Hard-fought victory in three sets! Zheng Qinwen defended his title for the first time in his career, winning the first championship of the season + the third crown of the tour

Panorama Sports

2024-07-22 05:57Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

In the early morning of July 22, the final of the WTA 250 Palermo station was held, and the two sides were Zheng Qinwen, the first sister of China's Jinhua, and Mukhova of the Czech Republic. Zheng Qinwen defeated his opponent 6-4/4-6/6-2 in 2 hours and 49 minutes, successfully defended his title and won the third tour title of his career.

【World Ranking】

Zheng Qinwen is ranked 7th in the world and Mukhova is ranked 35th in the world.

【H2H】

The two sides met for the only time in Madrid 2022, when Zheng Qinwen was reversed by his opponent in three sets.

【Contest Process】

Zheng Qinwen was broken in the first set, she quickly broke back in the second game, and in the seventh and eighth games, the two broke each other's serve again. In the 10th game, Zheng Qinwen completed a key break at the end of the set and won the first set 6-4.

In the second set, Zheng Qinwen was broken at the beginning and fell behind his opponent 0-2, and Zheng Qinwen lost his serve again in the fifth game, and then Zheng Qinwen broke back in the sixth game to chase it to 2-4. In the 10th game, Zheng Qinwen missed four break point opportunities in the opponent's service game, and was dragged into the deciding set by the opponent 4-6.

In the second game of the deciding set, Zheng Qinwen took the lead in breaking serve and led his opponent 3-0 in the opening game. In the fifth game, Mukhova broke to chase down 2-3, and Zheng Qinwen broke her opponent's two consecutive service games in the 6th and 8th games, and won the deciding set 6-2 after three consecutive games.

【Points Bonus】

Zheng Qinwen won the championship with 250 points and 30,650 euros, while Mukhova received 163 points and 18,110 euros for the runner-up.

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