Zheng Qinwen to Face Sabalenka! Opponent Says She Will Focus Only on Herself

Zheng Qinwen Finally Wins Back-to-Back!

After defeating American local player Stephens in the Miami second round, Zheng Qinwen has just defeated the 15th seed Keys in the third round, consecutively beating two local players who are both Grand Slam champions. Zheng Qinwen announces her official comeback with a winning streak.

In the match against Keys, Zheng Qinwen lost the first set 4-6, but she displayed excellent competitive form in the following two sets, quickly winning them 6-3, 6-2. Throughout the match, she accumulated 11 aces, completely overpowered her opponent with winners from her backhand alone, and saved all 9 break points in the last two sets.

According to the draw, Zheng Qinwen will challenge the tournament's top seed Sabalenka in the next round. Regarding this, Sabalenka, after winning her third-round match and looking ahead to the match against Zheng Qinwen, said that this match will definitely be a tough battle.

“I think I will definitely focus on myself and on my tennis, staying focused from the first point of the match until the end. She is a very good player, we have played many matches in the past, my record against her is favorable but that doesn’t mean anything, because matches against her are always very difficult.”

Zheng Qinwen stated that she will go all out to face the match against Sabalenka, “Sabalenka is definitely a very strong opponent, and also someone I have always wanted to compete against, because indeed we haven’t played against each other for a long time.”

“I’m looking forward to seeing exactly what level my current performance is at. But as I said, as long as my body is healthy, I think I can beat everyone on the tour.” Clearly Zheng Qinwen is still very confident about the next match, she stated directly that she will try to extend the match duration, because that would be more advantageous for her.

Zheng Qinwen directly stated that she needs more match time to find a better form, hoping that her match against Sabalenka will showcase her best level. The specific fourth-round matchups are as follows:

【1】Sabalenka vs Zheng Qinwen【23】

Baptiste vs Ostapenko【25】

【3】Rybakina vs Gibson[Q]

【34】Christian vs Pegula【5】

【6】Anisimova vs Bencic【12】

Cirstea vs Gauff【4】

【8】Andreeva vs Mboko【10】

【13】Muchova vs Yastremska【31】

From the draw, apart from a few dark horse players, the performance of seeded players in this year's Miami women's singles has been quite stable overall. So, who do you think will win the women's singles championship this year?（Source: Tennis Home Author: Barbie）