Zheng Qinwen saved the ball under the crotch to defeat the former US Open champion, and met nemesis Sabalenka in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Rome station

Chinese player Zheng Qinwen defeated the former US Open champion in sets 2:0 at the 2025 Italian Open, that is, WTA1000 Rome in a women's singles round of 16 on the 12th local timeBianca Andreescu, reaching the quarterfinals for 3 consecutive years. Zheng Qinwen faced a hard-fought battle in the first set, saved two set points and won the second set, and in the second set, he played a crotch save to win 7:5, 6:1, and will face "nemesis" Sabalenka in the quarterfinals.

Chinese player Zheng Qinwen

Zheng Qinwen entered the first set quickly, winning 3 games in a row, and opened it to 3:0, but she made frequent mistakes after that, and the situation reversedBianca AndreescuRecovered, trailing 4:5. Zheng Qinwen saved two set points in the tenth game, stabilized his position, and took the next city with a hard 7:5. Zheng had nine "double faults" in the court, six of which came in the first set.

In the second set, Zheng Qinwen won easily and easily defeated his opponent 6:1. One of them in the third inning, she wasBianca AndreescuPut the high ball to the bottom line, Zheng Qinwen chased back, and performed a crotch rescue. Zheng Qinwen defeated his opponent 2-0 in the set and advanced to the quarterfinals, where he will face Sabalenka. Sabalenka can be said to be Zheng Qinwen's "nemesis", and in the past 6 meetings, Zheng Qinwen has lost all of them.