Qinwen Zheng qualified this Sunday for the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros. The Chinese eliminated Liudmila Samsonova in three rounds (7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3) and thus qualified for the first 1/4 of her career at the Porte d’Auteuil.
Great first on the side of the Porte d’Auteuil for Qinwen Zheng! Victorious, this Sunday, of Liudmila Samsonova in three rounds (7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3) on the occasion of the 8th finals of Roland-Garros after 2:50 of play.
After winning the first set to Forceps with a tie-break hung to the end, the seeded number 8 finally managed to pocket this first set allowing it to be perfectly launched towards its first quarter-final at Roland Garros. Despite the loss of the second round, the Chinsoise was able to make a round back in order to win the third and last set in 54 minutes of play.
An XXL match for a place in the last square
Now qualified for the quarterfinals of the French internationals, the Chinese will have a lot to do in order to win her place for the last square in Paris. Indeed, the seeded number 8 should surely find the world number 1, Aryna Sabalenka. The Belarusian has still not given up a set since the start of the fortnight on Parisian clay.
