CCTV prime time live broadcast! Zheng Qinwen faced the key battle at the end of the year, and met another bitter master: 2 encounters and 0 wins

On November 3, Beijing time, the schedule for the third day of the 2024 WTA Year-end Finals was officially released. China's Zheng Qinwen will make another appearance, and she will appear in the "golden time" at 20:30 on the 4th against world No. 5 Rybakina.

In the first round, Zheng Qinwen lost 0-2 to the current world No. 1 Sabalenka, although the defeat of all five meetings did hit morale, but this defeat did not let Zheng Qinwen go out early. In the next two rounds of the group stage, if Zheng Qinwen can win consecutive victories, he still has a chance to qualify for the group and enter the semifinals.

In the second round, Zheng Qinwen's opponent was the current world No. 5 Rybakina. The 25-year-old, who won the 2022 Wimbledon women's singles title and reached the final of last year's Australian Open, has similar characteristics to Zheng Qinwen, with her biggest weapon being a strong serve and a solid baseline.

Previously, Zheng Qinwen and Rybakina lost two meetings, the most recent meeting was last year's China Open, when Zheng Qinwen was swept out 1-6 and 2-6. Rybakina is also another mountain that Zheng Qinwen needs to overcome.

However, what is beneficial to Zheng Qinwen is that Rybakina has been away from the field for a long time due to injury, coupled with the negative impact of the change of coach, Rybakina's recent form has been relatively sluggish, and Rybakina made frequent mistakes in the first round and lost 0-2 to the Italian player Bolini. After suffering losses in the first round, if they want to qualify, this matchup can be said to be a must-win game for Zheng Qinwen and Rybakina.