Zheng Qinwen has a new formidable opponent! The 21-year-old Filipino rising star has already recorded 7 wins over Top 10 players this year, moving up to world No. 20.

In the early hours of August 4th Beijing time, during the WTA500 Washington women's singles final, the 21-year-old Filipino rising star Eala fought through three sets and came from behind to defeat top seed and local favorite Pegula 2-1, securing her first career WTA title with a five-match winning streak.

In this tournament, Eala's performance was stunning. In the first round, she battled through three sets to reverse an Olympic champion and Chinese star Zheng Qinwen. Then she swept through, defeating the defending champion, Canadian star Fernandez, in the second round.

In the subsequent quarterfinals and semifinals, Eala defeated the 2nd and 3rd seeds Svitolina and Naomi Osaka in straight sets 2-0.

In the final, she fought through three sets and again reversed the top seed, local favorite Pegula. With the strong performance of defeating the top three seeds of the tournament, she ultimately won the championship.

This season, Eala has already achieved 7 wins against top 10 players, including defeating Rybakina, Gauff, Swiatek, Svitolina, Pegula, and Paolini.

Currently, Eala has maintained a 5-match winning streak against Top 10 players, with extremely hot form. It is no exaggeration to say that Eala's current level already has the competitiveness of a top 10 player.

Thanks to her recent outstanding performances, Eala's world ranking has risen to No. 20, trailing only Japanese star Naomi Osaka within Asia.

Seeing that Eala, who is even younger than herself, has broken out of her cocoon, it is believed that Zheng Qinwen already feels a strong sense of urgency.

Currently, having suffered three consecutive singles losses and fallen out of the top 100, she must seriously reflect and find her shortcomings to catch up; otherwise, she may have no competitiveness even in Asian women's tennis.