"Mountains and Seas" scroll from Rome to Paris: Zheng Qinwen regrets losing to Sabalenka s red clay and leaves star marks

On June 3, the French Open women's singles quarter-finals ended at the Philip Chatier Stadium. Chinese player Zheng Qinwen lost to the top seed Sabalenka after 1 hour and 57 minutes of fierce battle, 6-7 (3)/3-6, and stopped in the quarterfinals and still set a new record in the best French Open. Belarusian star has been in the semi-finals of the French Open for five consecutive years and will compete with the winners between Svatek and Svitorina for a final spot. The first set of fierce battles failed at 11:00 local time in Paris, and Zheng Qinwen started with a strong offensive. In the third game, the break was completed with the net interception and forehand winning points, establishing a 3-1 advantage. The two sides were in a stalemate until the eighth game. Zheng Qinwen suddenly had a double-error crisis when he led 30-15, and Sabalenka seized the opportunity to break back and tie. In the 12th game at the end of the set, China Golden Flower saved the game and dragged it into tiebreak, but Sabalenka locked the first set 7-3 with a more stable bottom line.

The key game fell in the second set and the situation changed suddenly. In the seventh game, Zheng Qinwen made consecutive unforced mistakes, and Sabalenka broke the serve again with four consecutive goals. In the ninth game, when the Chinese player held a 40-0 advantage in three innings, he encountered a strong counterattack from his opponent - Sabalenka scored four points in a row with two back-shooting diagonals and an ACE ball to achieve the match point, ending the suspense of the entire game.

The growth mark of the breakthrough journey

Although it failed to go further, Zheng Qinwen still achieved a professional breakthrough in this French Open: China Golden Flower, who became the fourth in the Open era to reach the French Open quarterfinals in the clay season, surpassing the total of last year's total

World rankings ensured to rise to the top six (instant ranking)

Sabalenka continued his dominance over Chinese players, rewriting the record of the two sides' confrontation to 7 wins and 1 loss. However, Zheng Qinwen defeated his opponent in Roma last month in two straight sets, proving that he has the ability to compete with top players. With the end of the clay season, the number one Chinese sister will switch to the grassland event to accumulate strength for Wimbledon.