The women's singles of the 2024 Wuhan Open Tennis Championships is about to stage the final final, which will be played by Zheng Qinwen, the first sister of China's golden flower, against the top seed and defending champion Sabalenka of the tournament, and the kick-off time will be no earlier than 5 pm on October 13 (today), and CCTV5 channel will continue to broadcast live.
On the one hand, Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka met again, and on the other hand, it was the first time that the Chinese Jinhua participated in the WTA1000-level event held in the local area, and saw the hope of a local player winning the championship for the first time.
After knocking out Wang Xinyu in the semi-finals, Zheng Qinwen claimed his 100th career tour-level main draw victory, a milestone moment and became the first Chinese player to reach the final of a local 1000 tournament, something even Li Na had never done, and now Zheng has a chance to continue to make history.
Zheng Qinwen's opponent in the final is the last two champions Sabalenka, the two only met again after a little more than a month, the last time was the US Open quarterfinals in early September, when Zheng Qinwen lost 0-2 to Sabalenka and missed the first time to advance to the semifinals of the US Open. In addition, Zheng Qinwen's other 2 faces of Sabalenka were also completely defeated, and he couldn't beat them at all.
Sabalenka is by far the most difficult opponent for Zheng Qinwen to win, and there is no one.
Zheng Qinwen can win Anisimova, Vekic, and Mukhova, and the latter three can defeat Sabalenka, but they can't beat Sabalenka, maybe this is a style of play. Sabalenka's serve, return, and hit are all very violent, making Zheng Qinwen incapable of reaching, and the main reason why he can't win a set in 3 encounters.
Now facing this insurmountable mountain again, Zheng Qinwen looked forward in advance, "The first point is that I think I must be relaxed mentally, I just thought too much when I played Sabalenka last time, and I didn't really play my own form. Tomorrow you have to play your own style first, and then talk about tactics, if you can't play your own style, you can't achieve any tactics at all, and I hope to play better tomorrow than last time. My attitude has changed a lot now and I learned from the last lesson that I need to keep my mindset balanced. I know Sabalenka is a very strong opponent and I have a lot of attacking firepower myself, so we'll see. ”
Judging from the above words, Zheng Qinwen should have found a way to crack Sabalenka, and he should have more confidence to play this final.
If he can win this final, Zheng Qinwen will also set 8 records:
First, he defeated Sabalenka for the first time in his career, breaking the curse of consecutive wins;
second, she won the women's singles championship of the Wuhan Open for the first time in her career, creating the best result of a Chinese player in the Wuhan Open;
third, won the championship of the WTA1000 level for the first time in his career;
Fourth, the number of career championships has reached the 5th, and the other 4 are the 2024 Paris Olympic champion, the 2024 Palermo 250 champion, the 2023 Zhengzhou 500 champion, and the 2023 Palermo 250 champion;
Fifth, he won his 44th game of the season and continued to set a new career record for the number of wins in a single season;
Sixth, he became the second Chinese player after Li Na to win the championship of the WTA1000-level competition;
Seventh, this event received a total prize of 3.71 million yuan, and the total career prize money reached 43 million yuan, creating a new career high;
Eighth, this tournament has gained 1,000 points, and the latest points have reached 4,800 points, creating a new career high.