On October 13, Beijing time, the final of the WTA1000 Wuhan Open Tennis Championships was held, and the two sides were world No. 2 Sabalenka and Jinhua's first sister Zheng Qinwen. In this match, the two sides played three sets, and Zheng Qinwen unfortunately lost to his opponent 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, and missed the first WTA1000 championship in his career. Sabalenka won her third consecutive Open title, her fourth title of the season, her seventh title in the 1000 tournament and her 17th title on tour.
World Ranking:
Sabalenka, ranked No. 2 in the world, is the top seed in the women's singles at the Wuhan Open; Zheng Qinwen is ranked No. 7 in the world and is the No. 5 seed in the women's singles at the Wuhan Open.
Engagement Log:
Zheng Qinwen and Sabalenka have faced each other three times in the quarterfinals of last year's US Open, the final of this year's Australian Open and the quarterfinals of this year's US Open, and Zheng Qinwen lost 0-2 to Sabalenka in all three matches.
Contest Recap:
In the first set, Zheng Qinwen was broken by Sabalenka in the sixth game and fell behind 2-4 on the court. In the ninth game, Sabalenka successfully held serve in the service game, and Zheng Qinwen lost the first set 3-6.
In the second set, Sabalenka broke first in the third game, and Zheng Qinwen quickly broke back in the fourth game. In the eighth game, Zheng Qinwen broke serve 5-3 to win the set, but Sabalenka withstood the pressure in the ninth game to complete the break, and then successfully held serve to chase it to 5-5. In the 12th game, Zheng Qinwen broke serve in Sabalenka's unbreakable game at the end of the set, and dragged the match into the deciding set 7-5.
In the deciding set, Zheng Qinwen was broken in two consecutive service games and fell behind 0-3 in the opening game. In the 4th game, Zheng Qinwen fought hard to complete the break, and the game score was chased to 1-3. In the 7th game, Zheng Qinwen's serve was lost again, and Sabalenka led 5-2 into the service game. In the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen withstood the pressure and successfully broke serve, but in the 9th game, Zheng Qinwen was broken by Sabalenka in the inevitable game and lost the deciding set 3-6.
Significance of winning the championship:
Sabalenka won her third consecutive title at the Wuhan Open, where she continued to win 100 per cent;
Sabalenka won her 17th career tour title;
Sabalenka won her seventh WTA1000 title;
Sabalenka won her fourth title of the season.