Zheng Qinwen broke into the top 16 of the French Open women's singles after three years, continuing her 9-game winning streak of winning gold from the Paris Olympics

On the 30th local time, China's 8th seed Zheng Qinwen ended the dark horse journey of Canada's 18-year-old rising star Victoria Mboko 6:3 and 6:4, and entered the women's singles round of 16 of the French Open after three years.

China's No. 8 seed, Zheng Qinwen

Zheng Qinwen, who won gold in the Paris Olympics last year, returned to Paris Roland Garros to continue his clay form, winning 3 consecutive games and not losing 1 set, including a fierce battle of 1 hour and 26 minutes, and a straight second set to cut off Mboke's 5 consecutive wins since the sidelines, and also allowed the 22-year-old Chinese sister to continue her 9-game winning streak from the Five Rings Hall so far.

'I think she did really well and we played the court to show the best in tennis. The experienced Zheng Qinwen broke serve four times, blocked the menacing Mboke at the critical moment, and did not give the young opponent of the WTA world women's singles ranking 120 a chance to cause an upset, "We all played some good shots, it was not an easy game. ”

Zheng Qinwen has advanced to the fourth round for the second time in her career since her first French Open appearance in 2022, equalling her personal best record at a clay Grand Slam, and will face Russian 19th seed Liudmila Samsonova for a ticket to the quarterfinals of the 2025 French Open in the second week.