the 2024 WTA1000 Dubai Station, the women's singles 1 4 finals, a focus battle that attracted much attention, Zheng Qinwen vs. Swiatek, the latest report, in the first set, Zheng Qinwen lost 3-6, it was really unbeatable, and Swiatek won easily. Moreover, Zheng Qinwen's 40-0 situation in the second game was still reversed by a single game ......
Both are top 8 seeds, in the recent Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen went all the way to the final, although he failed to win the championship, but he was able to get the runner-up of the Grand Slam, which was enough for her to enter the ranks of the top10, but after the Doha match, Zheng Qinwen was out early, and her stability still needs to be improved, or Zheng Qinwen is still a lot away from the top players. She had a bye in the first round in Dubai, defeated Nao Hibino in the second round with a difficult comeback, and fortunately, she eliminated No. in straight sets in the last round35 Potapova and reached the top 8. Swiatek is the top seed + world No. 1, the favorite to win the championship, and has also won the previous 5 times against Zheng Qinwen, and his overall strength is obviously superior.
In the first set, in the first game, Zheng Qinwen took the lead in scoring, but Swiatek still took the lead in holding serve 1-0. In the second game, Zheng Qinwen was taken away by a wave of waves at 40-0, and Swiatek broke first to extend the advantage 2-0. In the third game, Swiatek saved a break point and held serve to further consolidate the advantage at 3-0.
In the 4th game, Zheng Qinwen's serve was of high quality, and he easily held serve for four straight points to stop the decline, 1-3. In the fifth game, Swiatek did not experience much of a test and held serve again 4-1. In the 6th game, Zheng Qinwen sent an ace ball and got consecutive game points 40-0, and after wasting two game points, Zheng Qinwen still had no danger to hold serve again 2-4. In the seventh game, Swiatek easily held serve for 5-2. In the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen's serve with no way back was successfully saved, 3-5. In the ninth game, Swiatek cashed in to win the set, 6-3, and the big score was 1-0.