Qinwen Zheng vs Aryna Sabalenka – Breakdown and Prediction

October 13, 2024

Qinwen Zheng vs Aryna Sabalenka: WTA Wuhan – Final

Home player Qinwen Zheng will take on Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the WTA Wuhan.

Qinwen Zheng Profile

Qinwen Zheng has the highest ranking in her career being No. 7 in the world. The Chinese is 45-15 for the season and 25-9 on hard surface.

Zheng is coming off a 6-3, 6-4 win over Xinyu Wang in the semifinal. Previously in the tournament, she defeated Jasmine Paolini, Leylah Hernandez and Jacqueline Cristian.

Zheng won the Olympic gold this season and won the title in Palermo.

This is her first time to play in the main draw in Wuhan.

Aryna Sabalenka Profile

Aryna Sabalenka is currently second in the WTA rankings. The player from Belarus is 53-12 for the season and 37-7 on hard surface.

Sabalenka is coming off a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Coco Gauff in the semifinal. Previously in the tournament, she defeated Margareta Frech, Yulia Putuntseva and Katerina Siniakova.

Last week, Sabalenka lost to Karolina Muchova in the quarterfinal on Beijing.

She won three titles this season, the Slams in Australia and USA and WTA Cincinnati.

Sabalenka won the title in Wuhan in 2018 and 2019 and this is her first appearance since then.

Head-to-Head Sabalenka leads 3-0

Sabalenka vs Zheng 6-1, 6-2 (2024 US Open, quarterfinal)
Sabalenka vs Zheng 6-3, 6-2 (2024 Australian Open, final)
Sabalenka vs Zheng 6-1, 6-4 (2023 US Open, quarterfinal)

Prediction and Conclusion

It is great to see the WTA tour back in Wuhan after all this city has gone through. What is even more exciting for the fans is that Qinwen Zheng, the biggest tennis star in the country, has made it to the final. However, she will face Aryna Sabalenka, a player she never won a set against and who has never lost a match in Wuhan. Zheng is ready for the challenge and will have a strong push with the home crowd behind her, but still, Sabalenka is better and will win this match.