The 7th time finally "crossed the mountain" successfully! Zheng Qinwen defeated Sabalenka for the first time and entered the semi-finals of Rome for the first time

In the early morning of May 15, the quarter-finals of the WTA1000 Rome Station were held. Zheng Qinwen, the number one sister of Chinese Golden Flower, played, and his opponent was the world's No. 1 Sabalenka. In this game, Zheng Qinwen won in straight sets and won the first victory in seven matches between the two sides, and made his first victory in the semi-finals at Rome for the first time in his career. In the first set, Zheng Qinwen saved two break points in the 4th game to retain his serve. In the 5th game, Zheng Qinwen successfully broke Sabalenka's serve and took a 3-2 lead. In the 10th game, Zheng Qinwen successfully retained his serve in the game and won the first set 6-4.

Zheng Qinwen broke Sabalenka's serve as soon as he came up in the second set, and then successfully retained the serve and took a 2-0 lead. In the 9th game, Zheng Qinwen broke the serve again in a game where Sabalenka had no way out, winning the second set 6-3.

Finally, in a game that took 1 hour and 37 minutes, Zheng Qinwen defeated the world's No. 1 Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3. This victory allowed Zheng Qinwen to end Sabalenka's nine consecutive games in the tour and 15 consecutive games in the WTA 1000 level. The winning Zheng Qinwen made the final four for the first time in Rome and entered the semi-final four for the third time in the WTA 1000 level. In the next semi-finals, Zheng Qinwen will compete with Gao Fu, the No. 4 seed of the tournament, across the net, to compete for a final place. Previously, Zheng Qinwen had fought with Gao Fu twice, and Zheng Qinwen lost to his opponent in both games.