0-2！ Zheng Qinwen lost in his debut in the year-end finals: Sabalenka won 0 in 5 games, and was broken 1 time in each of 2 sets

In the first round of the purple group of the WTA year-end finals that ended in the early morning of November 3, Beijing time, Zheng Qinwen, a rising Chinese star who participated for the first time, lost 0-2 to the current world No. 1 Sabalenka and failed to get off to a good start. The scores of the two sets were 3-6 and 4-6. After the defeat in this battle, Zheng Qinwen lost 5 meetings with Sabalenka.

【World Ranking】

Zheng Qinwen is currently ranked 7th in the world, while Sabalenka is ranked 1st in the world.

【Confrontation Situation】

Sabalenka has won the previous four meetings between the two sides, including three times this year at major tournaments (Australian Open final, US Open quarter-finals and Wuhan Open final). The pair most recently met in the final of the Wuhan Open, when Sabalenka won 6-3 5-7 6-3.

【Contest Review】

In the first set, the two sides played very closely. Both sides held serve in the first five games, and Sabalenka, who served first, led 3-2. In the crucial 6th game, Zheng Qinwen made a number of low-level mistakes, and although he saved 1 break point, he was finally broken and fell behind 2-4 and fell into passivity. Sabalenka won three games in a row to win 5-2, and finally won the set on serve in the ninth game, winning the first set 6-3 with the only break opportunity of the set.

In the second set, the two sides held serve again in the first 8 games, but in the crucial 9th game, Zheng Qinwen was broken by Sabalenka again, and with Sabalenka winning the serve game in the 10th game, she also won the second set 6-4, thus defeating Zheng Qinwen with a total score of 2-0 to win the first victory.

【Next Round Opponent】

In the second round of the group, Zheng Qinwen will play against the Italian good player Paulini, and Zheng Qinwen has won all the previous three meetings. Sabalenka, on the other hand, has to start a conversation with Rybakina.