In Rome, Zheng Qinwen swept Naomi Osaka 2-0 and reached the top eight for two consecutive years

On the evening of May 13, Beijing time, in the women's singles 1/8 final of 2024WTA1000 Rome, Zheng Qinwen, the first sister of China's Jinhua, swept Naomi Osaka, the former world number one and Japanese player, into the top 8 with a big score of 2-0.

Zheng Qinwen, the first elder sister of China's Golden Flower, had a rest for almost two weeks after retiring from the race due to injury in Madrid. At the Rome stop, she started from the second round, first defeated American player Rogers 2-0, then reversed No. 29 seed Norskova 2-1, and entered the top 16 of the station for two consecutive years.

This game is the second match between Zheng Qinwen and Naomi Osaka in their career - the WTA500 San Jose in 2022, the former world's first 2-1 win.

In the first set of this game, both sides broke each other as soon as they came up. After their respective guarantees, Zheng Qinwen broke her hair again in the fifth inning, and after a smooth guarantee, she broke her hair again in the seventh inning. After successfully winning the set, the first elder sister of China's Golden Flower played 6-2 first. In the second set, Zheng Qinwen once again took the lead in breaking the hundred. After that, both sides guaranteed their hair. In the end, China's Golden Flower First Sister won another set 6-4, and advanced to the top 8 with a 2-0 score.

This is the second time that Zheng Qinwen has entered the top 8 of the WTA1000 for two consecutive years, and this is the second time this year and the fourth time in her career. Next, she will wait for the winner between Gough and Badosa.

(Qingling)