Italian Open: Zheng advances to quarter-finals
Qinwen Zheng defeated Xiyu Wang 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on Monday and will play the winner of the match between Czech Marie Bouzkova, the No 27 seed, and Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 11 seed, in the next round
Tennis – Italian Open – Foro Italico, Rome, Italy – May 15, 2023 China’s Qinwen Zheng in action during her round of 16 match against China’s Xiyu Wang (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
No 22 seed Qinwen Zheng beat Xiyu Wang 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to move into the last eight of the Italian Open at the Foro Italico in Rome on Monday.
Zheng, ranked No 21, will play the winner of the match between Czech Marie Bouzkova, the No 27 seed, and Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 11 seed, next.
Qinwen Zheng won against Frenchwoman Alize Cornet (6-3, 7-6 (2)) and Hungarian qualifier Anna Bondar (7-6 (2), 6-4) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Wang, ranked No 75, won against Italian wildcard Lucrezia Stefanini (7-6 (2), 7-6 (2)), Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, the No 31 seed (6-4, 7-5) and American qualifier Taylor Townsend (6-2, 0-6, 7-5).
Rome WTA 1000, other second-round results (Foro Italico, clay, USD 3.572.618, most recent results first):
- Iga Swiatek vs. Donna Vekic
- Paula Badosa vs. Karolina Muchova
- Marketa Vondrousova vs. Elena Rybakina
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Marie Bouzkova vs. Veronika Kudermetova
- Camila Osorio vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia: monday
- Anhelina Kalinina (30) beat Madison Keys (19): 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
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