Wuhan Tennis Open, today entered the women's singles 1/4 finals, and the two Chinese Golden Flower Wang Xinyu and Zheng Qinwen will play successively, this is also the first time in the history of the Wuhan Open, there are 2 Chinese players into the top 8, if today's game, they can beat their opponents, then they will meet in the semifinals in advance, then the game will be more exciting!
For Zheng Qinwen, her goal is also very obvious when she returns to fight at home this time, that is, to go further and get more points, and strive to get a place in the year-end finals.
In the previous China Open competition, Zheng Qinwen had reached the top 4 and gained 390 points, and this time the Wuhan Open reached the top 8, Zheng Qinwen has also scored 215 points.
At the same time, as Zheng Qinwen's main competitor, Navarro is in the first round of the China Open and the Wuhan Open, which also allows Zheng Qinwen to surpass Navarro and rise to the 7th place in the championship rankings, 107 points ahead of Navarro.
According to the rules, only the top 8 players in the championship ranking are eligible to participate in the finals at the end of the year, and the championship ranking refers to the points ranking of this season, that is, the points of the whole 2024, and there is still a certain gap with the world ranking.
The current Zheng Qinwen, whether it is the world ranking or the championship ranking, happens to be the 7th position in the world, and the world No. 1 is Swiatek, and the championship ranking is Sabalenka, the two won the Grand Slam championship this season and have also locked the qualification for the year-end finals in advance.
Similarly, Krejcikova, who is the Wimbledon champion this season, has slipped to 12th in the rankings, but according to the rules, the winner of this season's Grand Slam title is ranked between 8th and 20th, and can also qualify for a finals.
Therefore, in the championship rankings, the top 7 players have a chance to qualify for the finals, and the WTA has even raised the threshold for qualification to the finals to 4600 points, that is, including Gauff, Paulini, Rybakina and Pegula, have already qualified for the finals.
Now the qualification for the year-end finals, 7 of the 8 places have been determined, only the last one remains, the main contender is between Zheng Qinwen and Navarro, the current Zheng Qinwen has a 107-point advantage, and if he can go further in the martial arts, he will open the gap with Navarro.
However, Navarro also has a chance to overtake, because she also signed up for the next two WTA 500 events in Ningbo and Tokyo, and the championship points in the two stops are 500 points, so Zheng Qinwen's place in the finals is not guaranteed.
But Zheng Qinwen also signed up for these two tournaments, so if Navarro wants to surpass Zheng Qinwen's points and rankings, he needs to play better in Ningbo and Tokyo and get more points, and Zheng Qinwen can't get more points, so that Navarro has a chance to overtake.
But Zheng Qinwen also signed up for these two tournaments, and all she has to do is to count Navarro's points and rankings, and if the gap between the two is big enough, Zheng Qinwen may also withdraw from one of the tournaments early.
Of course, if Zheng Qinwen can win the championship at the Wuhan Open, it will open up a gap of nearly 900 points with Navarro, and there is basically no need to play in the next two matches!