On the evening of October 5, Beijing time, in the second semifinal of the China Open women's singles, Zheng Qinwen played against her old opponent Mukhova, which was originally supposed to be a duel between a volcano hitting the earth, but because Zheng Qinwen's finger was accidentally injured in the first set, her physical condition was greatly affected, which eventually led to her losing 0-2 to her opponent and missing the first time in her career to reach the China Open final.
Prior to this, Zheng Qinwen and Mukhova played each other twice, and the two sides won 1 game each, which can be described as an equal. This year's China Open is the third time the two sides have met, and there is still a lot of uncertainty about who will die. But all of this was because of an accident, which made the game lose its suspense.
In the first set, Mukhova served first, and she quickly led 40-15 before holding serve. After Zheng Qinwen served, the Chinese women's single sister changed the bad habit of slow heating in the first 2 games, and she entered the state early in this game, and finally successfully held serve, with a score of 1-1.
In the third game, Zheng Qinwen and Mukhova played to 40-40, Zheng Qinwen saw the opportunity to break, but Mukhova was really tenacious, and in the end she held serve again, leading the score 2-1. In the fourth game, although Zheng Qinwen encountered some trouble, he still managed to hold his serve smoothly, and the score of the two came to 2-2.
In the fifth game, Mukhova continued to serve strongly and finally managed to hold serve and lead 3-2. Then Zheng Qinwen served, and Mukhova received it strongly, which put a lot of pressure on Zheng Qinwen. Seeing that he was about to be broken by the opponent, Zheng Qinwen moved quickly in order to catch the ball at the critical moment, but his feet slipped, and he fell to the ground after his fingers supported the ground, and was finally broken and fell behind 2-4.
may be because the finger injury is too painful, Zheng Qinwen couldn't help crying. After lying on the ground for a while, Zheng Qinwen got up and then received treatment on the sidelines.
The match restarted, Zheng Qinwen's form was affected somewhat, and Mukhova served and soon led 40-0. Although Zheng Qinwen then stubbornly chased it to 30-40, he still failed to break serve in the end, and the score fell behind 2-5. After that, Zheng Qinwen stubbornly won a service game, but unfortunately lost 3-6 in the end, and fell behind 0-1 on aggregate.
In the second set, Zheng Qinwen was broken early in the first 4 games and had to fall behind 1-3. After that, Zheng Qinwen tried hard to catch up, but unfortunately he was still unable to turn the tables, and finally could only lose another set 4-6, and was unfortunately eliminated with a total score of 0-2 and missed the finals.
I have to say, this game is a shame. With Zheng Qinwen's strength and condition, she can fight with Mukhova, but unfortunately because of an accident, her hand was greatly affected, and she failed to reach the final. I hope Zheng Qinwen can recover from his injury as soon as possible, and there will be events such as the Wuhan Tennis Open next. After this match, Mukhova also reached the final, and she will next compete with Gauff, who was the first to reach the final. The latter defeated Bardosa 2-1 and reached the final of the Chinese Open. It is worth mentioning that neither Mukhova nor Gauff have won the championship of the China Open before, which means that a new champion will be born in the China Open next!