On November 3, Beijing time, the group stage of the WTA year-end finals is hot, and the first round of the purple group stage has now ended, and the two duels are one-sided, Zheng Qinwen defeated Sabalenka 0-2 and suffered 5 consecutive defeats, and Paulini also beat Rybakina 2-0, so that the latest ranking of this group has been updated, that is, Sabalenka first, Paulini second, Rybakina third, Zheng Qinwen at the bottom!
Zheng Qinwen against Sabalenka. This is Zheng Qinwen's first time participating in the year-end finals, but the first game ushered in a strong opponent Sabalenka, the opponent is a mountain in front of Zheng Qinwen, and he has lost all 4 times. After the start of the game, the two fought to a 2-2 draw, Sabalenka broke to 4-2, and then the two won each game, and Sabalenka did not give Zheng Qinwen a chance to win the first 6-3 in the ninth game. In the second set, the two played inextricably at the beginning, and after the fierce battle came to a 4-4 draw, they were then won 6-4 by Sabalenka in two straight games, and swept Zheng Qinwen 2-0!
Judging from this game, the gap between the two is still very large, Zheng Qinwen can't see a chance in front of Sabalenka, Sabalenka's powerful serve can't be caught at all, the key ball is easy to make mistakes, and the gap can be improved by facing the gap. In the second set, the two played equally fiercely, and Paulini played more consistently, and finally won 6-4, 2-0 clean sheet Rybakina ushered in the first victory!
At present, Sabalenka's strength in this group is the first, and it is not difficult to lock in a semi-final, and Zheng Qinwen is temporarily at the bottom and wants to advance to the semi-finals, so he can only find a way to win in Paulini and Rybakina.
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