February** Dynamic Incentive Program
On February 20, the second round of the WTA1000 Dubai main draw ushered in a key battle, Chinese Jinhua Zheng Qinwen faced Japan's Hibino Nao, Zheng Qinwen applied for a medical timeout after losing a set first, and then won two sets in a row, reversed the opponent 2-1, and successfully advanced to the round of 16.
China's first sister Zheng Qinwen won the runner-up at the Australian Open, and WTA 1000 Doha stopped in the round of 16. Coming to Dubai, No. 6 seed Zheng Qinwen continued to have a first-round bye.
Japan's Nao Hibino is ranked 90th in the world and successfully broke through from the qualifying round, defeating Linette 2-1 in the first round to advance to the second round to face Zheng Qinwen.
In the first set of the game, the process of the game was unexpected by the fans, Zheng Qinwen was not in good shape, and fell behind the opponent at -5 as soon as he came up, and then Zheng Qinwen struggled to chase the score and chase the score to a 5-5 draw. Unfortunately, he was still broken after that, 5-7, Zheng Qinwen lost the first set.
During the session, something that worried Chinese fans happened, Zheng Qinwen applied for a medical timeout, auscultation and medicine, such a situation really worried Chinese fans. However, during the medical suspension, the comments of many fans in the live broadcast room were chilling.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen recovered and won the set 6-2 to take the match to the deciding set. This set is a true portrayal of the strength of both sides.
In the deciding set, Zheng Qinwen continued to take over the game, and she broke in consecutive games in the third and fifth games to make it 5-1, and Zheng Qinwen had a clear lead. In the 7th game, Nao Hibino successfully held serve, 5-2, and Zheng Qinwen continued to lead. In the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen's serve won the game, Zheng Qin's ** was in reserve, 6-2, and Zheng Qinwen won the deciding set.
From 2-5 to 5-5 to 5-7 loss, from 0-1 down to 2-1 reversal, Zheng Qinwen's performance was still a roller coaster, plus a medical timeout, which really made the audience sweat for her.
Zheng Qinwen's next opponent is Potapova, who defeated China's Jinhua Zhu Lin 2-1 in the first round and swept the lucky loser Brownzetti in the second round -3 to advance to the round of 16 in Dubai.
It is worth mentioning that if Zheng Qinwen reaches the quarterfinals, she is very likely to meet world No. 1 Swiatek next.
The biggest upset of the tournament was in the second round of Dubai, Australian Open champion Sabalenka lost, she lost to Vekic in the second round at -6, Sabalenka lost on her debut after winning the Australian Open, and stopped in the round of 32.