The 1/4 finals of the women's singles of the Wuhan Open are also in full swing today, in the first game, the champion of the new China Open, Gauff played against Linette, the previous games Gauff won relatively smoothly, and also made her one of the favorites to win the championship, and Linette because of some controversial remarks before coming to Wuhan, so in the Wuhan game, she was also booed by the fans on the spot, making her pay the price for her remarks.
Linette played well in the previous game, although she was facing pressure, she still had the strength, but today facing Gauff, Linette was beaten back to her original form.
In the first set, Gauff came up and completed the break of Linette, but then in his own service game, Gauff encountered a stubborn block, Linette once won 3 break points, but Gauff with excellent skills, all came back and completed the hold with difficulty.
Linette also won a set point on her own serve, but Gauff scored three points in a row to achieve a reversal and break serve again, and in the fourth game, Gauff was blocked again, but she also saved the break point and successfully held serve again.
I didn't expect Gauff's start to be so smooth, and he instantly achieved a huge 4-0 advantage, and in the next two games, Linette barely did much resistance and lost quickly, and as a result, Gauff easily swept Linette 6-0 in the first set.
In the second set, Linette finally found his senses, although he encountered a break point twice in the first game, Linette still relied on the ability to hold on to the bottom line, and tenaciously held serve, and then both of them were able to complete the hold in the service game, and the score came to 3-3!
The 7th game became the key point of the whole game, in this game Nate made a lot of mistakes, and as a result, Gauff seized the opportunity to get break points in a row, and finally completed the break, and in his own service game, Gauff easily held serve, bringing the score to 5-3, and there was only one step left before victory!
In the 9th game, Linette had to protect the serve, Gauff came up and got 2 break points, but they were all saved by Linette, and after the two drew many times, Linette struggled to complete the hold and chased the score to 4-5!
But then Gauff's serve won the game, although he was also facing a break point, but in a desperate situation, Gauff still showed his strength as the third in the world, scored 3 points in a row to complete the reversal, and won another set 6-4, swept the opponent 2-0, and advanced to the top 4 strongly, her opponent in the next round is likely to be Sabalenka, and the intensity of this game is directly full.
In the previous game in the China Open, Gauff won the championship with a record of 6 consecutive wins, plus 3 consecutive wins in the Wuhan Open, Gauff's performance in the Chinese season is very eye-catching, and the record of 9 consecutive wins is even Sabalenka, I am afraid there is no certainty of victory.
The two favorites Gauff and Sabalenka, if they meet in the semifinals, it will be the most beneficial to Zheng Qinwen, she can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, after all, the competition in the second half is not as fierce as in the first half, if Zheng Qinwen reaches the final, it is really hard to say who will win the championship!
Now Zheng Qinwen's ranking has come to the 7th position, and she is only one step away from the year-end finals, so she will definitely go all out, and we may be able to see Zheng Qinwen, the peak of that Olympic winning period, in the Wuhan Open!