On March 7, local time, No. 8 seed Zheng Qinwen, who made his final appearance on the center court, defeated former world No. 1 and two-time champion Azarenka 6-3/6-4 in the second round of singles at Indian Wells, WTA1000, to win his first victory over the latter, ending a three-game singles losing streak. In this game, Zheng Qinwen's various skills ushered in a rebound, and his competitive state improved significantly. Her next opponent in the third round is New Zealand-Chinese player Sun Lulu, who met once in the first round of Wimbledon last year, when Zheng Qinwen lost. Sun Lulu defeated No.31 seed Noskova 6-1, 6-4 to reach the round of 32 in her first appearance in Indian Wells, marking her first two-game winning streak since Monterrey won Asia last August.

Zheng Qinwen

Zheng Qinwen said in an interview after the game: "This is my third time in Indian Wells, and it is my first time to reach the third round, and it feels really good. It was also my first win against Azarenka, she's a very good player and I'm really happy tonight. My strategy is to play very solid and play a lot with her because she's a very consistent player and if I don't take my chances, I'm going to be in trouble. You can see I was chased back by her for a 2-0 lead in the second set, and it was really difficult to play her. When I was 19 or 21 years old, she beat me twice and I'm very happy to win this fight. ”

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)